Baker's Cyst?

Hi All,





Just two days ago in the kitchen while sauteing a fillet of trout, I realised that I had a tight bump behind my knee. I went to the GP after a sleepless night and he diagnosed me with a Baker's Cyst - GREAT!





I am a 32 year old man, with a family history of athritis but I do take care of myself; I'm not overweight, have a VERY health lifestyle and exersizefor up to an hour every day - running.





Here are my questions:





-Will the cyst dissapear on its own without surgery if I rest my legs?


-How long will it take to go away?


-Can I still exersize with the cycst present?


-Should I switch from running to cycling?


-Can taking Glucosamine Sulphate be part the cause of the cyst?





I am the type of person who is a little addicted to regular exersize and will be devistated if I cannot be active. Please help?





Daniel

Baker's Cyst?
It should just go away on its own. Occasionally they have to be drained but its unusual. Anti inflammatories can help if you have any pain. Your GP or pharmacist can advise you re medication.





In healthy people they can occur after a knee injury but you may not remember injuring yourself and it could be just "one of those things".


Id just get on with your life as usual if i was you and forget about it, particularly if it dosnt hurt.





Here is a BBC health link that explains it very well.





http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/b...





Hope this helps.
Reply:You can just forget about your Baker's cyst, which has been there for some time, unnoticed. Cut back on exercise only if the cysts keeps enlarging , I don't think it will go away by itself, but since it causes no harm, so what? Only if it causes major discomfort an operation is required. Glucosamine has been recommended for ARTHROSIS, but recent metanalysis showed NO effect so I would not take it, just costs you money (even if you had arthrosis, which you don't).
Reply:i have had a baker cyst behind my left knee since i was a really small child (possibly born with it noticed when i was 3) i am now 26 and it has never caused me any problems i am still very active running etc and have never found exercise a problem. as for glucosamine sulphate i don't know what this is so doubt i've ever taken it and therefore wouldn't have thought it would have caused this