Re: Ganglion

["L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

Oh Shit Kevin, i am reading your post too late;-) ive
just had the fluid extracted you mean that increases
the chances of coming back?

--- Kevin <kevin@TheNettles.com> wrote:

> At 12:11 AM 6/16/2006, you wrote:
> >I recently dicovered a small lump on my left ring
> >tendon that was sort of bothering me when playing
> >guitar and went to the doctor and found out is a
> >finger ganglion.I am still debating wether i should
> >let them operate it because there arent any
> guarantees
> >of anything,it oculd come back,ruin a nerve numbing
> >the finger etc.it is specially frustrating and
> >depressing being left handed...
> 
> I'm not a doctor so you'd be a fool to follow my
> advice but...
> 
> I have had ganglions on the back of my hand in the
> past when my 
> technique wasn't good.  The best advice I got was to
> rest the area 
> until my body repaired the synovial sheath shrank
> the ganglion.  I 
> also worked on my technique--I was using too much
> force and bending 
> my wrist when I played so I played with a wrist
> brace for awhile to 
> unlearn bad habits.
> 
> If you cut (or pop) the synovial sheath, you weaken
> it.  So yeah, 
> your chances of getting another ganglion increase.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Kevin
> 
> The Nettles: Progressive and Exciting Celtic Music
> www.TheNettles.com
> 
> 


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