Doc shot some cortizone in my wrist to break the cyst up do not let a doctor do this. You can have it surgically removed but it could possibly come back. They are nicknamed the bible cyst due to the historical treatment of smashing the mass with a heavy book i do not recommend. Obviously this technique can damage other structures in the hand, and it is no longer used. I typically treat dorsal ganglions or those on top of your hand with aspiration and steroid injection and those on the ventral surface or. But claudia hammond reveals why not to take matters into your own hands. A wrist ganglion cyst is a swelling that usually occurs around the hand or wrist. A ganglion cyst is one of those bumps you sometimes see on peoples wrist. It was once thought that smashing the cysts with a large book would pop the cyst to make it go away.
Smashing the ganglion with a book was a common procedure years ago usually a bible was used since it was usually the largest book around. The surgery is an outpatient procedure, but youll need two to six weeks of recuperation before you can resume your normal activities. So i eventually came to some videos and articles about just smashing the thing with a book. If youve thought about surgery for that lump on your wrist. Dec 14, 2018 background ganglion cysts are the most common benign soft tissue mass in the foot, even though they occur more in the hands and wrists 2. However, the gold standard for treatment is surgery to remove. Although you can get them near any joint, 60 to 70. What doctors wish you knew about ganglion cysts the healthy. Aspiration and or surgery cannot dissolve the roots of.
It seemed to work for the people doing it in these videos, but im a bit hesitant to try it. The ganglion cyst will not affect how much pain you experience from this activity. Mar 29, 2019 in the old days a heavy book, usually the family bible, was used to smash the ganglion cyst. It wont get rid of the ganglion cyst shell so eventually, the synovial fluid will accumulate.
These forms of treatment are no longer suggested, however, because they have. Although you can get them near any joint, 60 to 70 percent of ganglion cysts develop on the front. Ganglion cysts can occur on the back of the hand or on the palm side of the wrist. I thought about asking to get it aspirated but have read that it can be hit or miss on if it returns or not. Best ganglion cyst book smash and pop on wrist youtube. As well as bad bruising, you can end up breaking a bone, so it is not.
Home remedies for ganglion cysts top 10 home remedies. The smashing the cyst with a book or placing a thin book and hitting it not too hard with a hammer seems to work. Over the next few years, the cyst would come and go, allowing me to. Ganglion cysts are the most common benign soft tissue mass in the foot, even though they occur more in the hands and wrists 2. When you get a cyst on your wrist, many say its best to hit it with a heavy book. That is, this is a brand new book that has never been sold, read or used, but note. This technique prevents the cyst from returning 50 percent of the time. Smashing a ganglion cyst may cause it to break apart or shrink, but without addressing the root cause of a cyst, it will usually return over time. Historically, a bible was the largest or only book in any given household, and was employed for this treatment. Many years ago, ganglion cysts were also called bible bumps because the standard treatment for such bumps involved having ones doctor slam down on it with a heavy book, usually a bible. Is smashing a ganglion cyst with a book a bad idea.
It was extremely painful, and pressure increased the pain. First, find a hardback book that you can easily handle with one hand. They were treated by smashing the cyst with a heavy book. In ancient times, people usually used to crush the cyst by hurting it heavily with family bible. Aug 23, 20 it was once thought that smashing the cysts with a large book would pop the cyst to make it go away. Smashing a ganglion cyst may cause it to break apart or shrink, but without addressing the root cause of a cyst. Ganglion cyst removal any mcse book will do youtube.
Well, i guess jim mustve smashed my wrist just kidding with a bible in the middle of the night or something because my wrist ganglion cyst is gone. Ganglion cysts, also known as bible cysts or bible bumps, are small, round sacs or lumps filled with a viscous synovial fluid. This is true of bakers cyst, ganglion cyst or any cysts that are removed via aspiration or excision surgery. I have a mental image of people smashing themselves with books on the hand ouch. This type of cyst was often called the bible cyst or bible bumps for this reason. Aug 12, 2019 many years ago, ganglion cysts were also called bible bumps because the standard treatment for such bumps involved having ones doctor slam down on it with a heavy book, usually a bible. An old folk remedy for a ganglion cyst included thumping the cyst with a heavy object such as a book.
If your ganglion cyst isnt painful, it might not require treatment. I just had a cortisone shot, so you can see the bandaid over my foot where the cyst is. Aug 12, 2019 smashing a ganglion cyst may cause it to break apart or shrink, but without addressing the root cause of a cyst, it will usually return over time. So i went to the doctor and he told me it was a ganglion cyst and to just try wearing a wrist brace but didnt tell me how long it would take to go away. This is an old treatment, and the bible was typically used because it was the biggest book in the house. Smashing a ganglion cyst will cause it to break apart or dissolve into your blood stream, but without addressing the roots. The size of the lumps can range from peasize to nearly an inch in diameter. Mar 03, 2008 it will not hurt more than it normally would if you smashed your wrist with a bible. This was known as the bible treatment and is the likely etymology of the term bible cyst. How to use a book to get rid of a ganglion cyst earth clinic. Oct 12, 2017 in the past, home care has included topical plaster, heat, and various poultices. This video shows how to remove a ganglion cyst by smashing it with a book, like a bible. Tap the cyst a couple of times lightly on the cyst. Today, however, using any object to hammer away a podiatric protuberance may lead to dangerous health problems and injuries.
In the old days, smashing fluidfilled cysts with heavy objects such as a large book or hammer may have been an acceptable treatment method. Only a network essentials book, or any other cert book will do. The book that was recommended the most was the family bible. Does smashing a ganglion cyst really work it popped up yesterday and only played 9 holes in the proam. While a big soft large ganglion on the back of the wrist that has been ruptured before may respond to hitting with a book in genreal it is not the recommended treatment. Sep 08, 2007 smashing the ganglion with a book was a common procedure years ago usually a bible was used since it was usually the largest book around. My friend smashing a ganglion cyst on my right wrist you disliked this video. The same gentleman suggested smashing it with a large book but i decided to pass on that brilliant idea and explore other options. A friend told me about the book bashing treatment, which i rejected out of hand. The cyst will probably come right back, and you might damage surrounding tissue in the process. If a lump pops up on your wrist, it could be a ganglion cyst.
In some cases, ganglion cysts go away on their own. It has even extended to use of a heavy book to physically smash the cyst. Many years ago, ganglion cysts were called bible bumps or lumps because the standard method of treatment for such lumps usually involved having someone slam down on the ganglion cyst with heavy book, usually a bible. Removal of the cysts contents with a syringe is the usual treatment, but if its calcified surgery would be necessary to remove it. Yeah ganglion cysts in folksy terms has been called a bible bump because a big, hardbound bible was often the only book in the house and did a fine job of smashing cysts. Ganglion cysts that cause pain might be drained by a doctor. The nineteenth century treatment consisted of smashing the cyst with a heavy book to break it up. The ovarian cyst miracle ebook has been published for the very first time a couple years earlier, however few females learnt about this program for curing ovarian cysts. Nov 20, 20 the corn remover will not help the cyst. If you do do it, be careful not to do it hard enough to damage the wrist, and be advised that the cyst will more than likely reappear eventually anyway.
Footage has emerged of a man removing a ganglion cyst on his cousins wrist by smashing it with a thick book. Nov 03, 2009 removing a ganglion cyst is a piece of cake. Usuay those that are broken easily with a book come back soon but break easily. My friend smashing a ganglion cyst on my right wrist. Ian painful migraine fixed by gonstead chiropractic duration. Smashed my best friends ganglion cyst with a giant book. My recovery from the booksmashing routine was about five minutes, and i would do that again if i ever needed to get rid of a troublesome ganglion cyst.
Sep 27, 2010 doc shot some cortizone in my wrist to break the cyst up do not let a doctor do this. Watching a lump grow larger is unnerving, but the good. After about 8 days the pain went away, but then the cyst started growing and freaking me out. Ganglion cysts are the most common soft tissue tumors of the hand. Since bible used to be very heavy and a large book and also readily available at every household, it used to be the treatment option. They start off small, but can grow to the size of a golf ball. If youve thought about surgery for that lump on your. Dec 20, 2011 fyibook smashing is no longer the recommended treatment. Youll discover that many outcomes are related to drugs that are suggested regularly for ovarian cyst if you are investigating online for ovarian cysts treatments.
Many home remedies can cause more harm than good, such as bible therapy, which involves taking a heavy object such as a book and smashing the cyst. A ganglion cyst appeared almost overnight on the inside of my right wrist during a lupus flare. Smashing a ganglion cyst will cause it to break apart or dissolve into your blood stream, but without addressing the roots nucleus cause of a ganglion cyst, it will usually return over time. Blunt force may be an effective treatment for ganglion cysts ncbi. If you had one of these cysts, the athome treatment was to smash it with a book. Dec, 2007 removal of the cyst s contents with a syringe is the usual treatment, but if its calcified surgery would be necessary to remove it. Before you go picking up a large book to smash your cyst, try visiting your podiatrist. A ganglion cyst is a fluidfilled bump associated with a joint or tendon sheath.
Oct 17, 2018 a ganglion cyst is a common, benign noncancerous, fluidfilled lump found on joints or tendons. I did hear that smashing the cyst with a heavy book would break it up, but i decided that was not a good option. The largest book in many homes was the bible and the bible was used to smash the ganglion cyst and break it. For centuries curing ganglion or other cysts meant cutting operation, sucking the ganglion cyst out with a syringe aspiration, or smashing the ganglion cyst with a book bible cure. It was more like, what the hell is this from and what do i do about it. This will give you courage to increase the force you use. I typically treat dorsal ganglions or those on top of your hand with aspiration and steroid injection and those on the ventral surface or underside with surgical excision.
And since the largest and most commonly found book in most households was a bible, they were called bible cysts. Sometimes the surgeon will shine a light through the cyst or. Sometimes the surgeon will shine a light through the cyst or remove a small amount of fluid from the cyst for evaluation. You tube it i think i once saw some people smashing that with a book and the cyst disappeared kind of gave me the willies watching them slam a big book down on a huge cyst but still had a bit of.
I never would have guessed there was a sac of liquid in there causing all this nonsense. While some describe the method as smashing or whacking, it may not even take quite the force these words would imply. Trying to treat the lesion by hitting it with a book is discouraged. They usually form over a joint or tendon in the fingers, wrists, ankles or soles of the feet. They most commonly occur in young and middle aged females.
The problem with these approaches is that they leave the nucleus the roots behind. It hurts like nothing i have ever experienced and the cyst came back shortly thereafter. Over the next few years, the cyst would come and go, allowing me to see a pattern. In the old days, these bumps were called bible cysts. A historical method of treatment for a ganglion cyst was to strike the lump with a large and heavy book, causing the cyst to rupture and drain into the surrounding tissues. More often than not my wife will put her hand on a table top so that the cyst is exposed and the wrist will not give when you hit down. So this little cyst is hiding somewhere in the top of my left foot.
The problem with these approaches is that they leave the nucleus the roots behind and like a weed. Fyibook smashing is no longer the recommended treatment. You can also try having it injected with steroids which will help shrink it. The lump will be visually apparent, and, when pressed in a certain way, it should move freely underneath the skin. A ganglion cyst on the foot is diagnosed by a podiatrist through a thorough examination. The synovial fluid is then dispursed into the surrounding area. Click read more for condition details, which is that this book is from a bookstore that didnt sell it. It will not hurt more than it normally would if you smashed your wrist with a bible.