Is there a Doctor in the Asylum?!?!

Genetic Defect · 01-15-2009, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tobii3

Well, yeah, considering you were on all fours in front of me!!!

must be why my back is sore, thanks for nothing

Yazzie · 01-15-2009, 07:29 AM

Have you completed all your physical therapy and have you attempted to exercise the knee? Typically, scoping a knee is a very minor procedure however if you don’t work through the pain a bit and get the blood flowing in there the scar tissue will build up making it painful to move. I’m not a doc however had 2 medial meniscus arthroscopies and each time have found that the sooner you can get in there and work the area (Stretches, light weights, etc…) the better it responds.

I’m sure you have been told this by your Doc, but it is the only thing I can think of. Also age may play a role. When you are young your body recovers from any type of minimally invasive surgery much quicker than when you are older. If it’s your first arthroscopy and only cartlidge was removed I think you will be fine. I’ve had 2 and have run several marathons since. Maybe you just need some more time.

In any regard, Good Luck

tsolomon · 01-15-2009, 08:10 AM

4 knee operations later, 2 on each knee, I can tell you that physical therapy is really important to getting better. By this time, you should be pain free most of the time. I don't know how much work they did on your knee, but to have it ache after a long day would not be unusual. I had numbness in my left knee for years and just couldn't kneel on it which they never figured out.

The problem that I usually have is favoring the knee that had the surgery by leaning heavily on the other knee when I stand. Physical therapy is good, but you need to think about standing on both feet and working on strengthening the knee that had surgery after the physical therapy is done. If you're in pain, the tendency is to not use the leg. A stationary bike and leg lifts can help with both strength and flexibility.

01-15-2009, 07:29 AM	#2
Yazzie Have My Own Room Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Longhorn Country Posts: 1,674 Trading: (10)	Re: Is there a Doctor in the Asylum?!?! Have you completed all your physical therapy and have you attempted to exercise the knee? Typically, scoping a knee is a very minor procedure however if you don’t work through the pain a bit and get the blood flowing in there the scar tissue will build up making it painful to move. I’m not a doc however had 2 medial meniscus arthroscopies and each time have found that the sooner you can get in there and work the area (Stretches, light weights, etc…) the better it responds. I’m sure you have been told this by your Doc, but it is the only thing I can think of. Also age may play a role. When you are young your body recovers from any type of minimally invasive surgery much quicker than when you are older. If it’s your first arthroscopy and only cartlidge was removed I think you will be fine. I’ve had 2 and have run several marathons since. Maybe you just need some more time. In any regard, Good Luck

01-15-2009, 08:10 AM	#3
tsolomon Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: The Villages, FL Posts: 1,251 Trading: (31)	Re: Is there a Doctor in the Asylum?!?! 4 knee operations later, 2 on each knee, I can tell you that physical therapy is really important to getting better. By this time, you should be pain free most of the time. I don't know how much work they did on your knee, but to have it ache after a long day would not be unusual. I had numbness in my left knee for years and just couldn't kneel on it which they never figured out. The problem that I usually have is favoring the knee that had the surgery by leaning heavily on the other knee when I stand. Physical therapy is good, but you need to think about standing on both feet and working on strengthening the knee that had surgery after the physical therapy is done. If you're in pain, the tendency is to not use the leg. A stationary bike and leg lifts can help with both strength and flexibility.