Michaela (Oberösterreich, Austria) on 04/08/2018:
One hit and it was gone ;-)
I've had a ganglion cyst on my left wrist for about 8 weeks. I tried it all, black tee tee-bags, Echinacea creme, Echinacea tea, Frankincense oil, wrist bandage, nothing seemed to do anything and I started looking into the needle and the book solution. But during my research I found out that the success rate is really low on the needle syringe thing (13%) - very likely coming back, but the book version nearly 50% so I decided to give this a try, as it seems less invasive and less painful.
At some point I found this page which was very helpful, then I looked through youtube videos from people who have tried it. I even found a scientific study working through the videos - "Blunt Force may be an effective treatment for ganglion cysts"(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4916095/) - then I was convinced it was the best solution.
Put my left leg up the bench like in some videos and put the hand on my knee, bent slightly so my small, but hard ganglion cyst showed more. Someone else gave it a stronger hit and it was gone :-) . It barely hurt, put some ice on it for 10 min, after it didn't hurt at all. I can still feel something tiny remaining on my wrist, but it doesn't pop out, so I will give it some time to completely feel like my other wrist.
Bren (Ripon, Ca) on 02/23/2018:
I had a "Bible Bump" on my pinky that was quite painful. It went away on its own only to return. I tried the "Bible" method - it came back once after a period of time, so I gave it another go. That was about 3 years ago - has not yet returned. FYI - I tried this because an orthopedic surgeon recommended it to me (I'm an orthopedic nurse).
Spring (Cowlitz County, Wa) on 11/13/2017:
Cyst on the inside of my wrist made even small movements painful. Unable (or unwilling) to restrict mobility, it seemed to be getting worse. After reading about the book method, I grabbed the closest thing within reach, a stick of hardwood (I was working in my shop), and gave it a whack. Hurt for a minute, then went down. Even if it comes back, I would gladly use this method every day to avoid pain or medical intervention.
Matt (Denver, Colorado) on 10/01/2017:
Worked for me. I had a small cyst on the top of my wrist. Took a bit to build up the courage, but sounded so much better than surgery and it was. Seemed to help by building up to the final thumping with some lighter taps to maybe loosen things up and determine how much to go for. For me it took 3-4 pretty good final thumps and I was able to just push the cyst away. Highly recommend giving it a try.
Kerry (Az) on 01/29/2017:
Wow - worked perfectly! I bent my hand forward to better exposed the cyst and whacked it with spine of the book. I massaged it and am icing it now. Thank you!! I don't need another hand surgery. View Entire Thread
Tony (Ny) on 01/21/2017:
I've had a ganglion cyst on my right wrist, palm side. It was growing in size. I was getting tired of looking at it. I read Lori's post from 2014 on smashing it with a book. I decided to give it a go. I gave it a couple of taps. Gradually harder and harder and then I whacked it real good with the binding of a Bible. Well to my surprise! It worked! I was skeptical. I was happy that I gave it a try. If you are reading this now. Work up the courage, pick up that book and give that cyst some tough love!
Millie (Proserpine) on 09/07/2016:
I have had my ganglion (I named him Steve) for about a year. It's incredibly painful and can sometimes affect my movement. After my doctor told me he wouldn't do anything about it I tried the book method. This of course hurt a lot and Steve came back a month later. Since then I've hit him twice and while he does go away for a while, he always comes back
