Taylor's Ultrasound Update...

Barley visible today (just a little swelling in the middle of the back of his knee).

The ultrasound today confirmed that Taylor does in fact have a Baker Cyst and nothing worse than that. Thank goodness!!! It clearly showed a "fluid" filled sac behind his right knee. Supposedly what is happening (more common in boys-the radiologist conducting the exam has one too!) is that the regular fluid sac in the knee is being forced between the knee muscle and the tendon, making the fluid pouch behind the knee. Obviously, with different physical activities it will swell and get larger and maybe more painful. It's our job now to figure out exactly which activities those are: running, jumping, hiking, walking long distances,...? It unfortunately wont go away (he has it for life) and until it causes him lots of pain there really isn't any treatment. If at some point in his life it gets to be too much, then it can be removed with surgery. Luckily, they also said that it does not predispose him to arthritis, which is good news too!

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