Ever been confused by the medics?

fightingback

I just got back from my knee consultation following diagnosis of my knee osteoarthritis recently. Apparent I have a cyst in the knee bone which fills up with fluid. Hence the pain. Yeuch sorry I am very squeamish too.

Apparently this is chronic as not curable. But it may not get any worse! Is this something anyone has any experience of? I am totally confused!

Anyway, losing weight (I have lost 10 pounds through weightwatchers) and doing regular exercise is really helping! At least I am doing something right!!

Any experiences of this wierd condition appreciated...

Fighting back xxx :shock: :shock: :shock:

elnafinn

Hi there

Welcome to the forum. Yes, we are often confused by what the medics say or don't say. :roll:

Did the consultant call it a bakers cyst? It can be extremely painful and can sometimes be mistaken for a DVT as some of the symptoms are similar, so I have been given to believe. If he did mention a bakers cyst perhaps you could google it to learn more, if you are interested.There are also Bakers Cyst forums, if you are interested you could google that too. They can be operated on, but are not usually unless they are very large and causing extreme pain. As I understand it, the pain usually comes and goes.

If the diagnosis was not a bakers cyst then ignore all this.

I wish you well,

Luv
Elna x

tanith

I remember my surgeon showing me an xray of my hip before my surgery he pointed our several dark shadows and said they were cysts within the bone... it seems they cause deterioration of the mass of bone and which eventually could break down... I guess sometimes it can stabilise

frogmorton

Hi fightingback

Can i just say very very well done with the wight loss.

You should be very proud of yourself.

It does help doesnt it?

My sis has OA and lost 6 and half stone last year.

All is not perfect - but it is WAY better.

Love

Toni xx

dreamdaisy

Yes, sometimes I'm confused but mostly I confuse them, a much more satisfactory arrangement.

I don't have cysts in bone but I did have wonderfuly swollen knees and ankles, just bursting with synovial fluid. Bone is porous so it's entirely reasonable to have fluid in it. Good luck with the treatment. DD

skezier

Hi Fighting back,

I was wondering if it were a bakers cyst as well? Its all so many names and so many things said its no wonder we get confused really. I know I do especially when 2 different consultants have 2 different opinions over the same thing as well.

I hope it gets more comfortable for you and less confusing as well. Hey well done on the weight loss Have you got a goal s to how much you would like to lose? For me its a stone but I am so bad at knuckling down to lose it! Cris x

fightingback

Thanks for the encouragement re weight loss. I have lost another 2.5 pounds that's 11.5 pounds in total.

Consultant advises another 1 stone 5 pounds and said it might be hard losing the last bit but fightingback said no, i was gonna do it. weightwatchers is actually a good diet.

Not so fightingback, I am taking anti-depressants as it's all getting too much for me at the moment. Citolopram does make you lose your appetite, but i wouldn't recommend it!

Thanks everyone for cheering me up!

Fightingback xxx

dreamdaisy

You do what you gotta do to get through. You're doing so well, keep strong and keep going. Dreamdaisy

lindalegs

I thought Baker's cysts were in the soft tissue, not the bone, because of this Baker's cysts can be drained by a needle. I only know this because my Rheumy thought I had one and was going to drain it for me ....mine just turned out to be inflammation.

Luv Legs

speedalong

DD said

Yes, sometimes I'm confused but mostly I confuse them, a much more satisfactory arrangement.

FAB!!!

Speedalong

speedalong

Hi Fightingback, congrats on weight loss - no mean feat - well done.

Re cysts there are lots of different sorts and they are very painful I had lots in my hip prior to my recent op - some bony, some blood filled and some fluid filled and all yucky!!! I think you should for me info and then you can google .... Information is power (even the medics prefer us in the dark!!)

Speedalong