I have a "baker's cyst" in my right knee. Had an MRI last week. It's been getting worse over the last 2 months and I'm at the point where I need to have surgery. The quote I received from Phaya Thai seemed really high at 280,000.  I see some other hospitals have promotions for arthroscopic meniscus knee surgery, with Bumrungrad at 220,000. Anyone here have arthroscopic knee surgery recently and what was the price?

You are unlikely to arthoscopic surgery  for under 220-280k at a private hospital. 250k is about average for this.

 

I assume  the treatment planned must include treatment of factors underlying the cysts, such as damage to the knee joint/cartilage  itself. What exactly did the MRI show, and why is arthroscopy being recommended?

 

For a baker's cyst alone, without underlying damage to the knee, there are much less invasive and less costly options such as drainage and steroid injections.

 

The best knee specialist in Thailand is at Bumrungrad, I suggest you take the MRI (on CD) and any Xrays to him for consultation

 

https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Panya-Wongpatimachai

Sheryl - Thanks for the help and suggestion.

 

About 3 months ago, while in the US, I started experiencing pain in the back of my knee. Saw an orthopedist and after xrays and exam he diagnosed a bakers cyst and recommended it be drained using ultrasound. Said that was a first step and that there was a good chance it would return. Unfortunately I returned to Bangkok before I could do the procedure.

 

When leaving the airport, as I went to step into the van, I experienced severe pain in my knee. Couldn't lift my leg more than 4" from the floor. Since I was in quarantine for 8 days, was able to ice and rest the leg and over 4 days it improved. Also very glad that I had an excellent compression stocking. However, my knee is still much worse than when I was in the US. Can't walk more than half a kilometer without pain. 

 

The doc at Phaya Thai planned to remove the cyst and seal off that bursa to prevent the cyst from coming back. Also pointed out an issue with cartilage being displaced.

 

I'll check out the doc at Bumrungard for another opinion. Since I'll return to the US in about 7 weeks I also might go the draining route first.