Hi, My MRI shows a complex tear in the meniscus although I do not have much pain. Doctors say surgury is the permanant way to fix it but not an emergency. Take...
Charles, I suffered an MCL,ACL and meniscus injury. Have you hurt anything other than your Meniscus? The recovery from meniscus repair, which is just the ...
I'd be interested in others experiences or opinions also, as I injured both knees 6 years ago, and now the doctor is saying now that I most likely tore some...
Well, the last two weeks was a WHIRL-WIND. :) I had my apt with my surgeon on Wed. 3/22 and he told me I didn't have to come back to see him any more, and...
Tonia, As far as the weight lifting goes,,, I to am not allowed to do any lifting yet. The only thing I have been told that I can do is ankle weights, standing...
i have had 2 surgeries for the tears, the first one i had Sept 13/ 03 and the last one was Nov 29/ 05 i injured my knww at work oct 16/02 getting ontp a fork...
Yeah, I kinda figured. Although neither has said anything about not lifiting, they also didn't say I COULD life either. :) I'll ask when I go back next month....
If I've only torn a meniscus, why have I been on crutches for 3 weeks and can't still walk on my leg? I can put it down and stand on it partially but its...
Nisha, thanks for sending the links. DH is scheduled for the 20th, so we're trying to get as ready as we can. Hope your procedure went really well and that...
Anyone know of anyone who has had surgey for a torn miniscus and left the hospital with only a cane. No crutches. I have heard this and was wondering if this...
I've heard of People having their ACL's replaced with cadaver ACL's and going home without crutches or a cane. My PT has had her own sister have this procedure...
hi everyone! Im almost a week postop on my surgery and it has been a painful week. last wednesday i had some torn ligaments surgically repaired. I was tired of...
... Hi :) I left on crutches and a velcroe immobilizer. There is no way i could have left with just a cane. maybe it was because of all the drugs they had me...
i had the meniscus surgery 2 times now.. this last time i had staples and they took them out like next day ,did not really hurt i only had a couple thought and...
Hi everyone, My name is Kim; I'm in Southern California. Doc says I probably have a torn meniscus. Symptoms are that the knee locks up, every few weeks or...
... have ... weeks ... last ... KNEEguru ... Anyone ... you ... I unfortunately had the knee locking up problem plus my patella dislocating. I went in last...
i had nothing show up on my xrays or MRI except possibe tears and minut arthritise and i did not show all the trates of having a tear anyway they did the...
It was the same for me. They did not REALLLY know what was going on till they operated on my knee. then he found the tear and fixed it. all my MRI showed was...
I am 8 weeks post op and am planning on playing golf in a couple of weeks. My PT consists of agility drills now where I am running after balls on the floor...
I don't see too much of a problem with that. I would recommend using a cart at this stage, but most people use carts exclusively anyways (we are a lazy...
i was told in 03 that i would need a knee replacement in about 20 yrs mostlikely and now in 05 this doc said it would be alot sooner ,,my knee still bothers me...
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I am NEW to this group. My Name is Dawn. I have been out of work for a month due to knee problems. I am going for a MRI today. The DR said if he see's any...
Hi Dawn! WELCOME! Are you doing any kind of Physical Therapy at this point?? I had an ACL tear that had to be replaced by surgery. tonia Tonia Daniel...
Hi Dawn Until you have the MRI, diagnosis, and some idea of the type of surgery you may need, I don't think you can decide for or against surgery. Some rehab...
Hi Dawn, I tore my ACL three years ago in a sports injury and all my doctors told me i needed surgery. I didn't get it and i have been fine, very active and...
Hi all. I was wondering if anyone has experience with surgery/recovery for discoid meniscus. For almost a year I've had pain in both knees when squatting. A...
I know you guys don't want to read my whole story so am putting my?? To you all before my story and background.... <<For all of you who have gone to the doc...
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