Oddbean new post about login | logout Having a bad meniscus since years I'm reluctant to have it fixed. Heard bad stories of troubles only starting with the OP but I fear wearing off my joint if I don't get it fixed. Pain is minimal to none.
If it’s not giving more than minimal issues you should definitely not have surgery. Look into GOATA movement training and knees over toes stuff
My fear is that my meniscus is in pieces already and those pieces grind against the rest of my joint. Whenever I feel a little something in the knee, I know how to bend it to make it stop but I imagine that's caused by bigger chunks of meniscus while there might be meniscus powder grinding, too, that I won't notice until my cartilage is gone completely.
Honestly man, if you're having trouble, don't do what I did. I waited over 3 years to have a surgeon fix me up. I listened to a dumbass doc who said there was nothing that could be done. Finally went to another doc and got a completely different diagnosis. These docs aren't all superheros. You just have to find the one that will listen. First doc tried gaslighting me and told me nothing could be done for 3 years. Second doctor said it was plain as day after looking at it for 7 minutes. Same fucking MRI images. These guys are guessing. The good ones will listen to your symptoms and treat the patient, not just look at images.
https://image.nostr.build/c0d1df5a3e9d980ecac28f3c309684e189ef6021315b315ed3f53d4bfedd7a71.png If I bend my right knee like that, my meniscus slips into the joint and I can't stand up anymore. I usually can bend my knee to make it slip out again but luckily I managed to avoid the knee-lock thing for years at this point. Avoiding it is sometimes awkward as bending the knee fully is part of many every-day tasks like getting up from sitting on the ground but so far it's manageable.
7 weeks post surgery. VMO tear and patella dislocation. Not feeling the ROI yet. https://i.nostrimg.com/6ca5c322cb39d2947ae4bb08f113b8a500b9c3f3d31010c97daa65c835dc862b/file.jpeg
Damn… That’s a lot of swelling 7 months out
7 weeks
My brain was saying 7 weeks. My fingers typed 7 months 😅🤷♂️
Don't. There's no evidence torn meniscus wears off a joint. Some evidence a "cleaning" operation does.
Ok. With the financial incentive of "my" surgeon to see it differently I tend to trust this random "Nostr Surgeon" on the internet more :( So definitely no "cleaning".
Oh yes. Incentives are whats it all about. You can also check from chatgpt ;). If interested read my short recent post. Btw. I'm making an asumption you didn't have major trauma with your knee? nevent1qqsvyp3d3plpnwt983rexkvrz4z4x6kn5vt3mvcwpnf7yakd4gukleqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygyurmc8az76tf066h6su553um90nvjlke4w45ppygx0n673g0jmhspsgqqqqqqsqk0378
My meniscus is ripped on both knees but only one knee shows symptoms I would attribute to that.
Unfortunately only mothers make new knees although some surgeons claim they do.
I got surgery for a torn meniscus and ACL 8 months ago. If could go back I definietly wouldn't do it again, I had no pain or problems moving around and exercising daily. After the surgery another meniscus problem appeared and I feel more pain now than I've ever felt before OP and I'm not even old, I'm young.
