I have a ganglia at the bottom of my hand. My doctor advised me to remove it but I am scared. Has anybody done the ganglia removal surgery? And if so can you tell me if it hurts a lot after the operation and if you regain the movement of you hand right afterwards please?

Thanks a lot!

I had a ganglion, but I did got rid of it the old fashioned way, I got my husband to whack it with a heavy book. For obvious reasons, your doctor is not going to suggest this. It's up to you to decide if you'd rather have the operation.

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Originally Posted by Eileen G

I had a ganglion, but I did got rid of it the old fashioned way, I got my husband to whack it with a heavy book. For obvious reasons, your doctor is not going to suggest this. It's up to you to decide if you'd rather have the operation.

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Was the ganglia at the side of your palm or on top of your hand? Because mine is on the side of the palm of my hand and I am afraid that I will break it if I hit it by a heavy book.

That's the idea. You bash it with the spine of a heavy book, and it breaks it up harmlessly.

But I may break my hand if I do that. Where was your ganglia?

It was actually on my foot. But ganglions always from where there is a bunch of small bones. You never get them on your thigh, for instance. The book breaks up the ganglion.

Or you could have the op.