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I have a ruptured bakers cyst in my left knee. my ortho says it will take about 8weeks for the fluid to reabsorb . will lasix (furosemide) speed this process up?
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Lasix (furosemide)?: Lasix (furosemide) of Furosemide helps your body excrete fluid from the kidneys (it's a loop diuretic) and works best when you have extra fluid in the legs (peripheral edema), so i'm not sure if it'll help with the baker's cyst fluid since it's more of a localized fluid that will go away with time and compression as well as surgical removal.
Answered 8/15/2017
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