Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Jersey City, NJ
Ganglion Cyst Surgery Posted: 04-07-05 11:18am
I'm a musician who has no health care,
though I am currently on charity care. I
have a dorsal wrist ganglion and can only
get in to see a plastic surgeon that does
hands too. There is no orthopedic surgeon
in my area taking new patients!
Does anyone know if this should be fine
having the plastic surgeon do the
operation. It seems fairly common. My
only trepidation is that I don't want to
risk too much with hand surgery since it
my hands earn me my money!
Has anyone had dorsal ganglions removed
from the joints? How long was the
recovery?
Yes, a hand surgeon/plastic surgeon is
more than qualified for a cyst removal.
I get ganglion cysts in my left wrist. I
pop them myself because I can't take time
off the have the cyst sac removed. But
you can rest easily, the plastic surgeon
knows what he is doing. He will be more
sensitive to watching for nerves than an
ortho guy anyway!
