Cool vid. Saved me $225. I was on my way to making an appointment to have this done. I followed your advice and pricked the cyst myself after ice numbing. I burned the tip of a sewing needle then rinsed in Alcohol. Its been ten days and the site has healed up nicely.
Great info, well presented. The key as you mentioned is to treat the cause and not the symptom. I noticed mine after doing yard work one day (pulling weeds). It was like my hands had a allergic reaction to the grass I was pulling up. I now know it was the strain I put on the joints as I pulled. I have found that taking a tablespoon of food grade Diatomaceous Earth each night treats the cause. I’m an artist and always have been, so my fingers are pretty well used. I’m a lefty though, and it’s my right hand with the more severe cuticle lumps (small but enough to put wedges in my nail). My middle finger has two lumps. One near the cuticle the other near the joint. It’s reassuring to know that they usually wear themselves out and dissipate. You gave me the key info I need to self treat. The source of the fluid and why it’s forming. Thank you 🙏🏼
Great video, covers questions I was having, dreading surgery I have been distracting joint while gently squeezing cyst, seems to flatten it out smaller, probably drain if gets any larger, like a blister ~
I have a deepening groove in my nail. I don't have a visable lump and I do not have pain. While examining my finger it is slightly more red and slightly puffy but does not have anything that I could pop. I'm assuming mine is either deeper under the skin or wider and more flat.
I just had surgery 7-28-2020 to remove this cyst from my rt index finger. Several bone spurs were removed, along with the cyst sack and stalk. Healing is going well and stitches come out 8-12-2020. I’m hopeful for a positive outcome. I had the cyst for 3-4 months and it was painful and always got in the way, therefore subject to being banged. I had aspirated it several times myself with a sterile needle but it kept returning.
@@zeno476 oh gosh, thank you for asking! It is healed nicely now and has not returned. It did take at least 6 months for the pain from the surgery to go away. One thing that people need to remember is that if you aspirate (squeeze/pop) it yourself, it will continue to come back IF it is a mucoid cyst. The sac and stalk need to be removed for it not to return.
If on x-rays it shows a bone spur as the cause of developing a mucous cyst should have surgery to remove the bone spur as the reason why the mucous cyst formed (causing the nail ridge?
I just had one done about 4 weeks ago. The cyst was caused by a bone spur. Surgery was easy, but my nail hasn’t grown out yet. I would never pop these cysts as they can get very infected...into the joint.
@@sharonparks7084 i have it too of a year and my nail is deformed, i go for x ray today. Let me know about your nail if it goes back to normal, i'm scared. thanks
It probably comes back because from my understanding its arthritis related :/ i have one too at 34 Mine started with a line that would hemorage in nail 3 years ago, a cyst just came out now. Was worried it was squamous cell at first
Bad idea. The cyst is draining from the finger joint and you are inviting infection. See an ortho hand person for surgery to fix the cause of the cyst.
I am doing same thing, surgery is LAST option, I will treat my cyst like my hiking blisters, step one sterile pin poke hole at base drain blister flat ~ cyst will leave out last step namely filling blister w super glue quickly squeeze flat then coat SG as hard bandage, but hey works great for foot blisters!!
Cool vid. Saved me $225. I was on my way to making an appointment to have this done. I followed your advice and pricked the cyst myself after ice numbing. I burned the tip of a sewing needle then rinsed in Alcohol. Its been ten days and the site has healed up nicely.
Great info, well presented. The key as you mentioned is to treat the cause and not the symptom. I noticed mine after doing yard work one day (pulling weeds). It was like my hands had a allergic reaction to the grass I was pulling up. I now know it was the strain I put on the joints as I pulled. I have found that taking a tablespoon of food grade Diatomaceous Earth each night treats the cause. I’m an artist and always have been, so my fingers are pretty well used. I’m a lefty though, and it’s my right hand with the more severe cuticle lumps (small but enough to put wedges in my nail). My middle finger has two lumps. One near the cuticle the other near the joint.
It’s reassuring to know that they usually wear themselves out and dissipate.
You gave me the key info I need to self treat. The source of the fluid and why it’s forming.
Thank you 🙏🏼
This happened to me too after gardening! How does DE treat the cause? I'm interested in this.
asuwish it’s the silicate that dies it I think. I only have one left. The worst one.
Great video, covers questions I was having, dreading surgery I have been distracting joint while gently squeezing cyst, seems to flatten it out smaller, probably drain if gets any larger, like a blister ~
Dr.This was a great informational video.
I have a deepening groove in my nail. I don't have a visable lump and I do not have pain. While examining my finger it is slightly more red and slightly puffy but does not have anything that I could pop. I'm assuming mine is either deeper under the skin or wider and more flat.
I have one on my left index finger :/
So there's nothing l can take that can neutralise the excruciating pain?
I just had surgery 7-28-2020 to remove this cyst from my rt index finger. Several bone spurs were removed, along with the cyst sack and stalk. Healing is going well and stitches come out 8-12-2020. I’m hopeful for a positive outcome. I had the cyst for 3-4 months and it was painful and always got in the way, therefore subject to being banged. I had aspirated it several times myself with a sterile needle but it kept returning.
oh wow how is it now?
@@zeno476 oh gosh, thank you for asking! It is healed nicely now and has not returned. It did take at least 6 months for the pain from the surgery to go away. One thing that people need to remember is that if you aspirate (squeeze/pop) it yourself, it will continue to come back IF it is a mucoid cyst. The sac and stalk need to be removed for it not to return.
@@itslowtide4690 how bad was the paid during surgery
Left wrist and ankle (the main vein groove). It goes grook grook grook
I wish I seen it yesterday, I my orthopedic did surgery on my finger and he was milking my insurance 😡
If on x-rays it shows a bone spur as the cause of developing a mucous cyst should have surgery to remove the bone spur as the reason why the mucous cyst formed (causing the nail ridge?
I'm wondering about this as well.
I just had one done about 4 weeks ago. The cyst was caused by a bone spur. Surgery was easy, but my nail hasn’t grown out yet. I would never pop these cysts as they can get very infected...into the joint.
@@sharonparks7084 i have it too of a year and my nail is deformed, i go for x ray today. Let me know about your nail if it goes back to normal, i'm scared. thanks
Zen O my nail is coming back 100%. Last year the cyst just popped/drained itself, my nail was split and it grew back fine. Nails are very durable!
@@sharonparks7084 wow good news, thank you i have to see the specialist next week and wish me luck, i want my nails back to normal too
i have one ... the GP removed and burnt it with Nitrogen but it came back.
Same here. I wish I had known that it would go away by itself eventually. I would've just left it alone instead.
It probably comes back because from my understanding its arthritis related :/ i have one too at 34
Mine started with a line that would hemorage in nail 3 years ago, a cyst just came out now. Was worried it was squamous cell at first
I am afraid I can't wait that long i will be drainnig it myself with a needle.
Bad idea. The cyst is draining from the finger joint and you are inviting infection. See an ortho hand person for surgery to fix the cause of the cyst.
rostycosy 2:50 Described as the best method of treatment, emphasizing the importance of keeping it clean.
Surgery fixes s symptom or sign of stress or dis-ease. It does not correct the cause.
I am doing same thing, surgery is LAST option, I will treat my cyst like my hiking blisters, step one sterile pin poke hole at base drain blister flat ~ cyst will leave out last step namely filling blister w super glue quickly squeeze flat then coat SG as hard bandage, but hey works great for foot blisters!!