misshoneybee
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Has anyone had any experience with ganglion cyst surgery and whether or not it was successful in getting rid of reducing the severe pain associated with it?
My 11 year L5 gymnast has had wrist pain for 2 years. 3 months ago she stopped tumbling, vaulting and unevens. She has been working on dance and beam (with no handstands, etc.). Her wrist hurts her now more than it did 3 months ago.
For the last 2 years she has been followed by a sports med doc that is highly regarded in our large city. Her pain is so bad she wants surgery. I took her to an orthopedic hand surgeon who did an arthrogram and an MRI with contrast and there is no structural damage, broken bones, or bruised cartilage. He said it is unlikely that the severe pain she has is coming from her cyst. He said surgery is not a guarantee that the pain will go away and there is a 50/50 chance that the cyst will come back. He also said that the scar could cause her pain.
Does anyone have any experience with ganglion cyst surgery in the wrist and was it successful at all at relieving the associated pain?
Thanks in advance.
My 11 year L5 gymnast has had wrist pain for 2 years. 3 months ago she stopped tumbling, vaulting and unevens. She has been working on dance and beam (with no handstands, etc.). Her wrist hurts her now more than it did 3 months ago.
For the last 2 years she has been followed by a sports med doc that is highly regarded in our large city. Her pain is so bad she wants surgery. I took her to an orthopedic hand surgeon who did an arthrogram and an MRI with contrast and there is no structural damage, broken bones, or bruised cartilage. He said it is unlikely that the severe pain she has is coming from her cyst. He said surgery is not a guarantee that the pain will go away and there is a 50/50 chance that the cyst will come back. He also said that the scar could cause her pain.
Does anyone have any experience with ganglion cyst surgery in the wrist and was it successful at all at relieving the associated pain?
Thanks in advance.