Guest guest Posted October 31, 2002 Report Share Posted October 31, 2002 I had my Baker's Cyst removed. My doctors (rheumie AND ortho) told me they usually go away after inflammation is taken care of. After 4 injections (yes 4) and failed attempts to drain it I begged to get it removed since it was hindering my driving. They kept telling me it would go away. After surgery though I had some nerve damage that is almost repaired. Nothing that was horrible, just no feeling on the back of my leg. The cyst area can be repaired but the fluid can go elsewhere in the knee and cause more damage. Both of my doctors were dead set on having it healed on its own so I guess it's possible. One day my knee locked and almost couldn't brake my car. After that I told them it is coming out! It has been 3 years post op and haven't had it come back or have fluid pool anywhere else in my knee. *I* didn't have any post op pain or have to go through therapy. A procedure I would recommend if it is necessary. Shandi In a message dated 10/31/2002 11:32:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, thekibbies@... writes: > I've had swelling in my knee and my rheumatologist told me I had a > bakers cyst. She shot it with cordisone. When I went home to read > about it the only treatment was surgery...has anyone had this cyst? > How were you treated for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2002 Report Share Posted October 31, 2002 Hello Shandi, I am Bobbie and have not been very present in this group yet because so far I was trying to find out everything about medication, and so on about rheumatoid arthritis myself. Can you tell me more about Baker's cyst because I will have one removed from my right knee very soon and am waiting for the surgery date. It's rather a big one. Can you help me find some info and documentation on this. Please. Let me know at bobbie.pascal@... Thanks in advance. Bobbie >From: shandster@... >Reply- > >Subject: Re: [ ] Bakers cyst >Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 11:41:12 EST > >I had my Baker's Cyst removed. My doctors (rheumie AND ortho) told me they >usually go away after inflammation is taken care of. After 4 injections >(yes >4) and failed attempts to drain it I begged to get it removed since it was >hindering my driving. They kept telling me it would go away. After >surgery >though I had some nerve damage that is almost repaired. Nothing that was >horrible, just no feeling on the back of my leg. The cyst area can be >repaired but the fluid can go elsewhere in the knee and cause more damage. > >Both of my doctors were dead set on having it healed on its own so I guess >it's possible. One day my knee locked and almost couldn't brake my car. >After that I told them it is coming out! It has been 3 years post op and >haven't had it come back or have fluid pool anywhere else in my knee. *I* >didn't have any post op pain or have to go through therapy. A procedure I >would recommend if it is necessary. > >Shandi > >In a message dated 10/31/2002 11:32:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, >thekibbies@... writes: > > > I've had swelling in my knee and my rheumatologist told me I had a > > bakers cyst. She shot it with cordisone. When I went home to read > > about it the only treatment was surgery...has anyone had this cyst? > > How were you treated for it? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2002 Report Share Posted October 31, 2002 Hi Bobbie. posted some excellent links on Bakers cysts this morning. Maybe you missed it: From Dr. Gardner, University of Washington, " Baker's Cyst (Popliteal Cyst) " : http://uwcme.org/courses/rheumatology/knee/bakers.html " A Patient's Guide to Popliteal Cysts " from Medical MultiMEDIA Group: http://www.medicalmultimediagroup.com/pated/knee_problems/popcyst/popcyst.ht ml " Baker's Cyst " from Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics: http://www.medmedia.com/o2/219.htm > Hello Shandi, I am Bobbie and have not been very present in this group yet > because so far I was trying to find out everything about medication, and so > on about rheumatoid arthritis myself. Can you tell me more about Baker's > cyst because I will have one removed from my right knee very soon and am > waiting for the surgery date. It's rather a big one. Can you help me find > some info and documentation on this. Please. Let me know at > bobbie.pascal@... > > Thanks in advance. Bobbie > > > > > > >> >From: shandster@... >> >Reply- >> > >> >Subject: Re: [ ] Bakers cyst >> >Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 11:41:12 EST >> > >> >I had my Baker's Cyst removed. My doctors (rheumie AND ortho) told me they >> >usually go away after inflammation is taken care of. After 4 injections >> >(yes >> >4) and failed attempts to drain it I begged to get it removed since it was >> >hindering my driving. They kept telling me it would go away. After >> >surgery >> >though I had some nerve damage that is almost repaired. Nothing that was >> >horrible, just no feeling on the back of my leg. The cyst area can be >> >repaired but the fluid can go elsewhere in the knee and cause more damage. >> > >> >Both of my doctors were dead set on having it healed on its own so I guess >> >it's possible. One day my knee locked and almost couldn't brake my car. >> >After that I told them it is coming out! It has been 3 years post op and >> >haven't had it come back or have fluid pool anywhere else in my knee. *I* >> >didn't have any post op pain or have to go through therapy. A procedure I >> >would recommend if it is necessary. >> > >> >Shandi >> > >> >In a message dated 10/31/2002 11:32:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, >> >thekibbies@... writes: >> > >>> > > I've had swelling in my knee and my rheumatologist told me I had a >>> > > bakers cyst. She shot it with cordisone. When I went home to read >>> > > about it the only treatment was surgery...has anyone had this cyst? >>> > > How were you treated for it? >> > >> > >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2002 Report Share Posted November 3, 2002 do you know more about this in terms of documentation? let me know. Bobbie >From: shandster@... >Reply- > >Subject: Re: [ ] Bakers cyst >Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 11:41:12 EST > >I had my Baker's Cyst removed. My doctors (rheumie AND ortho) told me they >usually go away after inflammation is taken care of. After 4 injections >(yes >4) and failed attempts to drain it I begged to get it removed since it was >hindering my driving. They kept telling me it would go away. After >surgery >though I had some nerve damage that is almost repaired. Nothing that was >horrible, just no feeling on the back of my leg. The cyst area can be >repaired but the fluid can go elsewhere in the knee and cause more damage. > >Both of my doctors were dead set on having it healed on its own so I guess >it's possible. One day my knee locked and almost couldn't brake my car. >After that I told them it is coming out! It has been 3 years post op and >haven't had it come back or have fluid pool anywhere else in my knee. *I* >didn't have any post op pain or have to go through therapy. A procedure I >would recommend if it is necessary. > >Shandi > >In a message dated 10/31/2002 11:32:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, >thekibbies@... writes: > > > I've had swelling in my knee and my rheumatologist told me I had a > > bakers cyst. She shot it with cordisone. When I went home to read > > about it the only treatment was surgery...has anyone had this cyst? > > How were you treated for it? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Suzanne wrote: Ok, Need a bandaid... my father has one on the back of knee... very painful... He is old and set in his ways so cleansing is not an option....lol... (Believe me I try with him) Any ideas on how to relieve the pain? He says deep tissue oil doesn't work.. and he won't take cayenne as it upsets his stomach (can't get him to understand that it is working on his stomach too).. He is taking some super tonic (finally)... Can you see I have my hands full....(lol)...(I love him dearly but trying to get him to understand is another story...) Just the other day he told me the MSM was making him gain weight (overnite).... I tried to tell him it was not the MSM.... especially not in one day of taking it. So, any suggestions would be good... topical even better... (I'm at wits end here so looking for some new ideas. Suzi ================================ I am not even going to ask how a baker gets a cyst on the back of his knee. =-O I didn't know your father was a Baker Suz? :-) Anyway, LOL, castor oil pack will help to break it up and dissolve it. Would be interesting to know how DMSO would work on it. ;-) -- Peace, love and light, Don "Quai" Eitner "Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man." In compliance with the highest standards of Universal Law, this email has been thoroughly disinfected and purified in the solar flares of the sun. Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.290 / Virus Database: 265.6.0 - Release Date: 12/17/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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