Meniscus Tear

[Epistaxis]

^Spot on.

You also have to consider "letting it heal on its own" as a riskier venture since optimal results can be achieved thru, essentially, putting things back together the way they SHOULD be, rather than allowing for granulation, scarring, bad positioning, etc.

I love the name captfluoro!

Interventionalist?

You guys are lifesavers.

[captfluoro]

Nah just general. I do the basic stuff, myelograms, CT giuded biopsies, shoulder arthrograms. No vascular work.

The name was a joke we had in residency. On the fluoroscopy rotation the staff radiologist was Captain Fluoro and the resident was his sidekick Barium Boy. Since I've finished residency I have moved up to Capt Fluoro.

With the name Epistaxis, are you ENT?

[boo7382]

As a radiologist as well as someone who has torn their meniscus and had arthroscopic surgery, its not bad. MRI is definitive study for diagnosis. Got my knee scoped and Ortho gave me crutches which I used for about 6 hours the next morning, felt like I didn't need them so I didn't use them. Went to rehab for a few weeks, was told I couldn't golf for 3 months but I was back playing in about 2. Happened about 9-10 years ago, have had no trouble since. Understand that I'm 44 and not the most active guy anymore but I've had no trouble. Knee will occasionally pop and click but so does my other knee and there is no pain. Sucks getting older. Good luck to you.

haha guess it just depends on your luck. pops tried to do the same thing u did and ended up fuging it up even more....he can't stay away from golf

[Epistaxis]

Nah just general. I do the basic stuff, myelograms, CT giuded biopsies, shoulder arthrograms. No vascular work.

The name was a joke we had in residency. On the fluoroscopy rotation the staff radiologist was Captain Fluoro and the resident was his sidekick Barium Boy. Since I've finished residency I have moved up to Capt Fluoro.

With the name Epistaxis, are you ENT?

You mean those bastages that are muscling in to my turf? :D

Nah. Dentist, OS. Peds stuff mostly, since the old boys no likey the kids.

[captfluoro]

Nice.

[captfluoro]

pops did it and they went in with the scope...

his knees haven't been the same way since. probably took him around a year to recover. he had 2 surgeries and still ices his knees every time he plays golf....which is like everyday

Sorry it didn't work out for your dad. I know how hard it is to stay away from the links!

[MadHatter]

Any surgery on a tendon is many months of recovery. My doc told me when I had my rotator cuff surgery that it was 12 months until 100%. It feels 100% now (9 months now) but it's not 100% strength yet.

It was 6 weeks before I was allowed to move it actively, 4 months before I could lift 5 lbs., and another month before I could lift unlimited weight... so that was 5 months before I could start strengthening it. I'm sure a knee is similar. You just have to be patient, but I wouldn't count on "just letting it heal." Listen to the dr.

Meniscus is NOT a tendon....it is the cartilage in the knee.

[MadHatter]

As a radiologist as well as someone who has torn their meniscus and had arthroscopic surgery, its not bad. MRI is definitive study for diagnosis. Got my knee scoped and Ortho gave me crutches which I used for about 6 hours the next morning, felt like I didn't need them so I didn't use them. Went to rehab for a few weeks, was told I couldn't golf for 3 months but I was back playing in about 2. Happened about 9-10 years ago, have had no trouble since. Understand that I'm 44 and not the most active guy anymore but I've had no trouble. Knee will occasionally pop and click but so does my other knee and there is no pain. Sucks getting older. Good luck to you.

That recovery period is about average.

I had my knee scoped....several tears in my meniscus (some older...one new). I was back playing basketball in about 6-7 weeks. Full speed at about 8 weeks.

[Wither]

You two going to make out?

[Anybodyhome]

If I sat in a chair and lifted my leg it would shake uncontrollably for 2 years.

Dude, how did you sleep during that entire 2 years while your leg was shaking?

[fjblair]

I had the surgery and the recovery wasn't bad at all for me. I've not had any trouble since either really.

[fjblair]

Meniscus is NOT a tendon....it is the cartilage in the knee.

Way different. Torn meniscus is pretty mild stuff.

[Happy Panther]

Dude, how did you sleep during that entire 2 years while your leg was shaking?

You get used to it.

And heavy sedation.

[TerriblePizza]

I've gotta have a mild tear. Knee doesn't even hurt today. But that doesn't mean anything.

Thanks for everyone's input.