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?
Way back when, they used to slam a heavy book down on a cyst to rupture it.]-LBJ
Where I grew up, wrist ganglion cysts were not infrequently referred to as "Bible cysts". A good heavy book (or a heavy Good Book) sharply rapped across said cyst, and, praise be, the offending lesion was "cast out".
Disclaimer: In my hometown, there were tent Revivals where, among other things, rattlesnakes were handed around by True Believers. I don't know if the term "Bible cyst" exists outside of this rarefied environment.
Way back when, they used to slam a heavy book down on a cyst to rupture it.]-LBJ
Where I grew up, wrist ganglion cysts were not infrequently referred to as "Bible cysts". A good heavy book (or a heavy Good Book) sharply rapped across said cyst, and, praise be, the offending lesion was "cast out".
Disclaimer: In my hometown, there were tent Revivals where, among other things, rattlesnakes were handed around by True Believers. I don't know if the term "Bible cyst" exists outside of this rarefied environment.
