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I don't know however I have a consistent baker's cyst and when I'm on my feet or exercise too much it hurts. I'm asking my Dr. about it and why I'm still so sore and stiff. I thought the baker's cyst would go away and it's my understanding it's a pocket of fluid from having a bad knee but it's been replaced. So confused. I am almost 11 month out.
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Good evening @cindymattern, and so you also have what appears to be a baker's cyst. I had one before my first TKR. My surgeon used that as a guideline for the severity of my knee situation. If it did not go away after an attempt to release it then he would be more sure that a TKR was necessary.
A few years later the baker's cyst appeared on the other side and the result was the same......TKR surgery. Have you known of anyone else who developed a persistent baker's cyst post-surgery similar to yours?
Please include me in the report from your office visit next week.
May you be safe, free and protected from inner and outer harm.
Chris
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I apparently had a bakers cyst before surgery but it did not bother me in anyway. It’s true that a TKR will remove the cyst BUT the popliteal fossa can easily fill up with fluid again hence the return of the cyst.
Even several months post TKR there can still be excess fluid/surgical swelling which contributes to the cysts formation.