Is it bad to play volleyball with a ganglion cyst right below my ring finger?

I had a ganglion cyst removed from my left wrist - twice. It grew back after the first surgery. Yes, it is normal to have some numbness after surgery. It took about 6 months for numb spots on my fi...

I had one removed from my left and right hands. One at a time. The haling time is realistically about a couple months...a few weeks of pain and stitches...then there is a pain when lifting too mu...

Yes you do have to pay for the OR the Anesthesia and any other costs that come with it. There are a lot of nerves and vessels in your wrist so it is a fairly complex proceedure. My wife had one a...

It is very dangeroust to drain anything yourself, that could make it worse or cause a major infection. My daughter had one where yours is when she was very small and it just went away after time as...

The cortisone is an antiinflamatory drug. It helps to relieve pain by reducing the swelling caused by the bodies inflamatory response. You do need to be careful after cortisone injections to avoid...

I've had 11 surgeries on my hands in 15 years - 4 for ganglions. The surgery isn't that bad. They will do a Bier block for anesthesia (normally), and that means they will deaden just your...

I have a cyst on my lower arm near my wrist though it could be termed a nodule. It doesn't cause me any pain. Yours though, sounds as if it causes you discomfort so I advise going to a doct...

Go to an orthopedic hand surgeon IMMEDIATELY, before it causes permanent nerve damage. They deal with ganglion cysts very frequently. I work for some of the most world reknown hand surgeons in the ...