why add so many maybe this or maybe that........ people on this board have enough to worry about without you having you give them any more angst!!

and if people wish to know how many micro gram units in food they will figure it out themselves
People here need encouragement not harmful info

Of course, on the opposite end of things, a lot of doctors initially diagnose a DVT as a popilteal cyst (I was one of them) when a person complains of pain behind the knee.

RetNav---
Yes, that's important to point out also----- doctors DO make mistakes sometimes.

skihill-----
***People here need encouragement not harmful info***

Information is not harmful. It could be false, but that isn't the case here.

A person worrying about a popliteal cyst being a clot probably is harmful to them, in terms of angst.
I suggested, just get it looked at----- but don't go to the doctor that RetNav went to. LOL

Unfortunately, I think many of us have dealt with mis-diagnosis more often than not...for both DVT and PE.

I know my doctor gave me an inhaler and sent me on my way.

DVT misdiagnosed 3 times, by 3 separate doctors. I think if you don't have easily discernible risk factors and don't have the typical DVT symptoms, I'd bet money most docs will assume you have a cyst, bruise,pulled muscle, phlebitis, etc.

I tell this story all the time, but over 4 years later it still chaps my ass: By the time I saw the 3rd doctor asking for help , my DVT had climbed from the bottom of my calf up over my knee up to the top of my thigh and he said in response to my intense pain (based on the original phlebitis diagnosis) that I should just "go to the gym and work through the pain." The next morning I collapsed outside from a massive PE in both lungs.

I have wonderful doctors now and I'd consider my current "team" to be excellent. Most docs are competent and but there are a-holes out there that will kill you .

As time goes on, I worry less about getting another DVT and can make logical leaps about what may be causing pain or a lump or redness in my DVT leg. I think most people will experience discomfort in their DVT leg for a while if not a life time, and those of us with PTS well that's an ongoing battle.

Information is of course not bad, by definition. We're all pretty intelligent and capable people here. We obviously have access to computers and know how to google. I think sharing information that leads to meaningful discussions is great . At times, though, it does feel like a gun shot spray of irrelevant information.

****At times, though, it does feel like a gun shot spray of irrelevant information****

How does a person determine what's irrelevant?

Uh, prudent people can make that distinction.

Um, I could ask for a definition of a 'prudent' person, but I won't.
LOL
Nuff said.

Ha! Given your propensity for research, you could google it.

Giggle---- I have---- or rather I refreshed my memory for exactly what the word 'prudent' can mean. It's interesting cuz it seems I'm prudent.

I'm bumping this old thread up in case newcomers haven't seen it. And to add some more snippets from other sites. I'm not saying that people should worry----- but it's may be just another piece of this huge PE puzzle.

[Baker's cyst = popliteal cyst]

From:
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Baker's-Cyst.htm

"Having a Baker's cyst can also increase your risk of developing a deep vein thrombosis even if the cyst does not rupture. For this reason, anyone who is found to have a Baker's cyst should also have a DVT excluded. Similarly, anyone who is found to have a DVT should be examined and investigated for a possible Baker's cyst."
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Small saphonous vein and popliteal vein are in fairly close proximity.

http://www.innerbody.com/anatomy/cardiovascular/popliteal-vein
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"Although an infrequent occurrence, a Baker's cyst can compress vascular structures and cause leg edema and a true DVT."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker's_cyst