miniscus tear


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Oooh now. I had this operation in July (along with cartilage repair) and it's 6 months for us normals, probably half that for someone who isn't a fat office worker.

This. I've just had a partial menisectomy and meniscus repair.

There are 2 things you can do (or both at the same time like me). If it is a small piece that is damaged, or it is in the inner section of the meniscus (which gets no blood and thus cannot heal), then you can cut it off (menisectomy) and you're walking in a week and back on the pitch in 6 weeks.

If it is a significant tear, and on the outer section of the meniscus (which gets a blood supply and can heal) then it is a meniscus repair where they stitch, staple or anchor it together. This will take a long time to heal, as you are not even allowed to weight bare for 6 weeks. It would take him 4-6 months to get back to action.

So it depends on what they (he) decide to do. He's 29 which is still considered relatively young, so they would probably favour a repair as that is the better long term option.
 
I did mine a few years ago, it f***ing hurts. I was out for about a month in total, I had keyhole surgery.
 
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Ah shite. This is depressing.
I've been out injured for 6 months and this is one of the suspected possible problems.
Only just had my MRI yesterday. Can't bear the thought of being out for 6 months more :cry:
 
Ah shite. This is depressing.
I've been out injured for 6 months and this is one of the suspected possible problems.
Only just had my MRI yesterday. Can't bear the thought of being out for 6 months more :cry:

It always depends on the severeity. You might not need surgery. There is another thing they do where they inject an irritant into your knee to induce swelling. Then basically you do nothing with the knee for 5-6 weeks.

The worst part for me, is that I'm looking at about 6 months, and I already know that I have the same problem, only much less severe, in my other knee too. I'm thinking of just resting it for a few months over winter while I rehab my other knee, strengthening the muscle to get through the summer and then going to the doc's after the season finishes next autumn, hopefully without having made it bad. I can't be fucked going through this shit again.
 
It always depends on the severeity. You might not need surgery. There is another thing they do where they inject an irritant into your knee to induce swelling. Then basically you do nothing with the knee for 5-6 weeks.

The worst part for me, is that I'm looking at about 6 months, and I already know that I have the same problem, only much less severe, in my other knee too. I'm thinking of just resting it for a few months over winter while I rehab my other knee, strengthening the muscle to get through the summer and then going to the doc's after the season finishes next autumn, hopefully without having made it bad. I can't be fucked going through this shit again.

They did something different with me, I had 1000 pin pricks on the knuckle of the knee joint where I had no cartilage left, to induce bleeding and scar tissue to replace the said missing cartilage. I was told that the most common reason for a meniscus tear is that the cartilage has worn away and it's rubbing directly onto the bone.

I was two weeks off my feet, a month before I could drive and six months before I'm allowed to do any impact exercise.

There seems to be a high proportion of fat knackers with shattered knees on this board. :lol:
 
They did something different with me, I had 1000 pin pricks on the knuckle of the knee joint where I had no cartilage left, to induce bleeding and scar tissue to replace the said missing cartilage. I was told that the most common reason for a meniscus tear is that the cartilage has worn away and it's rubbing directly onto the bone.

I was two weeks off my feet, a month before I could drive and six months before I'm allowed to do any impact exercise.

There seems to be a high proportion of fat knackers with shattered knees on this board. :lol:

Speak for yourself!! I'm a 25 year old that plays too much sport and doesn't look after his body when it gets injured.

The warning signs for my meniscus started about 2 year ago, but I just convinced myself it it was a mixture of "jumper's knee" and tendinitis. Plus the pain would go away for months and come back again. The funny thing is, when it finally went kaput and shattered, I wasn't even playing sport. I jumped up in the pub when Scotland equalised against Spain.......... :oops:
 
All we need.:cry: Whens Kilgallon fit? He would be a better option than Ferdinand.:lol:
 
Speak for yourself!! I'm a 25 year old that plays too much sport and doesn't look after his body when it gets injured.

The warning signs for my meniscus started about 2 year ago, but I just convinced myself it it was a mixture of "jumper's knee" and tendinitis. Plus the pain would go away for months and come back again. The funny thing is, when it finally went kaput and shattered, I wasn't even playing sport. I jumped up in the pub when Scotland equalised against Spain.......... :oops:

Same with me, I just wrote it off as being in my 30's and put up with it assuming it would get better when I stopped playing, and I popped it ten pin bowling of all things.

1st conversation with my specialist will live with me forever....

Him: Do you do any impact sports that put high pressure on your knee?
Me: Football, obviously, and I used to keep wicket and I've played American Football and Ice Hockey, and I snowboard.
Him: *Nuts desk*

I reckon Titus might be strip fitter than us, like. :lol:
 
Speak for yourself!! I'm a 25 year old that plays too much sport and doesn't look after his body when it gets injured.

The warning signs for my meniscus started about 2 year ago, but I just convinced myself it it was a mixture of "jumper's knee" and tendinitis. Plus the pain would go away for months and come back again. The funny thing is, when it finally went kaput and shattered, I wasn't even playing sport. I jumped up in the pub when Scotland equalised against Spain.......... :oops:

Just as well Scotland arn't any good or it could have happened ages ago ;)
 
It always depends on the severeity. You might not need surgery. There is another thing they do where they inject an irritant into your knee to induce swelling. Then basically you do nothing with the knee for 5-6 weeks.

The worst part for me, is that I'm looking at about 6 months, and I already know that I have the same problem, only much less severe, in my other knee too. I'm thinking of just resting it for a few months over winter while I rehab my other knee, strengthening the muscle to get through the summer and then going to the doc's after the season finishes next autumn, hopefully without having made it bad. I can't be fucked going through this shit again.

I jumped up in the pub when Scotland equalised against Spain.......... :oops:

Hopefully but I think surgey's likely ...from what the specialist said.
Reckoned it's either floating cartledge or a torn labrum - either one and an operation is needed. It's in my hip. Done when jumping on the furniture playing silly buggers with the kids. At 32, my playing days are limited...

I was two weeks off my feet, a month before I could drive and six months before I'm allowed to do any impact exercise.

f***ing hell!! :cry:
 
Just as well Scotland arn't any good or it could have happened ages ago ;)

Well my work colleagues looked somewhat dumbfounded when I told them. I had to explain that the teams I have supported all my life, have not given me too much practice at the whole celebrating thing. :lol:

I twisted my ankle falling over the row in front when Carlos scored against burnley, and I pulled a muscle last week punching the air when Welbeck scored against Chelsea. :oops:

I'm a bit special......
 
thought it was a Cocteau Twins song... nearly right, This Mortal Coil


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JywhR51s0VY[/ame]
 
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