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What Is A Hard, Movable And Painful Lump In The Knee Suggestive Of?

Hi I have a really hard moveable lump in my knee and I ve had it for a while now, I ve been to the doctors and recently it has got move painfull and i can t walk up and down the stairs with it. What shall I do? I don t want it to be in my knee anymore.
Thu, 8 Dec 2016
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Did the doctors believe it was fluid in the knee? In any case you should have an X-ray taken and depending on the result, a knee MRI. The fluid can be drained, but if it is a medical tear you may need surgery.
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What Is A Hard, Movable And Painful Lump In The Knee Suggestive Of?

Did the doctors believe it was fluid in the knee? In any case you should have an X-ray taken and depending on the result, a knee MRI. The fluid can be drained, but if it is a medical tear you may need surgery.