Anyone have any experience with a torn meniscus?

[TBO1313]

So for the past month I've been styling on the youngbloods playing basketball and a week ago after the game my knee got swollen and stayed that way. Went to the ortho today and he said I've torn my meniscus. He drained the fluid off of it and gave me a steroid injection and some mobic. He told me to stay active and that I wasn't going to make it worse but if I wanted to fix it for good he could do surgery. Has anyone dealt with this type of injury before?

[wrassler45]

So for the past month I've been styling on the youngbloods playing basketball and a week ago after the game my knee got swollen and stayed that way. Went to the ortho today and he said I've torn my meniscus. He drained the fluid off of it and gave me a steroid injection and some mobic. He told me to stay active and that I wasn't going to make it worse but if I wanted to fix it for good he could do surgery. Has anyone dealt with this type of injury before?

I've had three meniscus surgeries. It will bother you until you fix it

[TBO1313]

I've had three meniscus surgeries. It will bother you until you fix it

Well that sucks lol. Were yours all on the same knee? I was hoping to avoid surgery

[wrassler45]

Well that sucks lol. Were yours all on the same knee? I was hoping to avoid surgery

One on left, two on right. Its a pretty easy surgery as it is arthoscopic. I had my first on my right then wrestled in a tournament in college, which I won, 10 days later. I don't recommend doing that btw lol

[TBO1313]

One on left, two on right. Its a pretty easy surgery as it is arthoscopic. I had my first on my right then wrestled in a tournament in college, which I won, 10 days later. I don't recommend doing that btw lol

Nice. I'm gonna see how long the shot keeps it calmed down for and get surgery when it starts acting up again

Edit: On spread

[mvitz]

Beak shaped tear in my right knee. Doesnt bother me most of the time but sometimes its annoying. I have found that stretching cures most of it.

[cam1987]

Had one on right knee 10 years ago. Put off the surgery for awhile but wished I opted to get it taken care of sooner. Surgery was arthroscopic. Off crutches by about the 3rd week, did PT and back to 100% in 4 months.

[chino3]

I've had three meniscus surgeries. It will bother you until you fix it

it 100% depends on the severity. I've torn mine three times, and never had to have surgery. Gnarly brace with gears and chit, and extremely restricted mobility for 2 months, and then 2 months of limited mobility and introduction of light PT, and then 2 months of regular PT and a less crazy brace.

[ParsleyTea]

My mom is dealing with that right now. She tore hers during yoga class. Hers seem to be slowly improving.

Dad did similar a year ago and it has improved to the point that he is back moving around as usual for him.

[TBO1313]

it 100% depends on the severity. I've torn mine three times, and never had to have surgery. Gnarly brace with gears and chit, and extremely restricted mobility for 2 months, and then 2 months of limited mobility and introduction of light PT, and then 2 months of regular PT and a less crazy brace.

That honestly sounds way worse than what I have going on. I can do anything but it just hurts the next day and I can't bend it well for 4 or 5 days afterwards. The MD told me bracing wouldn't really do anything for mine but that a compression sleeve would help with pain, which it does

Beak shaped tear in my right knee. Doesnt bother me most of the time but sometimes its annoying. I have found that stretching cures most of it.

What type of stretching? Any youtube channel recommendations?

[Smithers115]

I've had three meniscus surgeries. It will bother you until you fix it

this

I tried to let mine heal, a year later thinking i was fixed my knee locked up

surgery recovery with the laparoscopic is great though, i was back to walking in a couple weeks like nothing had happened and cant even find the scare anymore

[FlexLex]

Depends on the extend of the tear, how flappy it is, where the tear is at. Many people have tears and do not know about it at all. Some people have small flappy tears that need to be excised or the knee locks.

Best bet is to see how it plays out, strengthen the quads, avoid twisting with significant weight.

-PT

[chino3]

That honestly sounds way worse than what I have going on. I can do anything but it just hurts the next day and I can't bend it well for 4 or 5 days afterwards. The MD told me bracing wouldn't really do anything for mine but that a compression sleeve would help with pain, which it does



What type of stretching? Any youtube channel recommendations?

Yeah these instances were pretty fukked lol. Like legit couldn’t walk stairs without potentially falling or being in severe pain. My ortho had me get this brace, and basically said to wear it any time I’m doing something that could put my knee at risk again (so basically BJJ or snowboarding) for the first year
https://www.bauerfeind.com/b2c/Produ...F_BAK_GENUTR_S

And then after
https://www.bauerfeind.com/b2c/Produ...PBF_BAK_GENUTR

[TBO1313]

Yeah these instances were pretty fukked lol. Like legit couldn’t walk stairs without potentially falling or being in severe pain. My ortho had me get this brace, and basically said to wear it any time I’m doing something that could put my knee at risk again (so basically BJJ or snowboarding) for the first year
https://www.bauerfeind.com/b2c/Produ...F_BAK_GENUTR_S

And then after
https://www.bauerfeind.com/b2c/Produ...PBF_BAK_GENUTR

Thanks man. I played basketball again on Wednesday and woke up with 0 swelling so it looks like the injection and mobic did their job. Hopefully it lasts for a while and when it stops working I'll get the surgery. I'll look into those braces for sure

[iAmThaBestMan]

you tore it a month ago and already playing basketball again?


good luck with your knee detroying goals of 2023

[ezmac31]

Tore mine running a half marathon (never walked - adrenaline is a hell of a drug).

The surgery is really no big deal, just make sure you don’t skip out on PT like I did or you’ll be dealing with imbalance issues for a long time

[ezmac31]

you tore it a month ago and already playing basketball again?


good luck with your knee detroying goals of 2023

You really can’t do any additional damage, it’s more of a pain tolerance thing (unless the ACL is stretched as well, then you’re playing with fire)

[TBO1313]

you tore it a month ago and already playing basketball again?


good luck with your knee detroying goals of 2023

lol I mean the doctor said it was fine. After he drained off the fluid and gave me the injection it feels fine

Tore mine running a half marathon (never walked - adrenaline is a hell of a drug).

The surgery is really no big deal, just make sure you don’t skip out on PT like I did or you’ll be dealing with imbalance issues for a long time

I still have no idea when mine actually happened. I noticed it was getting stiff after the game ended but I thought that was just part of getting old

[kusok]

If you get surgery, you will almost definitely eventually get arthritis, remember, surgery simply means they will remove part or all of the padding, so you will basically be bone on bone. this is something doctors don’t tell you, but you can find out on your own in 1, 5, 10 or 20 years and you’re not going to have a fun time, I guess you can hope that Elon musk will invent some hybrid tesla gel insertable knee meniscus by the time your surgery will **** you up.

But my point is that surgery comes with a heavy price and future danger, and this is something people in this thread don’t know, and the doctors do not tell you.

if there is any way at all for you to improve this without surgery, you should do that, PRP injection is an obvious choice, there is another injection they do to regenerate tissue, but I forgot the name, obviously you have to do exercises and stop doing whatever activity caused this problem, such injuries are the price we pay for being young morons and playing sports in unsafe ways.

Most people also find that supplementing with all that typical stuff like turmeric , glucosamine and many other things significantly improves the condition as well.

One more thing about surgery, remember, even if you were to get surgery and recover, aside from that danger of arthritis and bone on bone in the future, you also have high risk of re-injury, all those people who say they’re back at 100% after surgery are completely clueless, people can and do a re-injure themselves very very easily, if you got surgery and you’re back at 100% you should count your blessings and immediately stop doing the activity that caused the injury, because you will reinjure yourself!

[ezmac31]

If you get surgery, you will almost definitely eventually get arthritis, remember, surgery simply means they will remove part or all of the padding, so you will basically be bone on bone. this is something doctors don’t tell you, but you can find out on your own in 1, 5, 10 or 20 years and you’re not going to have a fun time, I guess you can hope that Elon musk will invent some hybrid tesla gel insertable knee meniscus by the time your surgery will **** you up.

But my point is that surgery comes with a heavy price and future danger, and this is something people in this thread don’t know, and the doctors do not tell you.

if there is any way at all for you to improve this without surgery, you should do that, PRP injection is an obvious choice, there is another injection they do to regenerate tissue, but I forgot the name, obviously you have to do exercises and stop doing whatever activity caused this problem, such injuries are the price we pay for being young morons and playing sports in an unsafe ways.

Most people also find that supplementing with all that typical stuff like turmeric , glucosamine and many other things significantly improves the condition as well.

Had my surgery about a decade ago, no issues as of yet (any arthritis I have doesn’t stop me from doing anything). I’m sure when I’m a true boomer it will suck but I think if you keep an active lifestyle after surgery it mitigates the arthritis issues

[bfdehewdbyywhn]

tore my left one two years ago an my right one at the beginning of this month

still healing and was on crutches for both


don't get surgery cause it can worsen it. that's what my surgeon said

[Azrairc]

tore mine (confirmed with MRI full tear)

never got surgery or PT, eventually got better 3-6 months doing nothing special

however if I cross my legs my knee pops when I straighten it out

[PepperedAngus]

Been dealing with the U shaped tear on my right knee for 3 years now... no surgery, 2 cortisone shots spread over 3 years to reduce inflammation, was getting better but re injured it a while back. I wear a level 3 brace when playing sports and it fills up with fluid frequently, but still works. Cant get full flexion on bending it anymore, eventually will need a full replacement due to all the scar tissue causing arthritis. Not interested in surgery and recovery for 6 months until its to the point I cant use it well at all.

[TBO1313]

Been dealing with the U shaped tear on my right knee for 3 years now... no surgery, 2 cortisone shots spread over 3 years to reduce inflammation, was getting better but re injured it a while back. I wear a level 3 brace when playing sports and it fills up with fluid frequently, but still works. Cant get full flexion on bending it anymore, eventually will need a full replacement due to all the scar tissue causing arthritis. Not interested in surgery and recovery for 6 months until its to the point I cant use it well at all.

The fluid build up and inflammation is the only reason I even went to the doctor in the first place. It hurts a little but nothing compared to my back. If I can keep the fluid out and inflammation down I'll never get surgery. Luckily my doctor told me I don't have any arthritis and my knees look excellent on xray. My doctor told me the surgery wouldn't be a big deal and if I could keep off it for 2 days following surgery I could resume full physical activity 10 days post op without needing PT