Anyone ever deal with a torn meniscus? I've been having knee pain recently, and the past few nights, when I roll over in bed, I get terrible pain in the knee. It feels like being stabbed. I decided to google, and it appears this is a common symptom of a meniscus tear, as well as some of the other times I feel pain. I due plan to visit a doctor, but was hoping to hear other's experience.
I had the symptoms for roughly 20 years. No way to know for certain that is when I tore it. Had no idea what it was and went in when I did something that made it worse. I was training for the Disneh marathon. Went in and I has a complex tear (a read that look like a "Y" instead of just a simple single line tear). Doc said he could fix it and I could still do the marathon.
In the end, I only rehabbed well enough to do bye half. That was disappointing. However, wouldn't change a thing because that knife in my knee pain I had for 20 years was totally and noticeably absent when I woke up from surgery.
There was nothing they could do back then for it and I had no real action that caused it. My knee popped while curling my hair in 7th grade. The pain was bad--but my mom thought it was kind of silly so we never followed up. Grateful the surgery was developed. I have been pain free for 9 years now.
Oh--and walking was easier post surgery when I was able to walk. My rehab pace was faster than my pre-surgery ability.
My time line:
1987 symptoms began
Sept 2005 ran uphill on treadmill and heard a loud pop and knee was warm and had mild swelling that wasn't there before. Also, pain was more than the knife feeling.
Oct 25ish Surgery -- first 4 days were not pleasant. My leg was jello after splint removed at 24 hours post op, then it stiffened and for stuck into the position it was in while I slept that night. When rehab began, first order of business was to make my leg unstuck. I would have preferred to never do just.
About a week or so into rehab, began walking.
Cleared in November to pursue walking the half.
By January ended up doing a run walk to ensure on time finish.
My PT lasted through January--because I has a specific mobility goal in mind, the Pt worked my knee hard because he could.
And knee still had some popping (expected) and I iced A LOT. By about 4 or 5 months post surgery, that became less necessary.
Best decision was to have that surgery.
The decision to repair or shave is based on location. There needs to be blood vessels for a repair to heal and those are not present everywhere. I had none where my tear was, so they just shaved mine out. The initial rehab is longer for repairs.
*this isn't to say you will be able to do what I did. It is to say that normal does eventually return. And I did take pain meds.
. Her tear was in an area where there is more blood flow and so they could repair it v/s trimming it.
