DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a marble-sized ganglion cyst on the top/side of my foot, right in front of my ankle bone. It’s not painful in and of itself, but if I put pressure on it, like sitting on ...

If your baker”s cyst is causing problems walking, perhaps simple aspiration will correct your gait, leading to less pain in your foot. Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 38-year-old woman in good physical shape.

It important to know that Baker's cysts can return. As when it first appeared, it can put pressure on the nerves that travel through the knee on the way to the lower leg and foot causing numbness.