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Baker’s Cyst
I had a total knee replacement two years ago and it was not a good experience. Have suffered with pain and stiffness ever since and have not been able to walk correctly despite a lot of PT and daily exercises. I recently had a PVL arterial and PVL venous sonogram done and they said I have a Baker's cyst. Does anyone think this could be the cause of my knee pain and the reason I’m having trouble walking? I have a lot of pain in the back of my knee, sometimes in the front and it feel like I have a tight band around my knee. If this is the cause of my pain what do people do about it? I am extremely frustrated and would appreciate any insight you can give me. Thank you. (It’s very hard to get a doctor’s appointment here and I have to rely a lot on Google to get questions answered.)
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deuie....I will tell you about an experience that I had.
I had a complication after my total knee replacement which was terribly painful. The pain was primarily in the back of my knee on the outside area. I spent months sleeping only 3 hours at night. I saw several well-respected orthopedists and finally I went to an orthopedic clinic in another state, and they took an ultrasound and immediately saw that I had a rare extra bone. The bone is called a fabella bone. Many good orthopedists did not even consider this diagnosis. This was not a problem for me until I had the knee replacement. I had surgery to remove this little fabella bone and the pain went completely away.
I think it is always a good idea to get 2nd opinions if you can.
Hopefully someone else on this sight knows more about the possibility of a Bakers cyst causing this problem.
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1 ReactionYou are so right when you say to get a second, even third or fourth opinion. When I had continued pain after a fall, I went to three, different orthopedic surgeons. Looking briefly at my MRI, each one said essentially the same thing: "There's nothing to be done. Just learn to live with it". It wasn't until I found a good neurologist much later that I found the combination of drugs that gave me my life back. You were wise to keep searching.
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1 ReactionThank you. I really appreciate your insight. It really is frustrating and I am making an appointment to hopefully learn more about the Baker’s cyst and if this could be the problem with my recovery. It will take time I’m afraid. No easy fix!
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1 ReactionA bakers cyst is due to bone on bone in the back of the knee. Have you tried reducing it yourself by pushing on it? I did this and it helped me greatly. Typically you think of a TKR as just that but a study showed that 85% of TKR patients who had bakers cyst prior to surgery the cysts remained following the procedure. In my experience orthopedic docs usually use a syringe to reduce the swelling of the cyst.
Thank you. I’m hoping the cyst is what is making my knee so stiff and painful.