On Christmas Eve I was walking and experienced the worse pain ever. From behind my calf the pain occurred, knee became numb, toes swelled. After a visit to the ER I was told I had a Baker's Cyst and it had burst. My calf and shin became bruised. I could not touch my skin. I could not walk. I iced and elevated my leg foe 3 days. On day 4 I found a long bruise down on my ankle and the entire ankle area became a purple colored bruise. I continue to do my exercises to stretch the tendons. My walk is just about normal. Thanks for letting me share.

I have a Baker's cyst which is very painful. It was drained but pain continues. Had ultrasound, X-rays twice, and MRI. Appears I also have a tear in the Meniscus and surgery is scheduled for six days from now. Pain is severe and I have to stay in bed as walking is so painful. Doctor says surgery to mend the tear might help but is not assured. I was taken oxycodone 20 mg but it has not helped the pain except it makes me sleep.

I have suffered with a Baker's cyst for three years. I had a cortisone injection two years ago that worked fine. A new doctor will not give me a shot, another specialist will not operate. I am in agony every day. Who will help me? I cannot sleep somedays and can hardly walk.

While waiting to take a cruise, my left knee gave out on me with extreme pain. It resulted in my husband and I having to cancel our cruise and return home. An MRI showed a Baker's Cyst and torn cartilage. I had surgery to remove the cartilage but the Baker's cyst got really bad. I did not know I had this cyst until the MRI. After reading other reports I wonder if the swollen Baker's Cyst caused my knee to give out on me resulting in torn cartilage. The doctor says we should not remove it, but I am wondering if that is correct.

I had a Baker's cyst twice in a few months. I was going for physical therapy for my right knee and started to get some pain on the back of my knee and down my calf. I was treated at physical therapy with ultrasound 4 to 5 times and it went away! Physical therapy is the best root to go for any joint pain.

I was walking up the driveway and felt a sharp pain in the back of my leg just below my knee. I could hardly get myself into the house. I immediately put some ice on it thinking it was a pulled muscle. Two days later I went to the doctor and she told me that it was a Baker'ss cyst that ruptured. I received some cream to rub into the pain area and take ibuprofen twice a day and wrap my lower leg. Hoping this only lasts a few days. It is very painful to walk.

My experience with the popular Baker's cyst happened about a year ago. I am a 57 year old female and walked about 3 miles at least 5 days a week for over a year. My knees suddenly felt very painful and I was diagnosed with osteo-arthritis. I really slowed down with the walking and the pain got worse at which time I was diagnosed with a Baker's cyst. About 7 months later I was found to have one behind the other knee! For me, the steroid injections have worked great. I know they won't go away, but for now I am happy.

Male, 63 years old, good physical condition in general, fairly muscular up top, about 15 pounds overweight. Was diagnosed with a Baker's Cyst about a year and a half ago via sonogram. Doctor decided to leave it alone. PROBLEM: The cyst is NOT directly behind my knee, but in my upper calf. The doctor had never seen one like mine. It presses on the artery and vein in my left leg causing moderate pain when walking fast and great pain after jogging only a few hundred yards. This cyst is keeping me from doing the cardio exercise I would like to do. Surgery or drainage?