Hi, I'm 39yr old female who has been having swelling in both of my legs and ankles for the last six months,one day my knee started to hurt felt like it was twisting when I would walk(did not do anything to injuire it,pain in knee came on suddenly)the next day my knee was completely swollen and in extreme pain along with both legs,ankles,and feet swollen to the point where it felt like my skin couldn't stregth any futher. Had my heart checked it was good then had bone scan done which showed a blood pool in both knees with the left having more, they both showed increased uptake in both knees, possibile arthritis in knees it said so then appointment with rheumatologist. MRI on left knee showed a torn meniscus, three separate times my right ankle has swellen up red and painful to the point to where I am unable to walk went to ER twice cause I couldn't handle the pain, last time went to rheumatologist wanted her to see what I was talking about had blood work done and an MRI that day. MRI said. 1.diffused subcutaneous edema. 2.mild subchondral cystic changes in the talus. 3.mild tenosynovitis involving the peroneal and posterior tibial tendon. 4.small benign appering lipoma in the medial plantar aspect of the hindfoot. 5.large amount of edema within the subcutaneous fat at the dorsum of the foot. blood showed my c-reactive protein H 2.1/ reference range 0.0-0.5mg/dl My knee was feeling ok and the swelling in legs,ankles,feet had finally gone away(on it's own) but two days ago my knee started to hurt and now the pain in my knee is to the point where i can't tolerate it taken pentazocine for pain but nothing is helping and it seems when I lie down the pain gets worse can't really sleep cause of pain tried heating pad felt good at first but then the pain seemed to intensified from the warmth. DR. hasn't came up with anything , have had numness in right hand pain in right knee and elbows as well. Fells like something is traveling all through my body. My mom has rheumatoid arthritis as well as my grandma and greatgrandma. Wondering if anyone could give some advise my DR doesn't seem to be helping me wonder if i should see a different doctor. Please would appreciate any advise or to know if anyone has similar symptoms

One week ago i had arthroscopy surgery to take out the torn meniscus in both knees and the doctor found a lot of arthritis also which he did nothing about. he said that i will need knee replacement some time down the road. what i would like to know is how long does it take before you feel like you have your own knees again. mine feel like they belong to someone else. they are tight and sore. i have been walking around as much as i can stand it and then putting ice on them and elevating them when i am sitting down, but i think they feel worse now then they did before i had the surgery. and they expect me to go back to work next week to a job that i stand all day, lift 50 pound totes and pull pallets. what can i do to get my knees better faster.

I had a tear in the meniscus which went all the way through. Had arthroscopic surgery a week ago today (9/28/06) and my knee felt good after the operation for 3 days; then I felt stiffness and pain. Should I be on it as much as possible OR take it easy and ice it? How long will this last. I am afraid of falling. When I go back for 2 week checkup I will have to use walker as I am afraid this knee will buckle on me. I have pain pills but don't need them. It is just the stiffness AND, pain now and then that bothers me. I wobble when I walk.

Fell down a few steps at age 70. Never had any previous knee problems. Scheduled for surgery as the MRI showed a tear in the meniscus and possible tear or sprain in the a tendon. What is the prognosis of feeling less pain after recovery from surgery? How long will it take to heal? Really in the dark on this one.

I am very active with daily workouts which include spin class, step aroebics and weight lifting classes at my gym. I tore my meniscus in February and held my workouts to a minimum. Thinking it would heal itself. The end of April, I went back to my classes and had minimal pain. The end of May the knee started locking and I am now in the process of scheduling an Mri and surgery. I am worried that this surgery will lead to other problems. Any positive feedback?

while playing soccer i hurt my knee really bad back in december of 2005 its now mid april of 2006 and i am in the middle of the process of doctors and stuff. When i got the results back from my mri, it said i have a lateral medial meniscul tear and a bucket handle tear. They say i need surgery but i have a full summer with vacations and football, and the pain is pretty bad right now but i dont know if after the surgery if it will get any better

I was in a car accident and my right knee injured and I had surgery to remove a torn flap of my medial meniscus. I have been having the feeling of looseness and pain in that same knee. Another MRI was done and now has been diagnosed with Anterior knee pain Syndrome. I have had my knee lock up and go out as well and have pain almost constantly. Did the first injury create the 2nd and what is the potential of this continueing indefinitely?

I had knee surgery on July 20, 2005. The MRI showed a bakers cyst that had ruptured and a torn cartiledge. When the surgeon got in there he said the knee was more messed up than what the MRI had showed. The dr. was very surprised at that. The cartilege had a deep tear and the torn part had flipped and was laying under the cartilege. The surgery was horiffic for me, the pain was unbearable. I was out of work 3 1/2 weeks. I wore a knee brace for 2 months. I still have pain in the knee and cannot go all the way down on it. I have stated I would never have the surgery again. I went for therapy and my knee still has sharp pains, occasionally. Has anyone gone through this surgery with difficulty such as mine? I would love to know how you have dealt with it. I have been told by my dr. that it takes time. I have to say that I'm beginning to wonder if it will heal?? Also, I still have the popping and clicking when I go up stairs. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

I tore my meniscus playing softball, had surgery 4 days ago, was told by doc after surgery that due to tear i have also worn out cartilarge on bone near meninscus, I don't know what all this means and I feel no better since having surgery done, I can bend my knee fine when lying done but to put pressure on it really hurts, My doc waited 3 weeks after injury to do arthroscopic surgery, I have 3 kids and I am a homehealth nurse, will I feel better soon has anybody else gone through this, its only been 4 days and my husband is already fustrated with me which makes me want to push myself even harder, I am losing my mind

Please could anyone give me some up to date advice? I had keyhole surgery carried out three times on my right knee. I still have some cartiledge left in the joint but would like some more! Is it possible to have transplanted/artificial cartiledge sewn or glued to existing cartiledge? The pain caused by the onset of arthritis is quite unbearable at times. I don't really get on with anti inflamatories.