bin_tenn
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Hey. Not sure if you guys recall a couple years ago that my fiancee had a cyst on her left knee. She had surgery to remove it, and all was well. No indication of malignancy or anything like that. Great! I forget what type of cyst it was.
A few weeks ago she started having issues with the same knee. It hurts really bad, especially when she's been up and around on it. And there is a large-ish mass visible if you look around her knee. She went to the orthopedic specialist today who did the last surgery, and the x-ray showed "a black spot" on the knee. She said the doctor told her he "doesn't think it's anything to be too terribly concerned about yet." The uncertainty is, of course, kind of scary.
They're supposed to call in the near future to schedule an MRI to get a better picture. Okay, cool. But it's a bit unnerving. The doctor is doing his due diligence not only in followup testing, but also in wording today's findings in a way that sound positive but also confirm what we all know - nothing in medicine is guaranteed. He's a really good doctor, as far as we're concerned.
Generally speaking, cysts apparently don't show up on x-rays. It's possible, yes, but not very likely. She does have some arthritis, but this is not a mild pain. It's very painful, and there is an obvious mass. The question is: what could it be? Do any of you have a similar experience to possibly shed some light on this?
Otherwise, she doesn't have any unusual "symptoms" or whatever. Some added fatigue lately, but I assume that's because she has to work harder to put less pressure on that leg. That'd be exhausting for anyone.
A few weeks ago she started having issues with the same knee. It hurts really bad, especially when she's been up and around on it. And there is a large-ish mass visible if you look around her knee. She went to the orthopedic specialist today who did the last surgery, and the x-ray showed "a black spot" on the knee. She said the doctor told her he "doesn't think it's anything to be too terribly concerned about yet." The uncertainty is, of course, kind of scary.
They're supposed to call in the near future to schedule an MRI to get a better picture. Okay, cool. But it's a bit unnerving. The doctor is doing his due diligence not only in followup testing, but also in wording today's findings in a way that sound positive but also confirm what we all know - nothing in medicine is guaranteed. He's a really good doctor, as far as we're concerned.
Generally speaking, cysts apparently don't show up on x-rays. It's possible, yes, but not very likely. She does have some arthritis, but this is not a mild pain. It's very painful, and there is an obvious mass. The question is: what could it be? Do any of you have a similar experience to possibly shed some light on this?
Otherwise, she doesn't have any unusual "symptoms" or whatever. Some added fatigue lately, but I assume that's because she has to work harder to put less pressure on that leg. That'd be exhausting for anyone.
I'll post an update once the MRI has been completed.