Anyone have this done? I am scheduled for this next Wednesday. Anyone have any experience with this?
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Anyone have this done? I am scheduled for this next Wednesday. Anyone have any experience with this?
I had my right knee scoped about 12 years ago and had the lateral meniscus "shaved". It was about a 45 minute surgery. I remember needing to go through about six weeks of rehab. I was told that a person of my age then (40) had a long term risk of developing arthritis in the joint. So far, it has not occurred. I am very active for a 52 yo . . . practice karate 3X week, golf 1x week and I run about 6 or 7 miles each week. All of that said, I have regulalry remained conscious about the surgery on my knee, so, I do not over strain it. As long as you do the rehab you should be fine. Good luck!
RalphS
In 1994 I went in for meniscus surgery. When they got in there, they found the problem was not my meniscus; rather, a chunk of cartilage had dislodged from my femur from a rock climbing accident I'd had a year prior, so the procedure changed. They cut the damaged cartilage away and drilled four holes one-inch deep up into my femur to provide blood to the area so fibrous cartilage would grow. That was pretty rare, and I would guess imaging technology is a good deal better.
When I went under, they said I'd be able to walk out, and recovery would be quick. When I woke up, they handed me crutches, and I had to deal with six months of recovery and physical therapy.
All that to say, when they thought it was a meniscus problem, they made recovery sound like it would be pretty easy.
One of my Judo buddies has had the procedure two or three times. I think he's had each knee once, plus one again. If you hit all the physical therapy you should have no real problems. My biggest piece of advice (as a two time ACL guy) is find a physical therapist you can deal with. I absolutely loved my therapist the 2nd time, easy going guy, very open to looking at some of my sport-specific questions. If I find my first therapist near a dark alley, it won't be pretty. Avoid the sadists. A little discomfort is different that torture.
I had it done a few years ago, pretty much the same deal as the above mentioned people. Told it'd take 6 weeks to recover, and I'd be walking out, I had to use crutches for nearly 2 weeks before I could limp along
I haven't had it (although both my knees sound like they're full of gravel when I flex them (result I guess from years of skiing)... but good luck tomorrow!!!:tu
Oye, I haven't had experience but I myself am scheduled to get one done soon. It's good to hear that full recovery is possible...
Good luck, Rich, speedy recovery!
OK had it done. I am taking pain killers but not strong ones I think but it feels fine. I was told not to overdo it the first several days and elevate and ice it. So far so good...:)
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!:tu
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.:rant: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
+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.Quote:
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Slainte!
I had a 'lnee scope' (the lingual shorthand used by the medical staff) when I was in the Air Force. It was strange circumstances. My knee still bothers me, since the small tear was not the cause of the pain. But it was still there, and it is now gone.
Any way, depending on the severity of the tear (or whatever the malady may be) you'll recover quickly. the doctor freed me of the crutches the day after surgery.
He forgot to refer me to physical therapy, so that took a few weeks to even start. But it is something not to neglect!
Glad to help reactivate the memory banks. :DQuote:
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Holy smokes...that machine sounds like a torture device. But I feel your pain on the recovery time. I recall one session at the physical therapists about four months after my surgery when I wondered if I would ever run again because the pain was so bad at times and my knee was still as big as a cantaloupe. That was a low point. I walked with a cane for a long time, and that was tough to swallow for a 29 year old.
The rock climbing thing sounds cooler that it was. I was climbing at an indoor gym (the Vertical Club in Redmond) doing something stupid that I shouldn't have been doing. Thankfully, I was top-roped, and the guy belaying me caught me before I hit the ground. Never before or since have I felt something that painful as the moment that I ripped that cartilage off my bone. That was intense.
About two years later I was doing some top-rope climbing at Little Si near Snoqualmie Pass, and a friend of a friend had topped out and was being belayed down when his protection failed (he hadn't tied his water knot correctly), and he fell about 20' before he hit the ground on his butt. He miraculously walked out, but I later heard that he had surgery to have two discs fused. I'd never seen anyone fall before, and I was stunned by the violence of the fall and the noise that he made as he hit the ground. That ended my climbing.
Glad to hear you made it through. How's the swelling?Quote:
Originally Posted by RichZ
I was a bit too active yesterday. Tore a stitch. I have been good since. Oh well a lesson learned
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Oh it's there. I went back to work today. I will definetly take it easy though.
How's the knee??
You definitly want to take it easy for a while. I had all the cartlidge removed from my left knee at 16 from a football accident. It probably wouldn't have been so bad, but I was stubborn and pretended I wasn't hurt as bad as I was and played the rest of the year on the knee because I had quite a few scouts watching me and football was the only way I was going to be able to go to college. After the season was over I went to the doctor. They scoped my knee and while I was still under told my parents that almost all the cartlidge was going to have to be removed. so they opened me up and took it out, they left a piece they said about the size of pencil eraser in there. It slowed me down quite abit. But I still joined the military and served 6 years on it. You can still do alot, so don't think you are damaged goods by any means. I recently went back for more pain now at the young age of 35, dreading that they would tell I needed another surgery. The pain now is in the scar not the joint for some reason. After they took new x-rays they were amazed to see that almost all of the cartlidge somehow has grown back and now the only pain is in the scar itself. You may not have this since your knee wasn't opened up. But I had what they called an escape of gas in the knee from the surgery. We were all walking in the mall and it sounded like a gun blast coming out of my knee. God I almost cried because it hurt so bad. It took me nearly 5 minutes before I could stand the pain enough to even stand up. I was told by my surgeon to expect it, and it would be painful. Man that was an understatement. Take care and let us know how your doing.
Well I start physical therapy today. We will see how that goes. I spoke with my doctor Saturday when they took the couple of stiches out. He showed me pictures of the tear and he then said oh there is your ACL and that is torn too. I asked why he didn't repair that too. He said it was also an old injury and that would have been a lot more invasive than the meniscul repair. Then he said you weren't planning to be a pro athlete anyway...:eek:(smartass). Thanks just cause I am old and out of shape; I could become a pro bowler:roflmao.
All in all it is still a bit funky feeling but I think better will see after therapy.
Good to hear you're progressing Rich. Don't push it too hard.
X
ACL reconstruction is usually about over a year of rehab. It is very invasive, because the doctor uses the center 1/3 of the patellar tendon or harvests two strands of hamstring from below the knee. Then there's the drilling a hole from the lower leg into the femur, screws to hold the graft in place. It's a great time. :)
Don't push the rehab too hard. Make sure you ice a lot, because you're going to have swelling. Discomfort is OK, pain is not.
Take it way easy......Hope you're totally up and around soon dude!!
Lynn
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Thanks. When I was heading home last night after my first therapy session I did have some swelling and some minor discomfort but no pain. I was worried until I saw your email.
Thanks Lynn,Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynn
I am moving a bit slow but moving just the same.:D
You'll be back to scaring women and children at your normal pace in no-time, Rich :nj
True true....:roflmao