Originally Posted by emerald46
Nett2, I wonder if that knot is a ganglion cyst. I get it after alot of hand finishing on a quilt. Very painful. Using the fingerless support gloves really helps. Takes a few days to go down. First got it years ago while taking harp lessons. Doc said yrs ago they use hold the hand down and slap it hard with the big family Bible to pop it internally..(I don't think so!)
Yes its true!! They're called Bible-back cysts for that very reason. I had one in my wrist once. I was in the shower and saw what I thought was a spider on my arm. I reflexively did the "spider dance" where you flail all over the place, and accidentally wapped my wrist on the shower wall. Got a cyst that lasted weeks till my Chiropractor took care of it for me.
By the way, the "spider" was a tiny clump of hair my DH had left on the shower brush!