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Title: Cyst in my knee
Post by: CCGTI on 21 September 2011, 09:21
Has anyone had anything like this befor, I have been sffering with my knee locking, giving way, when i play rugby it was taking me ages to get up as my knees where weak

I have just got back from the doctors and they are referring me for a MRI scan, Xray and physio so at least they are doing something for me

Suppose it the joys of playing rugby from a young age and been a sprinter and doing loads of exsplosive weight training on my legs

let me know if you have ever had any problems and what to exspect
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 21 September 2011, 10:17
I've had on on my foot just under the 3rd metatarsal bone. Sometimes i would struggle to walk on it! I was told that if i want it removed i can have it removed, still there and not given me any grief yet.
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: Guy on 21 September 2011, 10:17
yeah... had x-ray, mri & three knee ops after my knee kept giving way all the time...

op 1 - remove 5x2cm cartilage hanging off the back of my patella
op2 - harvest cells for op3 - these were then grown on a mesh in a lab
op3 - full open knee surgery to implant grown cells on back of patella on a mesh glued in place

followed by two months in a full leg brace non-weight bearing and 12 months physio

the stronger your leg muscles are the better your recovery will be
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: Godzilla on 21 September 2011, 10:37
yeah... had x-ray, mri & three knee ops after my knee kept giving way all the time...

op 1 - remove 5x2cm cartilage hanging off the back of my patella
op2 - harvest cells for op3 - these were then grown on a mesh in a lab
op3 - full open knee surgery to implant grown cells on back of patella on a mesh glued in place

followed by two months in a full leg brace non-weight bearing and 12 months physio

the stronger your leg muscles are the better your recovery will be


Bloody 'ell.....That is some serious surgery you have had there mate!
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: CCGTI on 21 September 2011, 11:13
bloody hell, well i have very strong legs, very musclar the doctor said lol, hope its nothing to major but knowing my luck it will be fooooooooked
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: Guy on 21 September 2011, 11:25
what I had was Osteochrondritis Dissecans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteochondritis_dissecans) - irony that it is also known as OCD! was always told that the knee problems I had were 'growing pains' by doctors etc  :angry:

got video of the ops somewhere... If I find them I will upload them!  :evil:
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: CCGTI on 21 September 2011, 11:30
what I had was Osteochrondritis Dissecans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteochondritis_dissecans) - irony that it is also known as OCD! was always told that the knee problems I had were 'growing pains' by doctors etc  :angry:

got video of the ops somewhere... If I find them I will upload them!  :evil:

Yor ok mate, im a 17 stone wimp, i pass out at the site of needles lol :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: Godzilla on 21 September 2011, 13:11
what I had was Osteochrondritis Dissecans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteochondritis_dissecans) - irony that it is also known as OCD! was always told that the knee problems I had were 'growing pains' by doctors etc  :angry:

got video of the ops somewhere... If I find them I will upload them!  :evil:

Yor ok mate, im a 17 stone wimp, i pass out at the site of needles lol :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

A lot of people are like that bud.....scared of needles.  I have seen big bodybuilders drop once they saw the needle with the steroids in.....I used to inject myself, also site injections so biceps, chest, traps, calfs, quads etc have all had a green pin in them sometime or another  :grin:
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: CCGTI on 21 September 2011, 13:22
2 of my mates do HGH, they are crackers couldnt inject myself in a million years
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: MrBounce on 21 September 2011, 15:54
Bunch of pussies. I've had over 10000 injections, 99.9% of them have been self-administered. Insulin dependant diabetic since 1984...

As for the knee thing, I damaged my anterior cruciate ligament playing indoor cricket (ironically 2 days before a university rugby trial!!) and had crutches for a while and loads of physio. Never been the same since. It's strong enough but I have never played contact sports since under the specialist's advice. So no rugby for me. Boo...  :sad:
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: CCGTI on 21 September 2011, 15:57
Bunch of pussies. I've had over 10000 injections, 99.9% of them have been self-administered. Insulin dependant diabetic since 1984...

As for the knee thing, I damaged my anterior cruciate ligament playing indoor cricket (ironically 2 days before a university rugby trial!!) and had crutches for a while and loads of physio. Never been the same since. It's strong enough but I have never played contact sports since under the specialist's advice. So no rugby for me. Boo...  :sad:

iF I had to do it for health reasons i would just have to do it, just makes me cringe, all came about when i had menigitas and had the lumber puncher (6 of them in 1 night) them needles are evil
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: MrBounce on 21 September 2011, 15:59
TBH that's not a surprise - I agree with you 100% there - I've never had a lumbar puncture but 2 friends have and, no they ain't nice!
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: Godzilla on 21 September 2011, 16:18
2 of my mates do HGH, they are crackers couldnt inject myself in a million years

HGH is an easy one as you shoot it from an insulin syringe which is a teeeeny needle!  I tried HGH, very expensive and did not see much gains, although I got a lot stronger.  As for the knee though.......Guy has had a really tough time with his  :sad:
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: Guy on 21 September 2011, 16:20
2 of my mates do HGH, they are crackers couldnt inject myself in a million years

HGH is an easy one as you shoot it from an insulin syringe which is a teeeeny needle!  I tried HGH, very expensive and did not see much gains, although I got a lot stronger.  As for the knee though.......Guy has had a really tough time with his  :sad:

tis ok... I've ran loads and loads since... done quite a few half marathons and stuff... not given me any jip since so it was well worth it!!  :cool:
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: CCGTI on 21 September 2011, 17:14
what can i do apart from running/rowing and bike to keep the weight off
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: Guy on 21 September 2011, 17:18
what can i do apart from running/rowing and bike to keep the weight off

swimming I have found is very good.. i couldn't swim very well at all until after my operation then I forced myself to try and swim 'properly'... really enjoy it now

you can do weights too... you'll probably need to during your rehab

if the operation is a success then you shouldn't need to alter your lifestyle
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: R32UK on 21 September 2011, 17:31
I was told no swimming after my op.. as this causes lateral movement of the knee (although this was only for the first few weeks)

Usually a good idea to work on stretching after every workout as this is very important.. you will be surprised how quickly muscle deteriorates when not being used.
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: Guy on 21 September 2011, 17:36
I was told no swimming after my op.. as this causes lateral movement of the knee (although this was only for the first few weeks)

Usually a good idea to work on stretching after every workout as this is very important.. you will be surprised how quickly muscle deteriorates when not being used.

you're not wrong there... after nearly two months of not being used my thigh muscle was next to non existant!! made my knee look all big and stoopid  :grin:
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: R32UK on 21 September 2011, 17:40
I was told no swimming after my op.. as this causes lateral movement of the knee (although this was only for the first few weeks)

Usually a good idea to work on stretching after every workout as this is very important.. you will be surprised how quickly muscle deteriorates when not being used.

you're not wrong there... after nearly two months of not being used my thigh muscle was next to non existant!! made my knee look all big and stoopid  :grin:

After my op... whilst in the hospital bed and after being heavily sedated i looked down to try see what they had done to my knee... i actually couldnt tell if i was looking at my knee or my stomach it was swollen so much  :grin:
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: Guy on 21 September 2011, 17:44
I was told no swimming after my op.. as this causes lateral movement of the knee (although this was only for the first few weeks)

Usually a good idea to work on stretching after every workout as this is very important.. you will be surprised how quickly muscle deteriorates when not being used.

you're not wrong there... after nearly two months of not being used my thigh muscle was next to non existant!! made my knee look all big and stoopid  :grin:

After my op... whilst in the hospital bed and after being heavily sedated i looked down to try see what they had done to my knee... i actually couldnt tell if i was looking at my knee or my stomach it was swollen so much  :grin:

 :grin: :grin: 

mine didn't swell up too much... it did a bit after the arthroscopies but not after the open operation.. got a post op photo somewhere?!  :evil:
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: Guy on 21 September 2011, 18:09
videos of my first knee op

1. just having a general look around and tidy up - not really worth a watch unless you're bang into looking inside knees!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5-_jVvHdLE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5-_jVvHdLE)
2. the offending bit of cartilage - on the underside of my patella
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsFhfZOCeNE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsFhfZOCeNE)
3. the offending bit of cartilage now gone and having a tidy up of the edges etc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCO4Dq5m9TA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCO4Dq5m9TA)

Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: CCGTI on 21 September 2011, 18:14
cant watch the videos, now i dont want anything doing to it
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: Guy on 21 September 2011, 18:18
cant watch the videos, now i dont want anything doing to it

the best one was the last knee op where you see my leg bent and knee open.. that is until blood spits all over the lens!  :grin:

you'll be fine... no pain, no gain etc... they are getting quite good at these types of things now!  :wink:
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: boneybradley on 21 September 2011, 21:15
cheers Guy for them vid's I'm going in soon for some investigation work on my knee!  :sick:  :sick:
Title: Re: Cyst in my knee
Post by: Guy on 21 September 2011, 22:13
cheers Guy for them vid's I'm going in soon for some investigation work on my knee!  :sick:  :sick:

pleasure mate  :smiley: