Glad to hear the surgery went well, Bob!
Hope you have a speedy recovery!
Hope you have a speedy recovery!
Has anyone had a meniscus tear?
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Have a speedy recovery mate
Best Wishes, Bob.
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Thanks for the good wishes everyone. The worst part has been the havoc the anesthesia has played with my stomach. It actually made me look at a corned beef sandwich in disgust. The doc showed me pictures he took when he was in there, and I couldn't believe how frayed it was. I'm lucky that the knee didn't lock up.
Now you tell me?????
I hope all works out for mrs. ouch.
I'm on it and icing right now. I'm not sure about any PT, yet. I imagine we will discuss it at follow up.
Now you tell me?????
I hope all works out for mrs. ouch. I'm on it and icing right now. I'm not sure about any PT, yet. I imagine we will discuss it at follow up.
Great to hear that, Bob. My wife had her knee drained and a shot of cortisone. I'm thinking she may need her knee rebuilt.
You'll be amazed at how quickly you'll become un-hobbled. The worst part for me was that my knee locked up, and with my Cadillac plan and the greatest country for medical procedures still took a month to schedule surgery.
You'll be amazed at how quickly you'll become un-hobbled. The worst part for me was that my knee locked up, and with my Cadillac plan and the greatest country for medical procedures still took a month to schedule surgery.
AswomeThanks for the good wishes everyone. The worst part has been the havoc the anesthesia has played with my stomach. It actually made me look at a corned beef sandwich in disgust. The doc showed me pictures he took when he was in there, and I couldn't believe how frayed it was. I'm lucky that the knee didn't lock up.
Now you tell me?????
I'm on it and icing right now. I'm not sure about any PT, yet. I imagine we will discuss it at follow up.
Good luck. Ice, stretch, walk, and strengthen.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Good luck with your procedure and recovery, Bob. Would riding a bike be a good substitute for your running? Less impact for sure. Swimming?
I'm glad you're doing well Bob. I hope you have a speedy recovery.
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I think so on both counts. The doc says that I can jog, which turns out to be the pace I usually run anyway, but less frequently. Now that I can plan on being active again, I'll probably jog a couple of days per week, and fill that out with bike, swim and elliptical.
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The knee is progressively getting back to normal. I can walk on it with no pain, and the swelling is going down. I'm hoping to be back to normal range of motion by mid-week. The damn stitches itch, though.
That's great news Bob.
Great news
You can't spell stiches without "itches" ...
OUCH, bring Bob his well deserved Philly cheesesteak from Pat's Steaks. 
I dropped off a Pat's and a Geno's at the 18th floor of his school's admin building. They told me "Everyone knows Bob," and assured me they would have no problem delivering them to him.
Excellent!
Dayum, Genos and Pats
Had one in the early eighties. Doctor insisted I stay overnight in the hospital afterwards. Had extra strength Tylenol for pain killers and it worked fine. 2006, had a surgery for the same thing on the other knee. Turned out I had a fracture inside the joint that shredded the meniscus. Had some bone work done, along with sucking out what was left of my meniscus. Horrendously painful, and the rehab that followed even more painful. Knew when they woke me up it wasn't the same. Four months on crutches with no weight on that knee. Took me two months to be able to rotate a pedal of an exercise bike. Beware of any doc saying it will be just a simple meniscus repair. Extremely squeamish about any surgery since.
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