Subject: RE: Question for those who have had medial meniscus surgery I have had 3 partial meniscectomies on my medial meniscus in my rt knee. Each time they took a little bit more leaving me with "not freaking much" as my Doc so gently put it. Each one of my surgeries was a tiny bit different, but none of them were all that painful. Each Dr. treats the rehab a bit differently. My first surgery was when I was in professional sports, and they had me on crutches until I could walk without a limp (5 days or so ), but I was on the exercise bike the day after doing easy spinning. My second two surgeries were years later, and they had me walk as soon as pain permitted (limping or not ). I was instructed to do leg lifts starting the night of the surgery, and was pretty active within 4-6 weeks (I was not a runner then ).
Here is the rub...if it hurts because of a tear, it will stop the pain when they cut it out. However, if they can repair it (a much tougher surgery and rehab ), you are much better off in the long run. I'm now looking at serious problems from having nothing left. Be careful, find a good doc, and listen to them. Follow the rehab religiously. Good luck. |