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.
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And that was one gross video...and yep, most likely no health insurance, so you do what you gotta do.
In poking around a bit, it seems that a decent number of people do home surgery for minor things as a matter of course. If you go to Youtube and search on "home surgery" or similar, it comes up with a disturbing # of videos of same. Disturbing to watch as well. They even had a book-slamming video.
I have to admit that it is a rare idea that is so stupid that I won't try it, but this is up there. Still, I do have this cyst on my left arm....
-LBJ
P.S. Haven't seen a "home vasectomy surgery" yet, but I bet some dim bulb has tired it.
And that was one gross video...and yep, most likely no health insurance, so you do what you gotta do.
In poking around a bit, it seems that a decent number of people do home surgery for minor things as a matter of course. If you go to Youtube and search on "home surgery" or similar, it comes up with a disturbing # of videos of same. Disturbing to watch as well. They even had a book-slamming video.
I have to admit that it is a rare idea that is so stupid that I won't try it, but this is up there. Still, I do have this cyst on my left arm....
-LBJ
P.S. Haven't seen a "home vasectomy surgery" yet, but I bet some dim bulb has tired it.
