Just had my knee scoped....Doc said he cleaned up what he could, but it is "bone
on bone"  50/50 chance on improvement.   I'm 39 years old and fairly
active....not ready for the nursing home yet!  Anyone have this
experience....What can I expect?

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Hi Lennard

I had good luck with the three basic pain meds.

The information I found was by Googling "torn meniscus". One source was
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Jay

Lennard Davis wrote:
>
> Hi Jay,
> Thanks for the advice. I'll try the pillow. I've noticed that things
> are much better when the knee is bent. I also noticed that Advil or
> Aleve didn't do anything for the pain...did you find that too?
> You say you understand that surgery does not work as well in older
> folks....how do you know that? Is there some study I can look at?
> I understood from a handout my doctor gave me that x-rays don't show
> the meniscal tears. That the MRI shows them very well. So you may want
> to have an MRI.
> Hope you can keep riding...my doc suggested bike riding and swimming
> as alternatives until this is fixed or clears up.
> Best,
> Lennard
>
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Jay Beckham <jay@...
> <mailto:jay@...>> wrote:
>
>     Lennard
>     I am also new to the list and have had an xray but my doctor has not
>     gotten back with me yet. However, I found some relief at night
>     putting a
>     pillow under my knee to keep it up and bent a bit. Otherwise my knee
>     hurts and sleep is difficult.
>     I am 69 and bike a lot and I understand that surgery in older
>     people is
>     not as effective as it is in younger people. So I am hopefully
>     going to
>     cure this in some manner other than surgery.
>     Jay Beckham
>
>     lennarddavis wrote:
>     >
>     > Hi All,
>     > I'm new to the list. I'm a 60 year old runner who has never had any
>     > major knee problems in almost 40 years of running. About 6
>     months ago
>     > I developed some mild pain in my left knee, but it only bothered me
>     > when I crossed my legs. A couple of days ago I was running, felt
>     some
>     > pain, then suddenly much sharper pain. I stopped running and walked
>     > home (actually could not run). Later I could not even walk a
>     couple of
>     > blocks. I went to an orthopedist who specializes in sports medicine
>     > who said that I had a torn medial meniscus and is sending me for an
>     > MRI. Meanwhile, I am having excruciating pain in bed at night,
>     but not
>     > much pain during the day. Standing and sitting don't seem to
>     produce
>     > the pain that laying down does. I have to walk slowly and with a
>     limp,
>     > but there isn't that much pain. Does anyone have recommendations
>     for
>     > dealing with the pain from lying in bed? Also, is surgery the
>     only option?
>     > Best,
>     >
>     > Lennard
>     >
>     >
>
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