Mommy discovered a tiny lump on Janson's left palm last Thursday. The next day, we brought him to see the paediatrician at Pantai Cheras. He suspected it could be a cyst and suggested us to bring him to see an orthopedist.
Upon my request, he referred an orthopedist, also at the same hospital. Unfortunately, the orthopedic had just gone out for lunch. So, we decided to go for ours as well.
After lunch, we went to the orthopedist's clinic, registered Janson and waited for our turn. Thank God there was only one patient before us. Soon, our turn came. We entered the room. I sat with Janson next to the orthopedist and told him the problem. He took Janson's left palm, rubbed the the lump and said, 'It's ganglion.' I asked, 'Nothing to do with the bone?' He said no and further explained that adults could get it too and it would go away on its own. Not satisfied, I asked again, 'Are you sure it has nothing to do with the bone?' He gave an affirmative reply.
I googled on 'ganglion'. There's a Wikipedia on it. A ganglion cyst (also known as a bible bump) is a swelling that often appears on or around joints and tendons in the hand or foot.
Why is it also known as a bible bump? Reason being one traditional method of treating a ganglion tumor was to strike the lump with a large, heavy book, causing the cyst to rupture and drain into the surrounding tissues. Since even the poorest households often possessed a Bible (referring to the large family Bibles), this was commonly used, which led to the nicknaming of ganglion cysts as "Bible Bumps" or "Gideon's Disease."
Upon my request, he referred an orthopedist, also at the same hospital. Unfortunately, the orthopedic had just gone out for lunch. So, we decided to go for ours as well.
After lunch, we went to the orthopedist's clinic, registered Janson and waited for our turn. Thank God there was only one patient before us. Soon, our turn came. We entered the room. I sat with Janson next to the orthopedist and told him the problem. He took Janson's left palm, rubbed the the lump and said, 'It's ganglion.' I asked, 'Nothing to do with the bone?' He said no and further explained that adults could get it too and it would go away on its own. Not satisfied, I asked again, 'Are you sure it has nothing to do with the bone?' He gave an affirmative reply.
I googled on 'ganglion'. There's a Wikipedia on it. A ganglion cyst (also known as a bible bump) is a swelling that often appears on or around joints and tendons in the hand or foot.
Why is it also known as a bible bump? Reason being one traditional method of treating a ganglion tumor was to strike the lump with a large, heavy book, causing the cyst to rupture and drain into the surrounding tissues. Since even the poorest households often possessed a Bible (referring to the large family Bibles), this was commonly used, which led to the nicknaming of ganglion cysts as "Bible Bumps" or "Gideon's Disease."
2 comments:
i know that this was posted a long time ago, but i just found the same thing on my baby's hand and the doctor said it too was a ganglion cyst. i did not proceed any further. did the cyst go away in your son's hand?
i really enjoyed the history of the bible theory too!
hi there,
thanks for visitng.
though an old post, never too late to comment.
yes, the cyst did go away.
thank god.
8D
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