Re: Anyone had a torn meniscus?
At first I read this; and I’m like WTF???
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TerrorInTheShadows</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My dad's meniscus was torn and he was in alot of pain but he walked out of the hospital on his own two legs after surgery. if i remember correctly he was back to normal in 3 weeks? He had it trimmed though, not completly removed and replaced. He currently uses the eliptical machines at the gym to prolonge his next surgery. Hes a hardcore bycicle enthusiast too and it doesn't hinder his performance at all anymore. </div></div>
Then this.....
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TerrorInTheShadows</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Okay i spoke to my dad about it and he said he's never going to be healed fully untill his knee actually gets replaced. Apparently it still pains him incredibly but its alot less so than before the surgery. He claimed a different type of pain though too. And he cannot run anymore at all. The eliptical machine is his best friend now, whenever he cant get on his bike and ride.
Hope this helps,
Dylan </div></div>
Dylan thank you for taking the time to come back with a 2nd post after speaking to your dad, you could have easily walked away and let the first one stand.
SD, I did a really good job of shredding mine up, had surgery, and will never be the same. In my particular case there was quite a bit of damage and waaaaay to much time between the final injury (that no longer allowed me to use my right leg) and the time I had surgery for reason’s I don’t want to get into. DO NOT make the same mistake! I suffered so much atrophy (Muscular) that I had to start walking all over again in a pool. (Think form, stability, fear of damaging ligaments, etc.) Physical therapy was brutal, but very humbling at the same time. Just when you start to feel sorry for yourself, you can usually just look around the room and realize your “little knee problem” isn’t such a big deal when you see how badly off other’s can be.
Lateral stability won’t be much of a factor if you keep the muscle around the knee in good condition. Depending on how bad your injury actually is, and you still have strength in leg and knee area, the surgery and “recovery” really isn’t that big of a deal. Yes there will be some pain, but it wasn’t bad enough to need pain medication. I only took the pain pills they gave me for a couple of days after surgery and that was it. Not that it didn’t hurt, especially after a session of PT, but I just didn’t like how they made me feel.
I personally would not go under the knife until the pain got to a point where I had to favor the leg and began to lose muscle. However, once you do have it, the overall pain relief is wonderful.
Jwilly’s post is spot on with how things are after the fact:
<span style="font-style: italic">“Weather changes suck, running is out for the most part, but the eliptical and swimming all good. Doesn't bother too much while hunting, I don't feel a lateral stability problem, just like the onset of a arthritic type condition. seems to get painful if I get lazy.” </span>
-Pat
