How To Treat A Ganglion

C. C. Riter  says:
14 months ago

Hi Benson, thanks for this hub. I have had one for years now on my left wrist. It dissappeared a number of years ago and one day painfully ruptured. Two years later it returned, felt like a bee sting and it is now marble size. Bothersome at times, but I live with it. I used to know them as 'Bible Bumps', as that's what the old timers used to whack them with to rupture them with. Or they would slam a window shut on them. Ouch!

I won't have surgery on it unless I really need to. Been cut on enuff!

I don't know how many other hubbers know what your talking about so maybe edit the title and add 'Bible Bump'? That may bring in a few more readers.

Thanx

Jasmine  says:
9 months ago

Hi i'm 14 years old and i have about small ganglias on my fingers, toes, wrist and elbows.

Rochelle Frank  says:
9 months ago

I have had three. One on my left wrist just before I started college-- surgically removed. One on my right wrist  just before I got married --surgically removed two weeks after the wedding. Another on my right (or maybe it was left) wrist when expecting my first child-- surgery was delayed because of my pregnancy, and it "went away" by itself.

Since all of these happened at times of my life when I was facing a new challenge, I always wondered if my own doubts or fears about being able to handle something new had anything to do with the condition.

I became almost convinced that the 'disability" had something to do with the mind-body connection brought by my lack of confidence.

I didn't know about the "Bible bumps" and that particular treatment-- but maybe there is a connection there, I may have needed more faith pounded into me. That was 40+ years ago and I haven't had a recurrence. Still have the scars.

Gavin  says:
9 months ago

Hello, I'm Gavin and this April, I realised a small swelling in my right wrist. I didn't notice it but I think it originated after playing basketball. I got scared and thought it was a wrist injury 'cause I play the guitar and have a friend who has faced similar experiences.

But after a week, the pain had disappeared. Then after doing some push-ups in May, the pain had started again. However, I didn't go to see a doctor and the pain went away. Just last week, I started to experience pain after playing guitar. All of this happened in my right wrist.

When consulting a doctor, he said I have got this ganglion cyst. It's a small swelling so I think I have got it. I thought I could ask someone any small remedy to ease the pain or remove this ganglion without any medical procedures. The doctor said that it's okay and I don't need surgery. But I don't want to lose my guitar skills 'cause it hurts everytime I play it.

Any way to ease the pain? Thanks!

Brianne  says:
4 months ago

Hey,I am 13 and have a ganglion cyst in my wrist that won't go away. I have tried to rupture it for the last year. What can I do instead of having surgery?

Holly Elliott  says:
6 weeks ago

hi my name is Holly Elliott i have a Ganglion on my wrist i have has it for about a week now. What can i do instead of having surgery?