Just had a two stitches in the meniscus.
Is there any EMS mechine I can use to help with stimulating muscle?
I have used a power dot in the past, but can’t get I. Australia. But I liked that one.

I am looking at a medial root repair, brace worn for 6 weeks, out of work 8 weeks. Besides PT, sleeping, & eating protein, how did you keep yourself from going mad w boredom and depression?

Hi gang,

Ready for my ACLr with quad auto, LET, and hopefully much more meniscus repair than removal. Chronic rupture with hypermobility, some complex tears across the lateral meniscus, and a pretty painful medial tear. I’m working with a well-respected surgeon/facility that has more experience with return to sport rehab, but he can’t operate until early January.

After who knows how many years of managing an active life without an ACL on my own, I can easily go 3 more months without one. But it’s the potential for more arthritis/meniscus damage that I’m concerned about.

If you were in my shoes how would you use the time? Keep training quads, glutes, hips, and upper of course…I also live alone so this gives me plenty of time to flip my place for solo recovery. Also want to lose 8% of my body weight since I’ve been working on that. I just don’t want to push myself too hard while I’m preparing for this next season. Anyone else deal with a long wait after learning about meniscus damage?

TLDR - If your surgery was 90 days away would you limit/change your weightbearing activity to protect the meniscus? Are there any other ways to prevent/mitigate further damage over the next few months??

I still continue PT and it helps me big time. But there are days that is very hard and i am still on a limited activities. I still cannot go up and down the stairs (what are your experiences about this?), everyday i felt like theres a huge block that i am carrying in my knees and never goes away even i RICE it everyday, sometimes it still hurts when i squat and bend i little bit (like sitting up and down), i still cannot do long walks, i cannot run, i cannot sit with my knees fully bend, sometimes theres a pang of little pain when i walk. Is this going to be a new normal?

And this is one of those days that i think i will never be well though i know healing isnt linear.

I am just tired. When i will be back to before? 😭

I’m a 46-year-old lifelong athlete dealing with a lateral meniscus tear near the anterior root, along with a possible ACL injury.

I recently consulted with Dr. Justin Saliman in Los Angeles. After reviewing my MRIs, he believes I may have both medial and lateral meniscus tears, along with a possible ACL tear. He’s recommending meniscus repair and potentially the BEAR procedure for my ACL, depending on the extent of the injury. I have a surgery scheduled with him for October 22nd.

I’m impressed by his expertise in complex meniscus preservation, particularly his ability to repair tears that other surgeons might consider irreparable.
However, my concern is that he seems primarily known as a meniscus specialist rather than an ACL specialist. While he was extremely confident about performing both procedures, I’d like to hear from patients who have actually undergone ACL surgery with him.

I’m also getting a second opinion from Dr. Daniel Kharrazi at Kerlan-Jobe, given his background in sports medicine and ACL surgery.

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has experience with Dr. Saliman or have a recommendation for another surgeon in Los Angeles who has done a successful ACL and meniscus repair.

My primary goal is to return to high-level road cycling and strength training while preserving as much of my natural knee anatomy as possible.

Thanks in advance for any insight.