Thread: Meniscus tear

Update.

Tear confirmed by MRI along with Arthritis

Saw specialist today and he will operate on tue 17 - feb.

Oh to free of the pain.....

Not good to hear that you need an OP, but good to hear that the OP will sort it all out

Its all such a long process isn't it. Hope it all goes well.

It is not a long process at all, I was in and out in a day, off my feet for about three days, on crutches for three more days..

Got bored sh!tless not being able to get out and about. now 12 months later all I have to show for my experience is two tiny scares either side of my knee.

Originally Posted by Brudda

It is not a long process at all,

Hi
The long process has been getting to the operation. It is only day surgery, hobble in, walk out.

The pain, particularly lately, is severe at times and I will be glad to be free of it.
Whilst the doc is in there he will fix up the arthritis as well.

He gives me 4..5 years before I will need a knee replacement.

Hi
Operation done. I tore both what ever they are called.
All fixed, we will see how it goes over the next week.

NO driving for a week So I am grounded.

How's it faring David?

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Originally Posted by DavidG

Medial Menicus tear...
What ever that means, is giving me a real pain in the knee.

Doc thinks I may need an Op.

Same leg as the one I broke. Damn maybe just run it through the bandsaw and get me a parrot. Arrrr.

Seen the price of parrots lately?

So how is Ol' Peg leg going anyway?

I too had a torn meniscus some years ago and was supposed to have an opperation but the pain eased somewhat and i never had the operation ......until 8 years later when my meniscus tore to nearly 3cm and was bloody painfull to boot , dont put off the opp as the problem wont go away and you will regret it as i did.

Meniscus damage is common when you do a ligament, but the trend has been not to operate automatically.

The knee is a complex joint and pain can arise at a variety of points. Good diagnosis is essential. I'm a fan of using a skilled sports physio to see what can be done first off with non-invasive techniques like cold packs, strapping, stretches and exercises.

I'm managing to ski without an ACL because building leg strength and using a soft brace can mostly compensate. It does mean exercising for the rest of my life though which is a pain (in the other sense).

As i said in previous post about not having operation on knee, well like i said 8 years later the problem resurfaced although it was always present to a lesser degree.
It was like a whip crack when it let go,
As you could expect i did have an arthroscopy and a sizable piece of meniscus (about 3cm) was removed ,a few other problems were found as well.
It took many months to settle down and to this day gives trouble.
The specialist warned that if i had further problem with this knee that i would have to have knee reconstruction.

Only problem is knee reconstructions are good for twenty years or so ,then you have to repeat the whole thing over again,they haven't got one that lasts a lifetime yet

Fraid there's another prob with reconstructions; the success rate for 2nd time round is lower than for no. 1

There is work going on btw on recoating worn cartiledge in ball and socket joints but that wouldn't help a torn meniscus AFAIK.