CaliforniaLyme
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Popliteal is right behind the knee!!! ALso known as Bakers cyst see photo at http://www.factorvleiden.org/ask/85.html *****************************************
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Good to see someone has figured out a connection. I have these cysts behind both knees.
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CaliforniaLyme
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Yeah one of the Lymies in Sac did which is why I posted 'em**)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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One of my early problems--along with all the other left side problems(after a left side bite)--was bakers cyst behind the left knee. My local doc of course said it was not related.
Thanks for posting!
Ann
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I have painful lumps everywhere now -- behind the knee, swelling around the knee, in the calves, a spreading one in the thigh -- how do we know if it's a baker's cyst, a ruptured cyst, a lipoma or something else?
And I don't have any effective med treatment for Lyme right now as I have reacted to meds and we're not sure if there is any other I can take yet.
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bpeck
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Yep.. I had one. It looked exactly like the picture- and it was behind my right knee.
I had an orthopedic guy tell me it would never go away (this was before my dx with Lyme).. but it DID completely go away.
treepatrol
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I believe there is stuff in newbie links about this.
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CaliforniaLyme
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I would really get this checked out by a doc just to have it checked out!!! Popliteal cysts in Lyme from what I have read are from inflammation of synovial sacs which fill with fluid!!!! I would wonder if you have a synovial sac above your knee as well as below- if so you could have them drained by a needle inserted into them I believe- which would relieve pressure which would relieve pain if that was what it is from- it could be a very simple remedy!!!!
Synovitis
Definition of Synovitis
Synovitis is the inflammation of a synovial (joint-lining) membrane, usually painful, particularly on motion, and characterized by swelling, due to effusion (fluid collection) in a synovial sac.
Description of Synovitis Synovial fluid is a transparent, viscid fluid secreted by the synovial membrane and found in joint cavities, bursae, and tendon sheaths.
Analysis of synovial fluid aspirated from a joint can confirm or rule out various joint diseases such as traumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Tree -- I clicked on the newbie link, but don't know how to find the info -- how do we find a topic there?
Bpeck, what did you do to get yours to go away?
CaliforniaLyme -- what kind of a doc would know? So far, any doctor I've gone to doesn't seem to know what's going on, and that's been very discouraging for me. I've thought the lumps might be a combo of joint swelling plus lipomas, which don't show in ultrasound and MRIs.
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