Meniscus Tear Repair surgery

galardogod

galardogod

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So MRIs came back and was told i exploded my lateral meniscus. I am having surgery Wednesday. I havent been able to find a whole lot of information on the surgery or recovery and have heard varying things so i was wondering if any one on NS had this surgery and could tell me.
 
I did both menisci and my acl at the same time. when surgery is through just be real diligent with physio and stretching. it's hella important cause if your meniscus doesn't heal properly it will really fuck up the range of your knee.
 
im assuming you are getting a meniscus scope surgery?

if this is the case make sure you take it very easy for the first week, its standard to walk off of the operation table but your body needs a little time to recuperate after. After the first week start doing one leg squats, only go as deep as feels comfortable. Use pain as a guide for what you can and cant do, I know that seems vague but that is how you will be able to build strength back in your knee while you heal from the operation.

Oh yeah stretch EVERYDAY, this is important in order for you to keep range of motion in your knee once you are all healed.

standard time to be back good as new is about 6 weeks, but everyone is different.
 
13661701:poofartpee said:
im assuming you are getting a meniscus scope surgery?

if this is the case make sure you take it very easy for the first week, its standard to walk off of the operation table but your body needs a little time to recuperate after. After the first week start doing one leg squats, only go as deep as feels comfortable. Use pain as a guide for what you can and cant do, I know that seems vague but that is how you will be able to build strength back in your knee while you heal from the operation.

Oh yeah stretch EVERYDAY, this is important in order for you to keep range of motion in your knee once you are all healed.

standard time to be back good as new is about 6 weeks, but everyone is different.
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i am getting it scoped but they are actually stitching the torn piece and Appearntly i am looking at 4-6 months recovery and crutches for 6 weeks.
 
13661701:poofartpee said:
im assuming you are getting a meniscus scope surgery?

if this is the case make sure you take it very easy for the first week, its standard to walk off of the operation table but your body needs a little time to recuperate after. After the first week start doing one leg squats, only go as deep as feels comfortable. Use pain as a guide for what you can and cant do, I know that seems vague but that is how you will be able to build strength back in your knee while you heal from the operation.

Oh yeah stretch EVERYDAY, this is important in order for you to keep range of motion in your knee once you are all healed.

standard time to be back good as new is about 6 weeks, but everyone is different.
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As opposed to, what? Open? Unless he is getting his knee replaced, it is certainly through a arthroscope. It is not standard to walk off the operating table, as he will be given a general anesthetic, and wake up on a different bed in a different room. It is certainly day-surgery, so you will likely either get to use a w/c to get to your driver's car or they will give you an AD to leave. And I would start with double leg squats, as opposed to just going bonkers with high level stuff...

13661772:galardogod said:
i am getting it scoped but they are actually stitching the torn piece and Appearntly i am looking at 4-6 months recovery and crutches for 6 weeks.
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yeah you gotta be NWB for that period to allow the tear to heal - cartilage is relatively low on blood flow, so it takes a while to heal (unlike muscle, which is super vascular). Just get in good with your PT, follow his or her directions, and work your ass off to get full extension ASAP. Good luck!
 
13661831:galaxia said:
As opposed to, what? Open? Unless he is getting his knee replaced, it is certainly through a arthroscope. It is not standard to walk off the operating table, as he will be given a general anesthetic, and wake up on a different bed in a different room. It is certainly day-surgery, so you will likely either get to use a w/c to get to your driver's car or they will give you an AD to leave. And I would start with double leg squats, as opposed to just going bonkers with high level stuff...

not to be rude but i have had two meniscus scopes that were done via local anesthetic so you walk in and out of the operating room. clearly you have not...
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13661856:poofartpee said:
As opposed to, what? Open? Unless he is getting his knee replaced, it is certainly through a arthroscope. It is not standard to walk off the operating table, as he will be given a general anesthetic, and wake up on a different bed in a different room. It is certainly day-surgery, so you will likely either get to use a w/c to get to your driver's car or they will give you an AD to leave. And I would start with double leg squats, as opposed to just going bonkers with high level stuff...

not to be rude but i have had two meniscus scopes that were done via local anesthetic so you walk in and out of the operating room. clearly you have not...
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newb post by me

not to be rude but i have had two meniscus scopes that were done via local anesthetic so you walk in and out of the operating room. clearly you have not...
 
13661772:galardogod said:
i am getting it scoped but they are actually stitching the torn piece and Appearntly i am looking at 4-6 months recovery and crutches for 6 weeks.
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oh thats unfortunate, I've had that done as well but it didn't take, so they had to cut out the torn pieces. disregard my advice before then.
 
13661859:poofartpee said:
oh thats unfortunate, I've had that done as well but it didn't take, so they had to cut out the torn pieces. disregard my advice before then.
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Yeah i am pretty scared about that to because my tear is pretty bad. I have heard of people kind of walking out of the hospital after haveing it sucked out but they were on crutches. I dont think that is recommended because of the stitches on the wound. But how long was the anticipated recovery? I am hoping to be back for football inthe fall and i am willing to go to what ever extent to get there.
 
I tore my meniscus and didn't get surgery and did my own physical therapy. Doctor said if my knee wasn't hanging up and/or clicking when I would bend it after I was able to regain a full range of motion that surgery wasn't 100% necessary. And that scoping would be the only procedure necessary. Having had shoulder surgery already, I didn't want to be out of commission again. I'm very disciplined when it comes to healing my body so I feel like I recovered very well on my own and only get minor aches when the low pressure systems roll in. I feel like an old man in that aspect haha.

A good friend of mine just got the scoping done on his meniscus tear and was back to full speed in 2 months after doing some solid PT up to that point. But he is like freakin super man with his health, takes his diet very serious and anything related to his body very serious. It all depends on the person and the injury and the Dr's. Good luck!
 
13661858:poofartpee said:
newb post by me

not to be rude but i have had two meniscus scopes that were done via local anesthetic so you walk in and out of the operating room. clearly you have not...
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Be rude all you want, you are correct and I was mistaken. The only concessions I will take is that 1) the majority of scopes, especially repairs, are done via a general procedure, which is standard for pretty much every major joint, and 2) I am in shock that they administered the agent, cut ports, inserted camera and tool, irrigated and performed the surgery, stitched you up, and then you walked out without so much as a cane. Thats amazing! Good on you.

13662037:ebotdz said:
do you mean range of motion or flexion?
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no I mean extension, i.e. straightening your leg. Getting to 0 is super important for gait mechanics, so it is a big milestone :) flexion/full ROM can/will progress later.
 
13662099:galaxia said:
no I mean extension, i.e. straightening your leg. Getting to 0 is super important for gait mechanics, so it is a big milestone :) flexion/full ROM can/will progress later.
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just thought it was weird. i had a hamstring graft, two meniscus repairs, and micro-fractures done last tuesday. at no point was extension a concern. my leg was able to fully straighten the next day
 
LISTEN TO YOUR DOCTOR AND PTS. I had a homie try to rush the healing and he's now had 3 different surgeries. I followed my instructions to a T and I'm back to 100%. I tore my acl, mcl and both menisci and got a scope and hamstring Graf. It took almost a year but it's better than my homie who just tore his mcl and is still using crutches.
 
13662162:ebotdz said:
just thought it was weird. i had a hamstring graft, two meniscus repairs, and micro-fractures done last tuesday. at no point was extension a concern. my leg was able to fully straighten the next day
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What was the hamstring graft for? ACL I assume? Ask your PT to see a copy of your surgeons rehab protocol. Every stage will have delineated goals, and you will notice that achieving 0 is high on the list.

When you have an ortho surgery, the doctors ensure good mechanics and ROM when you are under (expect for the guy who had the procedure done via local anesth, not sure how that all works). Your leg may tighten up shortly after surgery. If it doesnt, thats one less thing to worry about!
 
13661897:galardogod said:
Yeah i am pretty scared about that to because my tear is pretty bad. I have heard of people kind of walking out of the hospital after haveing it sucked out but they were on crutches. I dont think that is recommended because of the stitches on the wound. But how long was the anticipated recovery? I am hoping to be back for football inthe fall and i am willing to go to what ever extent to get there.
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I had an ACl repair done at the same time, so my healing process was based on that more then my meniscus.

13662099:galaxia said:
Be rude all you want, you are correct and I was mistaken. The only concessions I will take is that 1) the majority of scopes, especially repairs, are done via a general procedure, which is standard for pretty much every major joint, and 2) I am in shock that they administered the agent, cut ports, inserted camera and tool, irrigated and performed the surgery, stitched you up, and then you walked out without so much as a cane. Thats amazing! Good on you.

What do you actually know? you sound like a first year nurse student that thinks she know all because she bought a fancy $300 text books. Further I appreciate the sarcasm but I was not a special case for walking off the table after a Mencius removal, this is standard
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Hey man, I've had meniscus surgery, twice. The first time it was ACL and meniscus so it was fairly major. But my medial meniscus came apart again so I got part of it sewn up and part of it cutt out. The second surgery on my meniscus went super smoothly! I was only on crutches for about 2 days after then I was walking again. The swelling went down fairly quick and in about 3 weeks I was lightly running. That was October of 2014 and now my meniscus feels pretty good! Skied hard this season and even harder last season! Shouldn't be too bad man, you're knee will feel so much better after the surgery
 
I've had a lot of work done on my knees (getting my 4th ACL reconstructed in May) and have done the arthroscopic meniscus repair. Its not bad at all, if you go into your surgery strong then you'll come out strong. Just stay with the PT and listen to what they tell you, I was back walking 3 days after surgery and back to full activity within 5 months. Just stay on top of the PT and don't do any stupid shit for a bit and you'll be good to go quickly
 
Question to everyone i was told i couldnt bear wieght on that leg for like a month. Did any of you have that? I appreciate everyones responses.
 
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