Guest swmnk9training Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Well everyone, I finally head into surgery on Thursday for my knee. I will be having my meniscus cartilage either repaired or partially removed. Not something a 21 year old wants to have happen. The injury happened back in November of 06 and after 2 doctors finally found one that will do something for me! I injured it deer hunting, running on chisle plowed feilds and must have stepped on a clump and twisted it wrong. Wish me luck as there is a chance I will be on crutches for 6 weeks which means out of work at the police department. The doctor is only thinking about a week so I'm hoping that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Best of luck heading into surgery. I am currently out of commission due to a spinal fusion I had a month ago and doctor says no work till the bone fuses with the vertabrae. He says about six months. Good luck with your surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Wishing you the best! Remember after surgery to bust your butt doing the physical therapy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Gosh, too bad you have to have that done! All the best, I'm sure it'll go well for ya and like Orlan said, do lots of therapy afterwards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 ........HEY!!...I've wondered where you have been! ....Good to hear from you..... -Wishing the best on your knee.......Keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hope the surgery and recovery go well for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 I had mine removed a couple of years ago...feels much better than it did before. Too bad DogDoc doesn't come around much anymore....he probably could have done it for cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hang in there. I hope it all goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 best of luck on the surgery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 good luck. i hope they put you back to "good as new" status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hope you pulled through! Just take it easy...you don't want to ruin it. What did they end up doing? With meniscus, it depends what area as one part has more blood flow and does better but the other part not so much blood flow and does poorly healing. But from what I've heard, knees are alot better after surgery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest swmnk9training Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I go in on Thursday Turkeygirl so I will let you know what they end up doing! The first doctor I saw said it should heal with me being so young, but it didn't so after a cortisone shot and him saying "well there's nothing else I can do except shoot you up with cortisone again" I decided I needed a second opinion. Hopefully they will only need to take out a small portion of the cartilage like the second doctor says. The first doctor said the tear was more toward the middle which would mean a repair, but who knows! Guess they will find out when they get in there. I won't know if I'll be on crutches for a couple days, or for 6 weeks, until i wake up after surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Not to worry, you should recover quickly. I would be amazed if you are on crutches very long. I have a friend who recently had a medial tear repaired and he was back to work in two days. His job as a pharmacist isn't very strenuous but one week after surgery he had minimal bruising and pain. Whether they do a repair or a meniscectomy the prognosis is excellent. It is a shame you could not have had it done sooner as the results tend to be somewhat better if done within the first couple of months. A positive attitude can make the difference. Hang in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeybuster Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Best of luck to you. Hope everything goes well for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest swmnk9training Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Well, surgery went well. It took about 2 1/2 hours for surgery and recovery. I'm home resting now. I do not need to use crutches so that was a good thing to hear. The doctor cleaned out a bunch of inflammed tissue and some cartilage. He said give it a few days and I will be walking fine and can take the bandaging off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 ...Hey, that's wonderful!-Thanks for the update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Glad to hear this! Take it easy and build up some strength before you hit it too hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 glad to here everything went good, my sister ripped both of her acl, i can't image tearing something in my knees!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 that sounds real good. way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 All the best for sure, and I hope you heal up real fast. Don't over due it, and listen to your physiotherapist . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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