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March 17, 2011 at 11:56 AM #679052March 17, 2011 at 12:02 PM #677922
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ParticipantI tore my meniscus dunking a basketball when I was 25. I saw a prominent sports doctor in San Diego who wanted to do surgery. I couldn’t run but I could bike and lift weights, so I biked until I could run again, no surgery and I could sprint again a month or so after the Dr. recommend the surgery and never looked back. It aches a tiny bit when I spend a lot of time outdoors in cold weather.
Some additional circumstances, I was in extremely good shape and had a habit of serious stretching. My injury might not have been as serious as the OP’s.
March 17, 2011 at 12:02 PM #677978ParticipantI tore my meniscus dunking a basketball when I was 25. I saw a prominent sports doctor in San Diego who wanted to do surgery. I couldn’t run but I could bike and lift weights, so I biked until I could run again, no surgery and I could sprint again a month or so after the Dr. recommend the surgery and never looked back. It aches a tiny bit when I spend a lot of time outdoors in cold weather.
Some additional circumstances, I was in extremely good shape and had a habit of serious stretching. My injury might not have been as serious as the OP’s.
March 17, 2011 at 12:02 PM #678579ParticipantI tore my meniscus dunking a basketball when I was 25. I saw a prominent sports doctor in San Diego who wanted to do surgery. I couldn’t run but I could bike and lift weights, so I biked until I could run again, no surgery and I could sprint again a month or so after the Dr. recommend the surgery and never looked back. It aches a tiny bit when I spend a lot of time outdoors in cold weather.
Some additional circumstances, I was in extremely good shape and had a habit of serious stretching. My injury might not have been as serious as the OP’s.
March 17, 2011 at 12:02 PM #678716ParticipantI tore my meniscus dunking a basketball when I was 25. I saw a prominent sports doctor in San Diego who wanted to do surgery. I couldn’t run but I could bike and lift weights, so I biked until I could run again, no surgery and I could sprint again a month or so after the Dr. recommend the surgery and never looked back. It aches a tiny bit when I spend a lot of time outdoors in cold weather.
Some additional circumstances, I was in extremely good shape and had a habit of serious stretching. My injury might not have been as serious as the OP’s.
March 17, 2011 at 12:02 PM #679057ParticipantI tore my meniscus dunking a basketball when I was 25. I saw a prominent sports doctor in San Diego who wanted to do surgery. I couldn’t run but I could bike and lift weights, so I biked until I could run again, no surgery and I could sprint again a month or so after the Dr. recommend the surgery and never looked back. It aches a tiny bit when I spend a lot of time outdoors in cold weather.
Some additional circumstances, I was in extremely good shape and had a habit of serious stretching. My injury might not have been as serious as the OP’s.
March 17, 2011 at 12:55 PM #677942sdrealtor
ParticipantThanx for the reponses. Unfortunately I am neither 20 or even 25 and the body doesnt bounce back like it once did. Going to Dr tomorrow. Hope it goes well.
March 17, 2011 at 12:55 PM #677998ParticipantThanx for the reponses. Unfortunately I am neither 20 or even 25 and the body doesnt bounce back like it once did. Going to Dr tomorrow. Hope it goes well.
March 17, 2011 at 12:55 PM #678599ParticipantThanx for the reponses. Unfortunately I am neither 20 or even 25 and the body doesnt bounce back like it once did. Going to Dr tomorrow. Hope it goes well.
March 17, 2011 at 12:55 PM #678734ParticipantThanx for the reponses. Unfortunately I am neither 20 or even 25 and the body doesnt bounce back like it once did. Going to Dr tomorrow. Hope it goes well.
March 17, 2011 at 12:55 PM #679076ParticipantThanx for the reponses. Unfortunately I am neither 20 or even 25 and the body doesnt bounce back like it once did. Going to Dr tomorrow. Hope it goes well.
March 17, 2011 at 1:01 PM #677946SK in CV
ParticipantOpinions on torn meniscus treatment seems to ebb and flo. Surgeons do surgery so that tends to be their preferred treatment. Some studies have shown, however, that depending on the symptoms, results from surgery may not be any better than less invasive treatments, like PT and treatment with NSAID’s. It seems that the dividing point between the two are the level of immobility and whether or not the knee is locking.
Recovery from surgery varies tremendously. I’ve known people that had surgery and were in pain and immobile for weeks. One guy was actually in a wheel chair for a few days followed by weeks on crutches. My sister was sore for months.
I was on the opposite end of the spectrum. I had 3 tears, 2 lateral, 1 medial repaired, plus tons of crud removed (the doctor said after pumping my knee full of saline, it looked like a snowstorm there were so many pieces floating around.) when I was about 45, after a specific injury and years of abuse. Had the surgery on a Friday morning, went out the following morning without crutches. Never had any pain. Dr. took a look on Monday morning and I went to work. A week later I was hiking. Never had therapy. Nothing. But everyone reacts a little bit different.
March 17, 2011 at 1:01 PM #678003ParticipantOpinions on torn meniscus treatment seems to ebb and flo. Surgeons do surgery so that tends to be their preferred treatment. Some studies have shown, however, that depending on the symptoms, results from surgery may not be any better than less invasive treatments, like PT and treatment with NSAID’s. It seems that the dividing point between the two are the level of immobility and whether or not the knee is locking.
Recovery from surgery varies tremendously. I’ve known people that had surgery and were in pain and immobile for weeks. One guy was actually in a wheel chair for a few days followed by weeks on crutches. My sister was sore for months.
I was on the opposite end of the spectrum. I had 3 tears, 2 lateral, 1 medial repaired, plus tons of crud removed (the doctor said after pumping my knee full of saline, it looked like a snowstorm there were so many pieces floating around.) when I was about 45, after a specific injury and years of abuse. Had the surgery on a Friday morning, went out the following morning without crutches. Never had any pain. Dr. took a look on Monday morning and I went to work. A week later I was hiking. Never had therapy. Nothing. But everyone reacts a little bit different.
March 17, 2011 at 1:01 PM #678604ParticipantOpinions on torn meniscus treatment seems to ebb and flo. Surgeons do surgery so that tends to be their preferred treatment. Some studies have shown, however, that depending on the symptoms, results from surgery may not be any better than less invasive treatments, like PT and treatment with NSAID’s. It seems that the dividing point between the two are the level of immobility and whether or not the knee is locking.
Recovery from surgery varies tremendously. I’ve known people that had surgery and were in pain and immobile for weeks. One guy was actually in a wheel chair for a few days followed by weeks on crutches. My sister was sore for months.
I was on the opposite end of the spectrum. I had 3 tears, 2 lateral, 1 medial repaired, plus tons of crud removed (the doctor said after pumping my knee full of saline, it looked like a snowstorm there were so many pieces floating around.) when I was about 45, after a specific injury and years of abuse. Had the surgery on a Friday morning, went out the following morning without crutches. Never had any pain. Dr. took a look on Monday morning and I went to work. A week later I was hiking. Never had therapy. Nothing. But everyone reacts a little bit different.
March 17, 2011 at 1:01 PM #678740ParticipantOpinions on torn meniscus treatment seems to ebb and flo. Surgeons do surgery so that tends to be their preferred treatment. Some studies have shown, however, that depending on the symptoms, results from surgery may not be any better than less invasive treatments, like PT and treatment with NSAID’s. It seems that the dividing point between the two are the level of immobility and whether or not the knee is locking.
Recovery from surgery varies tremendously. I’ve known people that had surgery and were in pain and immobile for weeks. One guy was actually in a wheel chair for a few days followed by weeks on crutches. My sister was sore for months.
I was on the opposite end of the spectrum. I had 3 tears, 2 lateral, 1 medial repaired, plus tons of crud removed (the doctor said after pumping my knee full of saline, it looked like a snowstorm there were so many pieces floating around.) when I was about 45, after a specific injury and years of abuse. Had the surgery on a Friday morning, went out the following morning without crutches. Never had any pain. Dr. took a look on Monday morning and I went to work. A week later I was hiking. Never had therapy. Nothing. But everyone reacts a little bit different.
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