Calcium deposits in my wrist, I think?

Exodia A. Chevalier210669 over a year ago

Thank you for your insight. I have a question that hopefully you can answer. When i was in Iraq, before i left so about June/July 2010 they forced me to do this "ranger" pt and i injured my hand. It hurt when i squeezed, and when i pushed with an open palm. Upon return to the states i got in to see an orthopedic specialist by the name of Maj. Fike. She was very smart and kind, and she was unable to find anything when she scanned my hand. But she did this test where i squeezed to tesr the strength and my hand was at 13 llbs of pressure compared to the 60-80 of my other hand (sorry i don't remember the strength of my other hand i was more consumed with the injured one) So after this finding i attended her at occupational therapy for 4 1/2 months, which ensued sticking my hand in wheat which was heated, this blue gel with ultrasound, and hand stretches and exercises. After 4 1/2 months the strength returned, and most but not all of the pain has subsided. But now as of just 2 weeks ago it started hurting again in the same manner and there is a hard bump where my thumb and forefinger meet on the wrist. Sorry i know that was alot but if you have any ideas i would be glad to hear and research them. I looked up ganglion but it said it was soft my bump is hard.

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Guest over a year ago

i have the same problem, the docter told me it was a sist. like a small ball of fluid in your wrist. the pain will go on and off, they could surgicaly remove it but it is likely that it will grow back. so you are okay.

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poshedwards over a year ago

Lol, your mom must be a real good physiotherapist...

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Guest over a year ago

Not sure what these are called, but I remember years ago when I was 22 and had just started lifting weights pretty heavily, i got one just as described above - just under the skin, about a centimeter away from my palm on the inner aspect of my wrist, size of a pea, and I could press it back in and then it would bounce back up again. I showed it to my friend who lifted with me and he said those are common and it's from when a little something under the tendons pops. Not exactly a specific diagnosis the way I remember it, but mine (and all the ones he'd seen on others or had had himself) went away on its own and never caused pain or problems.

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Jerrypaul over a year ago

Hm..I've always had the lump or whatever you wanna call it on my right wrist.. I just recently got one on my left wrist and it hurts.. My mom said he doctor said they can't do anything about it,but I'm thinking of getting a doctors opinion of my own.. My right one doesn't hurt which is weird.. And I'm for sure not smashing it with a book or spoon haha.

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rassczar26 over a year ago

I guess Everybody have that bump thing going on lol. I have it in me left risk :-|

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Guest over a year ago

i only 14 and ride my bike way to much and it just wont go away i stoped riding for like a month and it still hurts the pain became real bad when i was in school rebuilding a motor and idk what is wrong it hurts really bad help me!!!!!!

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Guest over a year ago

Each of these sound like a ganglion cyst. It's also been titled a Bible cyst since people thought you could get rid of it by slamming a large book, like a bible, on it. That actually is a very bad idea! I've had one on a tendon on my hand. If it is causing a lot of pain or doesn't seem to be going away, go see a doctor. Most of the time they resolve themselves.

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axmariie over a year ago

My dad had wrist pain this morning and he went up to stat care. They xrayed it and found that a calcium deposit broke off and just told him to keep it elevated and gave him pain meds

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gayle over a year ago

I have a knot on my thumb joint and it's very painful, I have no strength in that hand at all because of the pain, and there is some swelling, have any answers could that be calcium build up as well??

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Guest over a year ago

Me too. It suddenly appeared. Did you find out anything?

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Guest over a year ago

I just came from a surgeon, and now I'm more confused than ever, I have a cust in my wrist, which they exrayed, and told me it was a calcium deposit, I guess I need a second opinion.

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Guest over a year ago

If calcium deposit can form on or along the tendon in the palm of the hand (Dupuytren's Contracture), then why can't they form on a tendon by the bone in the wrist ?? the tendon's may be of similar size. My doctor said it was calcium deposit in both cases upon his examination of me.

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Guest over a year ago

But Calcium deposits are hard and cysts are filled with fluid. Mine is a tiny hard bone like, it flares up, hurts a bit and then it will calm down but never go away completely. I would never think of smacking it with a book you folks are crazy!! sticks out about 2 inches below end of thumb on wrist...

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Guest over a year ago

Find it interesting that

1. you're trolling anonymously on a medical site

2. If you didn't find topics on calcification and calcium deposits in Medical School and studies, then what DID your books have in them - pictures of Big Bird and Snuffalupagous?!

3. As an Ortho you neither sign the post as an M.D. nor sound like one. Your tone is more arrogant than any surgeon I know and quite frankly your post was misleading. What's more is that your english is a gong show and I'd be concerned as to where you actually got your medical degree and board certification, if at all; if it cost you more than $5.97 and didn't come from a Cheerios box I'd be surprised. e.g. "...but a ganglion does not subside on itself..." - do you mean "on it's own"? That would make it sound like a Doctor, or a gym teacher for that matter, who could actually speak English.

Furthermore here's the fun fact about medicine and calcium, while less common Calcium can show up ANYWHERE. If there is connective tissue and blood flow, there can be a calcium deposit. It may not be a ganglion of any sort at all in fact.

- Nate, NOT and M.D.

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