jeannobeanno
06-01-2006, 11:54 AM
Hi there, I am new to this board. I am a 21 year old female who was diagnosed with osgood schlatters disease when I was around 12, the hard mass on my tibial tuberosity has yet to go away like 9 years later. It is still the same as it was before, a very hard mass, just like bone, attached to my tibia and only really visible when I bend my knee. There used to be tremendous pain associated with pressure, but it has since subsided and is now just a nuissance and I am beginning to wonder if it was osgood schlatters disease at all as I never really was that that active. Any ideas? Okay, onto the main question.. for the last few years my left wrist will get really tender for a little bit then the pain will go away. Then tongiht I noticed a bump the about 3/4 of an inch wide on the top of my wrist pretty much in the center, it is only really visible when I bend my wrist. It is just like a boney prominence. I have no idea what it is, it is definetly not a cyst as it doesn't move and is very hard. ANY advice would be greatly appreciated.
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blxblts
06-01-2006, 12:15 PM
Hi Jenny,
I don't know much about this, but since you've requested help, I'll try to give it to you. I had Osgood Schlatters when I was about the same age, and I know what you went through, but I'm pretty sure they're not related.
All I think you have is a 'stress gangleon' that comes from overstretching the hand in a certain direction. You may not have realised when you did it, but I think that's what it is. It is hard, and you probably can't move it - and it will stop you from moving your hand to extremes for a little while because of the pain. However, it won't be there for more than 3 weeks, and the pain should begin to go down after about 1.
Sorry to give you such a long time span on recovery - it'll be inconvenient, but, well, at least I can pretty well assure you [from what you wrote] that it really isn't serious. I don't know what the actual lump is made up of, although I think it's just a very taught sac of fluid deep under the skin (but don't try to pop it!). To be honest, they're really from my experience quite common - and I'm sort of surprised you haven't had one before.
If anyone disagrees, I'd be interested to know, but I'm pretty confident I'm right on this one. Hope that helps,
blxblts
I don't know much about this, but since you've requested help, I'll try to give it to you. I had Osgood Schlatters when I was about the same age, and I know what you went through, but I'm pretty sure they're not related.
All I think you have is a 'stress gangleon' that comes from overstretching the hand in a certain direction. You may not have realised when you did it, but I think that's what it is. It is hard, and you probably can't move it - and it will stop you from moving your hand to extremes for a little while because of the pain. However, it won't be there for more than 3 weeks, and the pain should begin to go down after about 1.
Sorry to give you such a long time span on recovery - it'll be inconvenient, but, well, at least I can pretty well assure you [from what you wrote] that it really isn't serious. I don't know what the actual lump is made up of, although I think it's just a very taught sac of fluid deep under the skin (but don't try to pop it!). To be honest, they're really from my experience quite common - and I'm sort of surprised you haven't had one before.
If anyone disagrees, I'd be interested to know, but I'm pretty confident I'm right on this one. Hope that helps,
blxblts
jeannobeanno
06-01-2006, 01:36 PM
Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it. I cannot find information on "stress ganglion" anywhere, do you know where I can find some information on it. Also, do you still have the bump on your knee? Mine was extremely tender for years, and then the last couple of years it isn't tender except if I hit it really hard, but it is still there as much as it has ever been
blxblts
06-01-2006, 01:42 PM
Hi Jenny,
I only use the term 'stress ganglion' as my own term...but I'll certainly make the effort to find you out the technical word and some related information this evening - if you can wait that long.
Regarding the Osgood Schlatters, yes, I do still have the lumps in my knees - considering they're bone, I can't see them going away anytime soon ;) They are still tender if I hit them really hard, and also ache if I keep them in a bent position for a long time (like if I sit resting on my lower legs...a little hard to describe, but I think you know what I mean...). I think it's probably just something I'll have to live with - the doctors never really gave me any advice other than 'you'll grow out of it' - something which I haven't seen to have done. It doesn't really cause me that much of a problem nowadays like it used to - so I just put up with it. There's always surgery you can have, but I don't really see the need...
I'll search you out that information asap - and if you have any more questions about knee bumps, don't hesitiate to ask :)
Thanks,
blxblts
I only use the term 'stress ganglion' as my own term...but I'll certainly make the effort to find you out the technical word and some related information this evening - if you can wait that long.
Regarding the Osgood Schlatters, yes, I do still have the lumps in my knees - considering they're bone, I can't see them going away anytime soon ;) They are still tender if I hit them really hard, and also ache if I keep them in a bent position for a long time (like if I sit resting on my lower legs...a little hard to describe, but I think you know what I mean...). I think it's probably just something I'll have to live with - the doctors never really gave me any advice other than 'you'll grow out of it' - something which I haven't seen to have done. It doesn't really cause me that much of a problem nowadays like it used to - so I just put up with it. There's always surgery you can have, but I don't really see the need...
I'll search you out that information asap - and if you have any more questions about knee bumps, don't hesitiate to ask :)
Thanks,
blxblts
kehorner
06-01-2006, 01:59 PM
The bumps from Osgood Schlatter's never go away. They are bony growths. They won't get any bigger, but they probably won't get much smaller, either.
As for the wrist, the technical term is a ganglion cyst. It is an outpouching of the tendon sheath that fills with fluid. If there is a lot of pressure on the fluid, it can be very hard. If you go to the doctor, they can drain it for you (they just stick a needle in and draw out the fluid with a syringe). Or if it isn't bothering you, you can just let it be. But mention it to your doctor next time you go anyway, just to get a definitive diagnosis.
As for the wrist, the technical term is a ganglion cyst. It is an outpouching of the tendon sheath that fills with fluid. If there is a lot of pressure on the fluid, it can be very hard. If you go to the doctor, they can drain it for you (they just stick a needle in and draw out the fluid with a syringe). Or if it isn't bothering you, you can just let it be. But mention it to your doctor next time you go anyway, just to get a definitive diagnosis.
jeannobeanno
06-01-2006, 02:25 PM
Thanks for the information, it is greatly appreciated. From what I had read on the internet I thought that they were sayingt hat it would go away after a few months or a few years, so it had me concerned that mine never went away. And I know exactly what you mean when you say that being in a certain position for too long like sitting on your knees causes pain. I also have an achey feeling when I am on the car for VERY long car rides. It is just a nuissance, so I would never consider surgery.
Also, the bump on my wrist, I don't believe it is a ganglion cyst as it is very hard, just like a bone, and attaches to my bone, from what I am researching on the internet, it looks like it could be a carpal boss. I would love to hear anyother suggestions though too. and I am looking forward to hearing what what you find out blxblts.
Thanks for the help guys!!
Also, the bump on my wrist, I don't believe it is a ganglion cyst as it is very hard, just like a bone, and attaches to my bone, from what I am researching on the internet, it looks like it could be a carpal boss. I would love to hear anyother suggestions though too. and I am looking forward to hearing what what you find out blxblts.
Thanks for the help guys!!
blxblts
06-01-2006, 02:38 PM
Hi Jenny,
I'm still looking for a good site with information on - as I say, I'll keep you posted. With what you say about a carpal boss though, from what I've just read briefly, they only normally come about as a result of extreme stress to the joint - and I'm guessing this hasn't happened to you. The fact that a carpal boss is also bone (again, from what I've read briefly) would surely mean that it would have had to have gotten slowly bigger over time - and from your description, I'm assuming that this lump has appeared more or less 'overnight'...
Jus to clarify, a ganglion cyst really does feel like bone - to the point where, unless you deal with it everyday, I doubt you could tell the difference. And because it comes from the tendon, it probably will feel 'attached to the bone'. My advice at the moment would be just to leave it be for a week or so and see if the pain goes away. If it's a ganglion, it may even have disappeared by then too.
I'm no doctor, and if you're really concerned you should definiately see one - but, even without seeing it, I could pretty much assure you you've nothing to worry about it. In my opinion, and from experience of the things, it really is nothing more than a common ganglion cyst arising from some 'extra' force applied to the wrist recently that should be certainly gone within the month - probably even within a week. You could go to a doctor to have it drained, but I've never had the need to...it really will just disappear quite quickly - why go through all that extra trauma?
Hoping it isn't a carpal boss (I really don't see it though) - and I'm still looking for that information, like I say, I'll get back to you asap,
blxblts
I'm still looking for a good site with information on - as I say, I'll keep you posted. With what you say about a carpal boss though, from what I've just read briefly, they only normally come about as a result of extreme stress to the joint - and I'm guessing this hasn't happened to you. The fact that a carpal boss is also bone (again, from what I've read briefly) would surely mean that it would have had to have gotten slowly bigger over time - and from your description, I'm assuming that this lump has appeared more or less 'overnight'...
Jus to clarify, a ganglion cyst really does feel like bone - to the point where, unless you deal with it everyday, I doubt you could tell the difference. And because it comes from the tendon, it probably will feel 'attached to the bone'. My advice at the moment would be just to leave it be for a week or so and see if the pain goes away. If it's a ganglion, it may even have disappeared by then too.
I'm no doctor, and if you're really concerned you should definiately see one - but, even without seeing it, I could pretty much assure you you've nothing to worry about it. In my opinion, and from experience of the things, it really is nothing more than a common ganglion cyst arising from some 'extra' force applied to the wrist recently that should be certainly gone within the month - probably even within a week. You could go to a doctor to have it drained, but I've never had the need to...it really will just disappear quite quickly - why go through all that extra trauma?
Hoping it isn't a carpal boss (I really don't see it though) - and I'm still looking for that information, like I say, I'll get back to you asap,
blxblts
chigs489
06-13-2006, 09:59 PM
I think I'm going through the same thing. I have a hard lump under my knee cap -right where Osgood Schlatter's normally develops. I didn't notice this until after I was doing really heavy leg exercises (500+ pound leg pressed 4 times a week). Appears to be some kind of Ganglion cyst.
I also have a very small one on my wrist.
The bump on the knee is smaller than a grape, looks white, and is hard.
I also have a very small one on my wrist.
The bump on the knee is smaller than a grape, looks white, and is hard.
Lucado
06-18-2006, 12:24 AM
My daughter had a ganglion cyst on her wrist when she was in high school. I can't remember if the doctor said he would remove it or drain it.
He said the method used years ago was to slam a hard book down on it. I thought he was kidding but he said he wasn't. I think she was playing basketball one day and the ball hit her hand really hard. A couple days later she noticed it was gone.
He said the method used years ago was to slam a hard book down on it. I thought he was kidding but he said he wasn't. I think she was playing basketball one day and the ball hit her hand really hard. A couple days later she noticed it was gone.
kehorner
06-18-2006, 02:18 PM
Yeah... no kidding about the book. It pops the cyst open under the skin and it drains.
aswander
06-19-2006, 09:00 AM
I developed something that sounds exactly like your wrist problem when I was 21, 8 months into my first job, a hard lump that was on the inside of my wrist, about 3/4 of an inch wide, and I think it was located on the tendon if I recall. I saw an excellent doctor in NYC who diagnosed it as a ganglion cyst and told me it was related to carpal tunnel syndrome - I developed the cyst through all the typing and data entry I was doing in my first job. There was an immense amount of repetitive number entry. He said he could surgically remove it, but suggested that I try talking with my boss about reducing the amount of data entry I was doing before cutting me open. As it turned out, my company had massive layoffs 1 month later, and I too was reduced. Within 2 months of not working, my the cyst dissappeared completely. However, it took 18 months for the other effects of carpal tunnel to go away completely - mostly those effects were extreme weakness in the hand (I would drop all heavy objects and needed assistance carrying things) and some pain.