Does surgery for a torn meniscus relieve the pain? Is recovery difficult? Are there options to surgery that work?

I had bad luck with my surgery in my right knee- It took a long time to heal- I was told to be walking after a week of surgery, and the surgeon removed (rather than sew up) my torn meniscus and still the pain wouldn't go away, although there was a bit of an improvement. It was still painful a year after if I walked more than a few blocks. I have a torn meniscus in my left knee as well, and.

Although it looks worse than the right leg that was killing me, it flares up. My rheumatologist told me not to have it done because it could cause osteoarthritis. SO I have to get synvisc shots for my knees every six months.It works!

After I healed from the surgery, I felt like bone scraping on bone because the surgeon took so much off. Now, due mostly to age and overdone exercise, I have osteoarthritis in both knees, and have to be dependent on synvisc. Ask your surgeon if it is possible for him or her to sew the meniscus together rather than "trimming" it.

You may have better luck and it won't take a year to heal like mine did.

I just noticed this was posted 38 months ago- you probably had your surgery...

1 I've had arthroscopic surgery done for a torn meniscus on both knees, and it was the best thing I could have had done. The relief was wonderful, and the pain from surgery was miniscule. In fact, I was able to walk home from my doctors office after the first surgery, within a week post-op, and without the aid of crutches.

My doctors office is about a mile from my home. I do have problems, at times, with the knees locking, but they easily pop back into place. I have not had them give out on me at anytime post surgery.

I do have osteoarthritis in both knees, which does cause some pain, but it's quickly relieved by taking Tylenol occasionally. Don't worry about being "cut on. " The surgery is arthroscopic, so all you'll notice are 3 tiny marks on your knee, which is no big deal.

No cutting, per se, takes place.It's a breeze. Really! .

Avvoo_SUCHawitch! Said: 2 my surgeries (just 2, conservative the first time, anything but the second) were on my foot/ankle instead of my knee but I would do it again in a heartbeat. I have 2 about 3 inch scars on the outside of my left foot, in addition to scope scars further up the ankle.

What they'll do to you will leave FAR less scarring than what they have to do to move bones around. Plus you won't get a couple of years of fluttery sensations where muscle that's there is trying to talk to muscle that isn't (because its showed in my ankle joint to keep the problem from recurring). Go ahead, don't worry, everything will be better after.

I just noticed this was posted 38 months ago- you probably had your surgery... Luluantipyrene 48 months ago.

I just noticed this was posted 38 months ago- you probably had your surgery... Luluantipyrene 52 months ago.

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