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A lump on my wrist
I have a lump on my wrist a bulged like i thought it was my bone but i researched from google that it is called cyst, from 4 years it was normal but from 2 days it gets worse i can't fold my hand it pains like crazy, does it affect anything, does anything happen to my hand i am scared
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Yes,It s Ganglion cyst,No need to worry .You can use wrist brace and avoid carry weights till pain subsides. If it doesn't, needs aspiration or cyst excision ( removal)
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Nothing to scare
Its only collection of some mucus
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Dr. Rahul Kumar Pandey
Orthopedic surgeon
10 yrs exp
Lucknow
Ganglion cyst
Nothing major..So don't be scared.
Get it aspirated or removed
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Dr. Raj Kumar
Orthopedist
11 yrs exp
New Delhi
This is ganglion cyst
Nothing to worry
A simple aspiration of cyst with steroid injection is sufficient to cure this …
If after aspiration it recurring then we have to excise this cyst
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Dr. Parteek Bansal
Orthopedic Surgeon
8 yrs exp
Gurgaon
This is ganglion cyst.
It's completely harmless but if it is paining or increasing in size then it has to be removed
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