so the good news is that i most likely DO NOT have kienbock's disease. the surgeon strongly feels that it's a ganglion cyst. i received a cortisone shot today and was put in a cast (at my request) for immobilization. i'll follow up in 3 weeks, with good news i hope!
if it is indeed a ganglion cyst, and it won't go away on its own, i still may need surgery. but it's not near as invasive, not near the recovery period and not life altering (as some of the kienbock's surgeries are). so thanks for your prayers and your well-wishes. they worked. now let's hope that this cortisone shot and immobilization work!
the bad news is...i'm been non-verbally berating 2 doctors for their play in ignoring my symptoms. my primary care doctor, who has let this go on for almost 5 years before referring me to an orthopaedice. and the 1st orthopaedic i saw.
when i saw the 2nd orthopaedic and he mentioned kienbock's or possible ligament/tendon damage...i was completely upset with these two doctors.
it seems that i shouldn't have been upset with ortho #1...it sounds like he was right all along in diagnosing me with a ganglion cyst.
i still harbor some resentment toward my primary doctor for letting it go for so long...but i should have been more persistant with him.
so for that, i'm sorry guys!!!!
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I knew a girl in h.s. who had ganglion cysts in both of her wrists. She was all better after surgery. I'm sure you'll do great!
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