Meniscus Tear

[TerriblePizza]

My doctor seems to think I've torn my lateral meniscus in my left knee. I'm going to get an X-Ray and MRI so that he can confirm the diagnosis.

Anybody ever have the surgery? Whats the procedure and recovery like?

[Wither]

Thought that muscle was elsewhere... nevermind.

[Hawk]

good name for a grunge band

[Happy Panther]

My doctor seems to think I've torn my lateral meniscus in my left knee. I'm going to get an X-Ray and MRI so that he can confirm the diagnosis.

Anybody ever have the surgery? Whats the procedure and recovery like?

I did and it healed on its own but took months and months. Apparently the recovery for surgery is months and months as well...

[TerriblePizza]

I did and it healed on its own but took months and months. Apparently the recovery for surgery is months and months as well...

Great. Did you have to get an MRI?

[Wither]

Great. Did you have to get an MRI?

Get the MRI.

[TerriblePizza]

Get the MRI.

Was still planning to. I just wasn't happy about the prospects of surgery.

[Darth Biscuit]

Any surgery on a tendon is many months of recovery. My doc told me when I had my rotator cuff surgery that it was 12 months until 100%. It feels 100% now (9 months now) but it's not 100% strength yet.

It was 6 weeks before I was allowed to move it actively, 4 months before I could lift 5 lbs., and another month before I could lift unlimited weight... so that was 5 months before I could start strengthening it. I'm sure a knee is similar. You just have to be patient, but I wouldn't count on "just letting it heal." Listen to the dr.

[Happy Panther]

I didn't but they stuck a needle in it and drew fluid and decided it was probably a meniscus tear because of the blood. Or something like that.

I had put off going for a while - like a month - and it was getting better but really really slowly. Could barely walk at first.

Doc basically said if it kept getting better fine but get ready for probable surgery. After like 6 months it went away.

Plenty of buddies have had the arthroscopic and it takes a while to heal

[Happy Panther]

If I sat in a chair and lifted my leg it would shake uncontrollably for 2 years. IO probably should have just gotten the MRI and surgery.

[Wither]

Had a broken hand for a while and didn't know. Got an various x-rays and an MRI. Ended up being a little late for surgery but had a cast. It is still weak to this day.

Get the tests and don't wait. You don't want to regret it.

[TerriblePizza]

I didn't but they stuck a needle in it and drew fluid and decided it was probably a meniscus tear because of the blood. Or something like that.

I had put off going for a while - like a month - and it was getting better but really really slowly. Could barely walk at first.

Doc basically said if it kept getting better fine but get ready for probable surgery. After like 6 months it went away.

Plenty of buddies have had the arthroscopic and it takes a while to heal

Yours sounds much worse than mine. I can still walk fine, but I have a lot of swelling and pain.

[boo7382]

pops did it and they went in with the scope...

his knees haven't been the same way since. probably took him around a year to recover. he had 2 surgeries and still ices his knees every time he plays golf....which is like everyday

[captfluoro]

As a radiologist as well as someone who has torn their meniscus and had arthroscopic surgery, its not bad. MRI is definitive study for diagnosis. Got my knee scoped and Ortho gave me crutches which I used for about 6 hours the next morning, felt like I didn't need them so I didn't use them. Went to rehab for a few weeks, was told I couldn't golf for 3 months but I was back playing in about 2. Happened about 9-10 years ago, have had no trouble since. Understand that I'm 44 and not the most active guy anymore but I've had no trouble. Knee will occasionally pop and click but so does my other knee and there is no pain. Sucks getting older. Good luck to you.