Re: Facing surgery, hand/wrist lumps anyone?

[Guest guest]

Hi kacey

It is good to hear from you. Sorry to hear that you having these

problems though. Hopefully the tests will tell you more about what

the nodules are and then you can research more what your options

might be. Sorry I don't know more about this..but I did want to say

hello and tell you we miss you. Other than the nodules, how have

you been feeling? Are you up to being back in school?

Hugs, kathy

--- In , " kaceybu02 " <kaceyalong@h...>

wrote:

> Hi all!

>

> I'm going to get right to it (especially since these dumb lumps

make

> typing and everything else difficult).

>

> I'm 2 years post explant. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibro

among

> other things. My hands have always been an intense source of pain

> (since implants).

>

> I have 2-3 small lumps on and just above my right wrist (started

out

> as one lump). They appear to be wrapped around the tendons, and

they

> are like a hard gel ball. The lumps do not hurt, but they

restrict my

> hand movement and my tendons appear to catch a hinge on them, thus

> causing the pain.

>

> I first started having problems with them a year ago...but they've

> been growing lately. The only time they shrank was when I was on

a

> burst of Prednisone..but they never went away.

>

> I had an MRI today and will know the results shortly. Doctors

have

> mentioned that they could be Ganglion cysts or Rheumatoid

nodules. My

> specialist has recommended surgically removing them.

>

> My question is has anyone else had this problem? Is there any way

to

> avoid surgery?

>

> I just want to do what's best. I've got school starting in

exactly

> one month and I need these things to GO AWAY...but I also don't

want

> the risks of surgery.

>

> Thanks for listening! Love to all,

> Kacey

>

> Implanted with salines in 2001; Explanted 2003.

[Guest guest]

Sound like ganglion cysts to me, my sister had them and had to have them

removed.

Lynda

At 12:06 AM 7/30/2005, you wrote:

>Hi all!

>

>I'm going to get right to it (especially since these dumb lumps make

>typing and everything else difficult).

>

>I'm 2 years post explant. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibro among

>other things. My hands have always been an intense source of pain

>(since implants).

>

>I have 2-3 small lumps on and just above my right wrist (started out

>as one lump). They appear to be wrapped around the tendons, and they

>are like a hard gel ball. The lumps do not hurt, but they restrict my

>hand movement and my tendons appear to catch a hinge on them, thus

>causing the pain.

>

>I first started having problems with them a year ago...but they've

>been growing lately. The only time they shrank was when I was on a

>burst of Prednisone..but they never went away.

>

>I had an MRI today and will know the results shortly. Doctors have

>mentioned that they could be Ganglion cysts or Rheumatoid nodules. My

>specialist has recommended surgically removing them.

>

>My question is has anyone else had this problem? Is there any way to

>avoid surgery?

>

>I just want to do what's best. I've got school starting in exactly

>one month and I need these things to GO AWAY...but I also don't want

>the risks of surgery.

>

>Thanks for listening! Love to all,

>Kacey

>

>Implanted with salines in 2001; Explanted 2003.

>

>

>

>

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>

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