Well...goody. ;- (

[Spiky Bugger]

My gimp knee is:
Almost bone-on-bone osteoarthritis;
A probably inconsequential Baker's Cyst;
A big but probably inconsequential 3.5 cm cyst inside the bone;
AND a torn meniscus.

Lovely.

 

[southernlady]

Sue, I am so sorry...

I have a friend who had a Baker's Cyst and hers was not minor...it did affect her quality of life...she has successfully treated it.

 

[joanlaptods]

Do you need a knee replacement? Or knee surgery?

 

[Spiky Bugger]

Do you need a knee replacement? Or knee surgery?

I am not in anywhere enough pain for me to consider a new knee.

My husband had a torn meniscus...they went in and snipped off the little piece that was getting folded and getting in the way and he was all better.

 

[Elizabeth N.]

OWIE.
My sister loves her new knee, but it's a bugger of a procedure fersure.

 

[newanatomy]

Sorry! My knees have hurt for years! I hope that getting the weight off will change my fate.

 

[Spiky Bugger]

I'm in constant discomfort, but not horrid pain.

Deal is...how can I get whatever procedure I need WITHOUT antibiotics!?!? I cannot risk another round of C Diff for something that isn't life-threatening.

 

[newanatomy]

I'm in constant discomfort, but not horrid pain.

Deal is...how can I get whatever procedure I need WITHOUT antibiotics!?!? I cannot risk another round of C Diff for something that isn't life-threatening.

Will they treat you with antibiotics just as a preventative measure or will they use a wait and see approach? Have you talked to them about that?

 

[Spiky Bugger]

My appointment is at 1:45 today.


I'm not inclined to cooperate with prophylactic antibiotics. And maybe not with surgery at all. C Diff kills more people every year than does AIDS. And it's a horrid way to live.

We can try draining the Baker's cyst...if we do anything at all, because you can't see it and I can't feel it, so I don't know if anything needs to be done...and using Synvisc for the arthritis and maybe just living with the torn meniscus for a while.

Once you've dealt with C Diff, you tend to do almost anything to avoid getting it again.

 

[newanatomy]

I am terrified of ever getting C-diff! Diarrhea wipes me out in half a day plus, my asshole becomes the equivalent of a bullet wound. I would be devastated!

 

[DianaCox]

What was the decision?

 

[JackieOnLine]

sorry to hear this - and waiting for an update.

 

[Spiky Bugger]

Oh! I forgot.

I'm going with Synvisc. It has provided relief in the past, so it seems wise to start there.

The bone cyst has been there decades...if I break that leg, that's where it will break...but then breaking there will drain the cyst. A self-solving problem.

Baker's cyst is too small to mess with right now.

The torn meniscus MAY BE from a trauma I don't remember, but could be from the osteoarthritis...and could recur even if we fix it.

So...let's start with the easiest solution...Synvisc. As soon as they get it delivered, they'll call.

 

[Sandy]

@Spiky Bugger , could that trauma to your knee be from when you slipped at the pool a couple years ago?

 

[Spiky Bugger]

Possibly...but most of the damage was to my left side. The Synvisc has been " fixing" whatever is wrong on the right side for several years now, sice before that dainty maneuver.

I'm waiting for the to get the drug and set up my appointments.