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Knee Surgery Tips?
« on: November 10, 2010, 06:32:10 AM »
OK, so I've never had any type of surgery before. Yesterday my knee got scoped to fix a torn meniscus. Turns out, when they got in there, the meniscus was completely detatched from the bone and they had to re-attach it. I'm taking Percocet and icing my knee regularly. Anybody have any tips on knee recovery?
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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2010, 09:04:11 AM »
OK, so I've never had any type of surgery before. Yesterday my knee got scoped to fix a torn meniscus. Turns out, when they got in there, the meniscus was completely detatched from the bone and they had to re-attach it. I'm taking Percocet and icing my knee regularly. Anybody have any tips on knee recovery?

Having went through this in 96, I can tell you that the rehab is extremely important. It sucks, it hurts, you're gonna want to slap the physical therapist....but do what they say in your exercise assignments. It's very crucial to everything repairing correctly.
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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2010, 09:32:20 AM »
^^^This^^^

I have not <knock on wood> had any problems with my knee, but I am still recovering from an Achilles rupture.  The physical therapy is the real key in the end to getting back to normal.  Muscle atrophy is a bitch...after just 2 weeks in a cast, I had the calf of an 8 year old girl.  Building your muscles back up around the tendons is a HUGE key to returning to normal.
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« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2010, 09:53:35 AM »
Having went through this in 96, I can tell you that the rehab is extremely important. It sucks, it hurts, you're gonna want to slap the physical therapist....but do what they say in your exercise assignments. It's very crucial to everything repairing correctly.
I've heard alot of this, and it makes sense really. I have PT on Friday. These Percocets aren't doing anything for me, so I will have some new pain meds this afternoon. I plan on loading up before I go to PT.
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« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2010, 10:05:33 AM »
I've heard alot of this, and it makes sense really. I have PT on Friday. These Percocets aren't doing anything for me, so I will have some new pain meds this afternoon. I plan on loading up before I go to PT.
Having back problems physical therapy has helped me more than anything. After a year Loratabs are just advil with a cool name. Now muscle relaxers.....oh yeah.
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« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2010, 12:49:58 AM »
Having back problems physical therapy has helped me more than anything. After a year Loratabs are just advil with a cool name. Now muscle relaxers.....oh yeah.

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« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2010, 01:00:52 AM »
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« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2010, 09:26:56 AM »
OK, so I've never had any type of surgery before. Yesterday my knee got scoped to fix a torn meniscus. Turns out, when they got in there, the meniscus was completely detatched from the bone and they had to re-attach it. I'm taking Percocet and icing my knee regularly. Anybody have any tips on knee recovery?
You realize this was all a scam because the doc was a payment behind on his summer home, right? 

Your knee wasn't even hurt.  You should have just gotten up and run off the field like Coach Saban said.

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« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2010, 10:53:35 PM »
I've had acl reconstructive and arthroscopic surgery on the same knee. You therapy is important as stated.  The worst is trying to bend your knee until it feels that it will POP....but trust the doctor.  Try to get one of those muscle stimulators to put on your quad to strengthen the muscle when you're not using. Do NOT put it on your junk...trust me.

If you get to my level down the road, you will be able to predict cold weather and rainstorms by aching patterns in your knee.  But you must make it through the rehab first.
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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2010, 01:01:21 PM »
I've had acl reconstructive and arthroscopic surgery on the same knee. You therapy is important as stated.  The worst is trying to bend your knee until it feels that it will POP....but trust the doctor.  Try to get one of those muscle stimulators to put on your quad to strengthen the muscle when you're not using. Do NOT put it on your junk...trust me.

If you get to my level down the road, you will be able to predict cold weather and rainstorms by aching patterns in your knee.  But you must make it through the rehab first.
So far, I'm realizing the importance of physical therapy. My therapist has given me a list of exercises to do with my leg twice a day. I'm doing them like 7 times a day. So far, I'm 1½ weeks out of surgery, and I'm already at my week 4 results in PT. Other than my 1st session, they really aren't hurting me with anything in PT. At this point, I'm in less pain than I was before the surgery. Partial credit goes to already having strong legs. My legs are like a RB's legs, and have always been very strong. Apparently that helps make up some difference when it comes to knees.

I never would have thought this, but according to my therapist, recovery from a re-attached meniscus is harder than recovering from an ACL tear. Of course, the surgery for an ACL tear is much more complicated due to location. With a re-attachment, you have to be so careful not to shear it back off the bone.

Apparently for my re-attachment, they used 4 sutures and 4 bio absorbable screws. These are screws that they screw into your bone to help hold the meniscus in place while it re-attaches. I have never heard of these in my life. It's amazing the technology we have in medicine nowadays. Lesson learned, though. I'm going to take care of my knees from now on. I will definitely make a more conscious effort to not come down hard on, and twist my legs when coming out of fire trucks in the future.
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Re: Knee Surgery Tips?
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2010, 08:47:22 PM »
Get a staph infection from the surgery. It will help your recovery. I promise. 
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