Hello,
Here are my MRI results on my left knee, I have not seen the Ortho yet till 8/14
What will they operate on, will I walk normal again? Recovery time? Any help would be Great.
*Torn medial Meniscus posterior horn, root intact. lateral is normal.
*partial thickness tear of 20 or 30% of ACL fibers
* Edema around Medial ligament
*Fibular Collateral Ligament 50% tear (i think this is LCL)
Thats it, Thank you!
Hello,
I'm recovering from a partial knee replacement but had a torn meniscus about 2 years ago. My OS went in and did arthroscopic surgery with 3 small incisions in my knee to clean up the tear. I was on crutches and it took about 3-4 weeks to recover, if I remember correctly. Not a painless surgery, but not terrible like a knee replacment. Good luck!
Thanks for the reply!
Good info, thank you. I wonder if they will do anything with ACL or leave it alone since 20-30%...The LCL to at 50% .....I read the medial Meniscus posterior hornis only a 10% succes rate, but what do I know. HA!
I can say this. I was getting shots for arthritis in my knee before the meniscus repair and my OS told me that sometimes after meniscus repair, the shots no longer work for the arthritis. Guess what? They no longer worked. Hard for me to understand how fixing one thing can cause something not to work. But, I'm not a doctor. Ask lots of questions.
Sorry to hear that, I will ask questions, as much as I can, hopefully the DR gives me some time to ask.
Basically, you've torn the crap out of your knee. They'll go in, trim off what damage they can and stitch everything else back up. It's the second part that's tricky. When there's a "tear", you can't just sew the ends back together because the "tearing" has stretched out the ligaments to where the ends are like tissue paper...can't stitch that. If it's not too bad, they will sew good, strong tissue together on each side. If not, they may overlay a "patch" and stitch that to good, strong tissue on both sides. All depends on what they find going in. I'm sure you will be looking at some time of non-weight-bearing recovery time followed by a lot of PT. Be ready for a lengthy recovery. You CANNOT push this...it will be slow and steady for a long while.
Hi Halo - In 2012, I torn the medial meniscus of the posterior horn in my left knee. I had arthroscopic surgery, went to PT and within a month I was walking fine. In 2013, I fell and and I torn the medial meniscus in my right knee. After having cortisone injections, the doctor recommended arthroscopic. I had the surgery, but I always had pain afterwards. Even after finishing my PT. I had gel injections guided by fluoroscope. The injections did not work. My knee continued to be very painful that I had to walk with a cane. Last year the doctor told me that I needed a knee replacement because my knee was rubbing bone on bone due to arthritis. I developed arthritis after the surgery. After giving it a lot of thought, I had the TKR last October 2016. It has been 10 months that I had the TKR. To date, I still have pain because I cannot bend my knee to 120. I developed adhesions. I have been excersing every day since the after surgery. People heal differently and even your knees heal differently. I am praying that by continuing with exercise my knee will be pain free and will reach 120 on the bending. Yes, you will walk normal again -- I do But you need to really work with your knee. Your doctor will guide you and always follow their advice. Good luck with your upcoming appointment and if you have to have surgery. Keep us posted. Don't hesitate to ask for advice. Take care. J-21370.
À quelle hauteur est le ciel.
Combien de poissons dans la mer.
Aucune réponse absolue à rien en ce qui concerne la réadaptation.
Si c'est une déchirure complète du ligament croisé antérieur, vous serez à l'arrêt pendant un certain temps et encore une fois, cela dépend du niveau d'activité que vous essayez d'atteindre. Par exemple, un athlète ayant subi une chirurgie du ligament croisé antérieur sera hors service pendant un an avant de retrouver sa vitesse maximale et de pouvoir concourir. Une personne qui doit être debout pour son travail pourrait être absente pendant quelques semaines ou jusqu'à quelques mois, mais une personne ayant un travail de bureau sera de retour dans 6 à 8 semaines. La reconstruction d'un genou entier est simplement une question de temps en fonction de l'individu, de la thérapie, de l'absence de complications et d'une variété d'autres choses. Quels que soient les problèmes, c'est le même plan......réadaptation, repos et le corps coopérant. Le plus important est d'apprendre la patience. En dehors de dire que vous ne travaillerez pas à la récupération, c'est dire que je suis aux commandes et que je ferai ce que je veux. Si le thérapeute dit : 3 lbs de poids, 10 répétitions et une série de 3, c'est exactement la formule. Dire que je me sens si bien que je vais utiliser 5# de poids, faire 20 répétitions et une série de 5 est un moyen sûr de ralentir la récupération ou pire, de retourner sous le bistouri. J'ai subi 11 chirurgies, dont 5 rééducations complètes. Chacun est différent, mais vous guérirez et reviendrez à la normale, bien que possiblement une nouvelle normale. Restez avec ce groupe. De bonnes personnes qui ont vécu cela et qui offriront des conseils, avis et techniques honnêtes et opportuns.
LISTEN TO HIM!!!!!!
Actually, with all the levels of the atmosphere added together, the "sky" is about 60 miles high. Just sayin'...
On attend toujours la réponse à la question sur le poisson. Une estimation suffira, mais elle doit être ventilée par espèce.
I can only respond with the song title from The Marvelettes, 1964, Atlantic Records:
"There's Too Many Fish In The Sea"
Thanks Everyone for the replys, Crap sounds like a long rode ahead of me, It's already been 2 months on crutches and Im barely going to see the Ortho. Sucks!
"Sucks" is just a micro-view of your situation. Think bigger. When it's over, you'll have your life back. Worth it? Was for me...
La vision et la patience sont les clés. La vision pour voir les résultats finaux et la patience pour les laisser/se donner les moyens de se produire.
Chico, tu n'as toujours pas accepté de prendre ce calcul rénal que tu souhaitais. J'en ai 2, un dans chaque rein. Jusqu'à présent, j'ai subi une lithotritie et une intervention chirurgicale sans résultats positifs, sauf pour être déchiré. Jeudi prochain, l'urologue revient avec un équipement différent à un endroit différent et recommence. Après la lithotritie, on m'a donné un entonnoir avec un morceau de maille au fond et chaque fois que je fais pipi, je l'utilise. Je connais maintenant les frustrations des premiers chercheurs d'or qui ont essayé de faire la lessive et qui n'ont rien trouvé.
La pierre est à toi si tu veux, il suffit de payer les frais de port.
I'm about due...it's been 5 years. Two passed, one done with lithotripsy but the last one needed a "basket retrieval". DON'T EVEN ASK!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd rather "eat the gun"...
Just a update after my Ortho visit,
Dr told me to come back in a month to get surgery schedeuled were waiting on insurance to approve it. so 9/11 is my next visit.
Dr said he will do a arthroscopy and meniscectomy, said when he goes in he will look at the ACL but no plans to touch it, The LCL he said he will determine that when he goes in, Basically just said when he does the meniscectomy of the meniscus he will determine if anything else needs to be done.
Thanks Everyone!