Has anyone had a ganglion cyst drained and if so, how long were you out of the water and did you feel stronger after?
I had ankle surgery in Nov to repair a sprained ankle. I went in for a routine follow-up on Monday and there was a bump that I thought was scar tissue. The doctor told me that he thinks it's a ganglion cyst and I'm pretty sure he's right. I've had 2 in the past (hand and wrist) but I wasn't swimming much at the time. Both were drained but came back shortly after and had to be removed through surgery. I'm swimming at Nats and I'm wondering if I should have this one drained since I feel like I've lost strength in my ankle as this thing is getting larger (you can see it!). This would probably be a temporary fix but I was hoping it would get me through Nats.
Opinions?
I don't know what kind of cyst was involved, but one of the swimmers that I coach told me a funny story. She had a cyst on her hand at the base of her thumb. She showed it to me one day and said she was going to have to see the doctor. As it happens, we did some sprinting that day and she was in the lane by the wall. On one of the sprints she hit her hand on the ladder. She came to me later to show me that the workout had cured her problem and saved her a doctor's visit. The cyst had broken from the impact with the ladder. A happy ending.
I don't know what kind of cyst was involved, but one of the swimmers that I coach told me a funny story. She had a cyst on her hand at the base of her thumb. She showed it to me one day and said she was going to have to see the doctor. As it happens, we did some sprinting that day and she was in the lane by the wall. On one of the sprints she hit her hand on the ladder. She came to me later to show me that the workout had cured her problem and saved her a doctor's visit. The cyst had broken from the impact with the ladder. A happy ending.
