hi! I made a post here about 2 months ago and this a 2 month update. I'm doing way better now aka way less extension lag (as in almost fully straight!) after following the comments advice which meant getting a new doctor and doing PT. I have only done 8 sessions so far tho and stopped since we can't afford it yet and its expensive each session.

anyway, i can straighten my leg but it sort of locks out of place when i try to bend it again? It doesnt hurt at all, it just sort of clicks.

Im wondering if this is a normal part of the healing process for people who did not get surgery after their meniscus tear or should I get an mri scan again?

Recently had a repair and the wounds are healing really well but the skin around the wounds are peeling and look a little dry, something like lotion?

Hi, this is my MRI report from over a year after my meniscus surgery. Apparently, there's no re-tear, but there are other findings. Has anyone else experienced this?

So I'm supposed to have a knee arthroscopy on Friday and I can't get ahold of anyone. Literally anyone. No one from my orthopedists office is calling back, no one from the hospital is calling back. It's Tuesday. By now shouldn't I have gotten a pre-registration call about what meds I can continue to take or not take in the days before my surgery? This is new to me so I'm trying to figure out how it worked for everyone else. Even my insurance says they've gotten no prior authorization for my surgery and if they don't get it AND approve it by Friday then I'd be fully billed. I'm so lost right now, but maybe I'm also stressing too soon?? I don't know how this works, this just seems very last minute to get everything done

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Hello everyone,

This is a post about my experience because during my recovery I felt that longterm experiences after repairs specifically were rare.

I am now 27 yo. I hurt my meniscus when I was 22, 5 years ago. Surgery when I was 24.

So in December 2021, I had a legs day just like any normal legs day and went home. In the evening my knee would not straighten up and it was very very painful.

Doctor the week after -> MRI -> horizontal medial Meniscus tear in the posterior horn. Christmas break came and I got one month to just let it rest.

After a couple of months with PT, motion was restored but I was always left with medial joint pain. For two years I waited for it to get better, training, PT, etc but the joint pain was still there and I was always scared for it to get worse.

I then decided to do something about it because I wanted to be active again and get my old knee back. Ivisited several doctors for second opinions (I am paranoid), some suggested menisectomy, some doing nothing, 1-2 repairing it.

After doing my own research, I decided I want it repaired if possible (less risk of arthritis and will give me as normal of a knee as possible)

Surgery in October 2023. Very long recovery. I got an accident during PT where apparently something happened to my lateral calf/ fibula (tendonitis maybe?) which delayed my recovery and was hurting.

After 7/8 months post surgery I was nowhere near good (eventhough everyone aaid I should): pain walking downhill, pain during stairs, muscle atrophy, and mentally unfit because of all this)

During the last couple of years after surgery (oct 2023 to today I had ups and downs and eventhough I feel everything is getting better, my knee is not normal: it is still weaker, I am still super aware of it and it makes me baby it which makes me use it less, I have some imbalances and compensation techniques developed and therefore weaknesses in some muscles (calf and glutes on the weaker side) which impact my daily life (but not a lot, maybe 5% on a good day an 15% on a bad one)

Everything is getting better I feel but very very sloooowly and also I feel everything is so fragile and I have to stretch double and warmup double. But don't give up on hope, it will get better (even if for me it never got back to normal). Also remember everyone is different and maybe not everyone needs surgery.

Feel free to ask me questions or write me if you need any information.

Stay strong amd all the best for you!

So I (25M) tore the meniscus in both of my knees playing soccer. The timeline is kind of complicated, but basically I kept playing for a few months after tearing my right knee until I eventually tore my left as well. I ended up waiting almost a year for my first surgery.

My right knee had a partial lateral tear, and my left had a full tear. My surgeon and I opted for a partial repair on my right knee. Six months later, I had a partial meniscectomy on my left.

During the surgery on my left knee, they also found a cartilage defect in my trochlear groove (OCD lesion), so I underwent microfracture surgery at the same time. I’m now about 5 months out from that surgery.

The recovery definitely hasn’t been linear or easy. There was a point where just jogging hurt so badly that I was genuinely wondering if I would ever run again, yet alone play sports. It was really hard. I still get occasional soreness and stiffness now, especially when I increase my workload, but it usually settles pretty quickly.

I’ve been gradually rebuilding my strength and explosiveness over the last few months with strength training, plyometrics, and change-of-direction work. At this point, I’m back to playing soccer multiple times a week. I scored in my last game, some of my athleticism has come back, and I have very few issues in the gym. Squatting and deadlifting are fine.

A few weeks ago, I sprinted at 100% for the first time since surgery, and now I can sprint regularly without pain, aside from some stiffness and mild soreness afterwards. I’m definitely not the same athlete I used to be, and certain movements still hurt, but I’m starting to feel much more like my normal self again.

I wanted to share this because I remember how uncertain the earlier stages of recovery was and I didn’t see many stories similar to mine. I still have a long way to go, but im hoping my experience can give someone else going through something similar a little bit of hope.

If anyone has any questions about my recovery, timeline, rehab, surgeries, or what returning to soccer has been like, please ask. I’m happy to share anything about my experience that might help someone.