The word “ganglion” means “knot” and is in this case used to indicate the knot-like mass that forms below the surface of the skin.  A cyst is a sac of fluid. Ganglion cysts are filled with a thick, sticky, clear, colorless, jellylike material. Their size may vary and it influences if the cysts will feel firm or spongy.A ganglion cyst may occur as one large cyst or many smaller ones. Multiple smaller cysts can often gi ...

Blood is the fluid that circulates throughout the body carrying nutrients and oxygen to all the cells and tissues and at the same time removes waste materials and carbon dioxide. During a complete physical test, your doctor will order a Complete Blood Count (CBC) test to evaluate Red Blood Cell (RBC) count, White Blood Cell (WBC) count, the platelet count, hemoglobin and mean red cell volume. The complete blood count is usually ordered to help e ...

There are many reasons for an enlarged uterus but most of them are benign. However, they often cause annoying symptoms. If you didn't have any symptoms and your gynecologist spotted the enlargement, consider yourself lucky because they can range from spotting, breakthrough bleeding, heavy periods, bleeding during intercourse, cramping, pain, pain during intercourse, feeling bloated, pressure, fullness, or pain in the abdomen, dull ache in the low ...

Your stomach has been distended for a while and it's starting to get on your nerves. You wait for a few more days and it's not going down. You start to worry. Do you see a doctor now or wait for a few more days? In between the thoughts you try to remember if you had been eating too much lately, if you had maybe gained some weight recently, if you could have gotten pregnant or going through PMS (if you're a lady)….the more worried types may ...

Swelling of the eyelids appears to be a quite common symptom many people complain about. Naturally, it gets them worried but most people do nothing and wait for the swelling to go down on its own. A few may apply a warm cloth over the swelling, other take an over-the-counter antihistamine like Benadryl or Claritin but those more anxious may start picking and squeezing and even aggravate the condition. You may be surprised to hear that there are o ...