Thread: Meniscus surgery

Have a speedy and thorough recovery Rich.

Jordan

Hi, I had done in 94 on both knees. One knee followed the another in 6 months. My surgery was at HSS in NYC. The surgery has been a success as I have been able to engage in skiing, golf, running and squash. Though not enough of the last lately due to poor scheduling.

Be sure to ice the knee as instructed and take any meds given. My recovery was good as I used a stationary bike for 3 months following the surgery to maintain strength and avoid damage.

Good luck

Get well soon Rich! Surgery, even when "minor" is such a pain. Here wishing for your speedy recovery!

Tulip, back in 1993 I had that exact same surgery done to my ankle for a piece of cartilage and bone that was torn out of ankle socket due to a dislocation suffered when I stepped in a pot hole while jogging (this is lame, I know). The recovery time was stunningly long and the procedure was quite painful. I spent months in bed with my ankle strapped into a machine that methodically moved the joint back and forth in order to "line up" the blood from the drill holes to "patch" the divot in the cartilage. That was terrible... thanks for bringing up a memory I had worked so hard to forget.LOL, just kidding. I will never forget that episode.

Hope your recovery goes well and you're 100%. I'm going for rotator
cuff surgery within the next few months. I'm actually looking
forward to it so I won't be in so much pain...I hope.

John

Here's to healthy healing, Rich. Take it easy, man.

X

. . . and be faithful to your physical therapy! It sounds like you're having a good outcome!

RalphS

Originally Posted by RalphS

. . . and be faithful to your physical therapy! It sounds like you're having a good outcome!

RalphS

+1 on the physical therapy. I got lazy when I had my knee scoped and the recovery took a lot longer than it should have. Also, if you're ticklish, don't let anyone tickle your foot after your surgery. The instinctive knee-jerk really hurts.

Slainte!