Not a DVT

[Fastbeat]

Following on from my recent posts had to have scan at hospital this morning,no DVT but have a ruptured Bakers Cyst still not nice to have but better than aDVT,still very painful although I've never heard of it.

[BobD Volunteer]

Would have been amazed if it had been DVT you being on anticoagulant. I'm pretty sure Baker's Cyst is where you have a torn tendon sheeth behind the knee. I'm sure google will confirm or deny.

[Fastbeat in reply to BobD]

Yes a sac behind knee ruptured fluid goes into calf muscle,needs leg rest and codeine could take week month year who knows,as long as not DVT I'm happy.Thanks Bob this getting old is not for the feint hearted is it ?

[BobD Volunteer in reply to Fastbeat]

Sure isn't. Good luck and rest.

[Tricia239]

I had exactly the same experience a few years ago - initially really scary, I was housesitting a massive old farm on my own. The eventual diagnosis of ruptured Bakers cyst was a massive relief but still really painful. It took about 6 weeks recovery. Good luck. Tricia

[Fastbeat in reply to Tricia239]

Thanks Tricia you give me hope it might only be weeks,but oh so painful ,at least the sun is out and i can look out on the garden.

[healingharpist]

So sorry to hear you are going through that, Fastbeat. I had a huge Baker's Cyst last year, and they are usually caused by a high inflammatory level, often an indication of arthritis. My D-dimer & my CRP were so high, my GP still talks about it . They rushed to rule out a blood clot. Fortunately, mine went down with prednisone and elevating it, etc., but we are still trying to get my inflammatory markers down. (It turned out the cyst was part of a whole-body autoimmune inflammatory attack I was having--related to an old ulcerative colitis history.) I am sorry you're having so much pain. I couldn't walk for awhile, but mine did not rupture, just eventually re-absorbed/disappeared. Hope it heals quickly for you.

[Fastbeat in reply to healingharpist]

Thanks so much for your reply and info,after scan they asked me about arthritis, when feeling better i will get Dr appt to discuss this and a problem ive noticed with my hip, maybe a connection that i have tried to ignore.

[healingharpist in reply to Fastbeat]

Sounds good. Take a look at your CRP (C-reactive protein). There are also some studies showing that atrial fib burden can be reduced considerably (ie., fewer episodes) by those who have gotten their CRP down to 1--although my GP says, "I don't think I've ever seen a patient with a CRP of 1!" I am trying to get mine down from 10.5.