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Last year I got a spot/swelling on my big toe. So I popped with a pin and squeezed and a blob of jelly came out. The spot kept swelling through the year and periodically I releived the pressure by popping and squeezing out the jelly.
I bust a rib at Crookrise in Octoberish and for various reasons did not climb outside until a couple of weeks ago and the spot went away . Then I had a week in Moroco and 4 days on the Gower, and it is back. I am gussing it is fluid from a joint being forced out when I use my feet for climbing. I am going to the docs tomorrow, but has anyone else experienced this.

In reply to Que Sera Sera:

Ganglion cyst? These can be syringed to remove the jelly stuff inside but tend to come back. You can also hit them with a big book to make them disappear.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganglion_cyst

In reply to grice_philip:

Thats the one.

In reply to Que Sera Sera:

I've had a few in my finger joints and the fooken hurt. However if I press hard enough then I can burst them. I get an audible pop followed by a soothing warm sensation through my finger.

Mmmm, soothing.

In reply to Que Sera Sera:

What flavour jelly was it?

In reply to Que Sera Sera:

Yes, exactly the same. Did exactly as you for a year or so with a needle, it eventually went away (well there's still something there but it's not a cyst just a hard bump). Hurt a fair bit when there was loads of pressure on the surrounding tissue, but easily remedied, temporarily. I couldn't work out what the jelly was, just thought it was intracellular fluid full of protein - never thought of synovial fluid. So thanks for the diagnosis!

In reply to FactorXXX:

Long-pig jelly is rumoured to taste a bit like chicken :s

In reply to Oldsign:

Long-pig jelly is rumoured to taste a bit like chicken :s

It's no wonder my dog loves licking the open sores caused by my Athletes Foot then!

In reply to FactorXXX:
Bleargh

I'm digesting a late dinner.

Where's the mind bleach?

In reply to Oldsign:

Long-pig jelly is rumoured to taste a bit like chicken :s

It certainly tastes fowl...

In reply to Jon Stewart:

Cheers that sounds optimististic I can quite see the Doc saying stop climbing which is logical.