03/27/2008 11:14 AM
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john1234
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I'm 40 and I was running marathons and longer runs before I hurt my knee so I'm an "active" male but not a competitive athlete or anything. I had more work done than you (ACL and meniscus) but also in the same time frame (end of November). I'm now to the point of running 3-4 miles continuous and at a pace I consider a "slow run" (about my old marathon pace). I notice that if I do this for more than 2-3 days per week (riding the bike, swimming and lifting in between and with 1-2 rest days) that I'll start to have swelling and pain in my knee. I've also been doing physical therapy either on my own or with the pt 5-6 days per week for 1-2 hours per day every week since surgery. 3 hours per day for 10 days in a row without consistent physical therapy seem like an awful lot of activity at two months. Every time you hit a soft patch of snow or ice and have to correct you are using muscles that have atrophied from the surgery to prevent strain on the meniscus. Certainly that would put me in traction with how I feel now. Of course you didn't have as extensive an operation so your recovery should be faster but still I think that you pushed too hard. When I first tore my meniscus the first doctor I saw (whom I stopped seeing) said it could take up to six weeks for meniscus damage to heal on it's own. You might give it a few more weeks rest before going to the doctor. Even still, I'd plan on no more cross-country skiing this winter. If you follow that advice I know how you feel because it's killing me to miss this winter's ski season. My family keeps going on ski trips without me. 
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02/22/2008 02:45 AM
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beno
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wow, i'm a 32-year-old, active male; but i think i'm having a somewhat similar experience to yours. i had an acl allograft, lateral meniscectomy, and a stitch put into my medial meniscus on november 14, 2008. now that i'm 3 months post-op; i've been venturing into doing more physical activities. between monday and tuesday of this week, i uh... skateboarded in the skate park, worked out in the gym, did my usual cardio kickboxing class, and taught taekwondo. after that, my knee felt a bit worse than it had in many weeks. it felt a bit stiff and sore, especially in the place where i used to have a lateral meniscus. i'm about to go snowshoeing and snowskateboarding on saturday; but i'm a little bit apprehensive. at the same time, it might be the recent cold, damp weather that has come to the california bay area. maybe the weather's affecting my knee. oh yeah, i hurt my knee while landing a snowboarding jump back in april of last year. i'm quite upset over missing this season on the slopes. earlier, my p.t. gave me some hope of catching the end of this season; but we'll see.
anyway, i'm sorry i don't have any advice, but i just wanted to say that i'm also eager to hear what other meniscectomy veterans have to say.
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01/29/2008 05:55 PM
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thedogtalker
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Please offer some insight and/or guidance.
I am a 55-year-old active female. I had a meniscectomy in mid-November, due to medial and lateral meniscus tears sustained in a fall 5 months earlier. Because we were moving out of state a week after the surgery, I never had a follow-up appointment but promised my orthopedist that I'd "take it easy." I was NOT given a list of strength exercises to do. I probably would have gotten them at the follow-up.
I probably overdid it a bit during the move, but was fairly careful. In January, however (about 7 weeks post-op), I put on my cross-country skis and started enjoying my favorite activity much too much. Went out for up to 3 hours a day, about 10 days in a row. Also did some snowshoeing. The knee discomfort was the only thing that would finally bring me inside.
After a couple weeks of this activity, my knee felt worse than it had before the arthroscopy. I have been doing RICE for three weeks now, taking NSAIDs, plus I have started appropriate strengthening exercises I should have done in the first place. My knee still hurts. Is there any hope here that my knee will eventually get better? I will do ANYTHING to regain my mobility and quality of life.
I am living in a remote area of Montana, have not established myself with a new doctor, but do have access to the VA health care system if necessary.
Can someone explain what might be going on in my knee and how I can improve the situation with home care and PT? Thank you.
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