[madmmac]

I had the pretty much the exact same surgery on my left wrist/hand about 5 years ago.

The only difference is that I have some pins/plate and screws in my hand which I had to get after a guy ran into my fist a few years before the cyst surgery.

You will most likely get a bier block on the arm to minimize the bleeding and depending on the exact location of the cyst it really is a pretty safe and quick surgery.

Get your pain meds and take them at least for the 1st day or 2. I went out to dinner that night with friends after getting out of surgery at 4pm and did not pick up my prescription. At about 9pm the pain was pretty intense and alcohol did not seem to phase it.

Good Luck,