Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 Jim, Have you noted particularly what aspects of your diet seem to affect this type cyst? I'm not real familiar with ganglion cysts...I assume it's caused by a blockage?..or is it fluid build-up from an immmune response? One thing keeps coming to my mind...peanut oil. If this type cyst is blockage related, a person could try a combination of peanut oil (well absorbed by the skin & travels well through the lymphatic pathways) and tea tree oil rubbed on the area and covered with a hot pack a few times daily. I'll do some more searchign and see what I find. l) w/peace wes bennett wesbenn@... <A HREF= " http://www.knowledgeisthecure.com/ " >www.knowledgeisthecure.com</A> > I've had a ganglion cyst on my arm for about 20 years. The doc said they > don't turn malignant. They can be cut uot, and they can grow back. If it > bothers you, have it dealt with. If not, leave it alone. Mine gets > larger & smaller depending on my diet. Good diet=smaller. > > jim > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 Rosemarie, I've had a ganglion cyst on my arm for about 20 years. The doc said they don't turn malignant. They can be cut uot, and they can grow back. If it bothers you, have it dealt with. If not, leave it alone. Mine gets larger & smaller depending on my diet. Good diet=smaller. jim Rosemarie Geiger wrote: > > Today I saw a doctor who told me the lump on my left wrist is a ganglian > cyst and he wanted to remove it by sticking it with a needle and sucking out > whatever liquid didn't squirt out when he stuck it. I told him I'd hold off > on that for now as I hoped it would go away on its own. Two weeks ago when > it first appeared it hurt like mad and the pain went all the way up my arm > into my neck ( almost like a pinched nerve type of pain ). It persisted for > about three days. Since then no pain, but the lump is still there and that > in itself bothers me. I've been massaging it pretty hard several times > daily, but that hasn't done anything for it good or bad. Has anyone had any > experience with these? Any suggestions or do I have the doctor stick it > with his needle? Rose -- " Roccy Raccoon is a stalker! " -- J. Clay Lambert jlambert@... http://www.entrance.to/madscience http://www.entrance.to/poetry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 Yes, Dorothy, I'm hoping mine just goes away too. I don't like needles much and with the possibility of it recurring, why go through that. Rose Dear Rose: I had a lump on my wrist at one time which itched and burned. I showed it to my acupuncturist and she said: " That's just a ganglion. It's nothing. " After a while it just went away. dorothy _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 If a person is going to a chiropractor who has an Activator, have the doc hit it with that instrument each time they go in. That might work too then. jp A friend of mine went to an orthopedic surgeon with one of these. The surgeon's wife was an RN (and a friend of ours)--she said just whack the thing with a book and it'll be fine. My friend opted for the surgery, but the surgeon said yes, the book-whacking trick does work. Peggy >>Ganglion cysts are not serious although they are not pretty. Unless you want to whack it with a heavy book to disburse it (supposedly an actual treatment in an old medical book), you might as well have him needle it. Be warned, it may come back or you may get them elsewhere in the same area. Suggestion: don't strain the hands or wrists. jp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 Rosemarie, I had a ganglian cyst on the back of my wrist removed when I was 12 years old. My hand has never been the same since. I have no strength in it and a weak grip and to this day it still aches from time to time. I might consider having it drained if it is very painful, as for surgery I would think twice. Many years ago, the treatment of the day was to give it a bursting blow with the family bible don't know if I would want to try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2002 Report Share Posted March 1, 2002 What's the difference between ad ganglion cyst and any other cyst? Thanks, Ken Re: Ganglian Cyst > Rosemarie, > > I've had a ganglion cyst on my arm for about 20 years. The doc said they > don't turn malignant. They can be cut uot, and they can grow back. If it > bothers you, have it dealt with. If not, leave it alone. Mine gets > larger & smaller depending on my diet. Good diet=smaller. > > jim > > Rosemarie Geiger wrote: > > > > Today I saw a doctor who told me the lump on my left wrist is a ganglian > > cyst and he wanted to remove it by sticking it with a needle and sucking out > > whatever liquid didn't squirt out when he stuck it. I told him I'd hold off > > on that for now as I hoped it would go away on its own. Two weeks ago when > > it first appeared it hurt like mad and the pain went all the way up my arm > > into my neck ( almost like a pinched nerve type of pain ). It persisted for > > about three days. Since then no pain, but the lump is still there and that > > in itself bothers me. I've been massaging it pretty hard several times > > daily, but that hasn't done anything for it good or bad. Has anyone had any > > experience with these? Any suggestions or do I have the doctor stick it > > with his needle? Rose > -- > > " Roccy Raccoon is a stalker! " -- J. Clay Lambert > > jlambert@... http://www.entrance.to/madscience > http://www.entrance.to/poetry > > > OxyPLUS is an unmoderated e-ring dealing with oxidative therapies, and other alternative self-help subjects. > > THERE IS NO MEDICAL ADVICE HERE! > > This list is the 1st Amendment in action. The things you will find here are for information and research purposes only. We are people sharing information we believe in. If you act on ideas found here, you do so at your own risk. Self-help requires intelligence, common sense, and the ability to take responsibility for your own actions. By joining the list you agree to hold yourself FULLY responsible FOR yourself. Do not use any ideas found here without consulting a medical professional, unless you are a researcher or health care provider. > > You can unsubscribe via e-mail by sending A NEW e-mail to the following address - NOT TO THE OXYPLUS LIST! - > DO NOT USE REPLY BUTTON & DO NOT PUT THIS IN THE SUBJECT LINE or BODY of the message! : > > oxyplus-unsubscribeegroups > > oxyplus-normalonelist - switch your subscription to normal mode. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2002 Report Share Posted March 1, 2002 Ken, Only the ganglion cyst has the word ganglion in front of the word cyst. ;-) I just had to say that. I feel better now. I don't really know, but I assume it means the cyst is somehow connected to the ganglia, or nerve tissue outside the brain & spinal chord? jim " Ken A. Gullan " wrote: > > What's the difference between ad ganglion cyst and any other cyst? Thanks, > Ken -- " Roccy Raccoon is a stalker! " -- J. Clay Lambert jlambert@... http://www.entrance.to/madscience http://www.entrance.to/poetry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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