Quote Originally Posted by Mossdog View Post
Just an update. So I went to my local physio in March, who said she didn't think it was a Baker's Cyst and referred me to the GP. GP referred me for an MRI, the results of which confirmed it was a Baker's (phew!). Recommendation was to take ibuprofen, if in pain - I'm not, just mild 'sensation' of the lump being present.

So, for the last few weeks I've abandoned fellrunning to see if the cyst got smaller or better still disappeared. Usual exercise replaced with no (or comparatively little) weight bearing indoor rowing, 15K for 5 days each week, to feed my physical activity addiction (according to my partner!) and two days weekly fell walks, clocking up - slowly - ascent (2,550 - 3500) and mileage (14 to 18 miles) in the Hows and Lakes. Result: No change. Not a sausage

I now wonder if I should just 'go-for-it' and see if the cyst bursts, but potentially risk being in a more painfully situation, or.... admit defeat and erm take up something more sedate like, say, cycling (sorry - major tease - no offence meant)! Seriously though, I've actually got to the point of thinking about dusting off and pumping up the tyres on my 1980s Peugeot Savoie tourer. That it should come to this...weep
I am not a great believer in medical advice being proferred on the Forum from those who are not medically trained and my knees are not your knees; but based on having had half a dozen Baker's Cysts:

- I think a cyst is telling you your knee is being aggravated and it will disappear when that ceases to be the case

- I don't think the exercise you report is helping achieve that outcome

- when I had my little difficulties I got my GP to drain off the excess fluid, inject "cortisone" (not the correct term) to settle things down and then having got back to "normality", I started exercising again

- I did have one conversation about if the cyst burst which included making sure the hospital didn't misdiagnose the problem and treat me for something really dire, but my feeling was that challenging the cyst to burst is not the way to go.

All sensible fell runners end up cycling - the only question is how quickly they come to their senses.