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Is it safe to have a ganglion cyst on your wrist for over 3 years?

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Yes: Sometimes they can resolve spontaneously. If symptomatic simple excision is curative.

Answered 10/19/2012

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I have a dorsal ganglion cyst on my wrist..It is not painful but is it safe to get removed? Any complications/scaring wit surgery for this?

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Is it common to keep getting ganglion cysts? I've had 2 or 3 in the past year. The first was on my wrist & removed. The others are on the opposite hand. One is on the base of the thumb joint and painful the ? one on wrist?

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I'm still in pain a year after having a ganglion cyst removed from my left wrist. My wrist feels weak and painful when picking things up and bending my wrist. It feels the same as a month after surgery. Why could I still be having pain?

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Hello, I have what I fully believe to be a ganglion cyst on top of my wrist. Surgery and needles are not an option for me, is it safe to use the book?

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Hi, I have a ganglion cyst on top of my my right wrist, had it removed 2x and i can't seem to get rid of it. Would it safe to get a tattoo to cover it?

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