1st knee surgery

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I'm having my knee scoped @ 7 in the morning, torn meniscus. Just curious if anyone who has had this type of surgery can tell me how long the healing process lasts. I'm assuming a round of golf is out of the question this weekend.
 
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Ive had both knees scoped three times and have had a tibial osteotomy on both. If you are just getting it scoped to clean up some torn meniscus then I think it is outpatient and you should be able to walk without any crutches in a couple of days. Will be able to do light sports in a week. At least thats how I was
 
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CountVolcula said:
My right knee grinds.

Both knees sound like there coming apart when I bend at the knee

Too many squats with too much weight
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Same here, sounds like a pack of firecrackers going off, I asked the doctor what it was and he said it's just build up behind the kneecaps from years of abuse
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BearCat204 said:
To the OP, are you getting it done up here or going to Bham?
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Getting it done in Florence, Al, where I live. The doc wasn't very specific about the after effect so I thought I would ask on good ole VN.
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vols_fan_68 said:
Getting it done in Florence, Al, where I live. The doc wasn't very specific about the after effect so I thought I would ask on good ole VN.
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If its just a scope, its no big deal. I dont think you will be able to play golf this weekend though due to the swelling in your knee you will have
 
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I had knee almost a year ago. I went in with the idea they were only doin a lateral meniscectomy but when i got out they told me they did more. When he got in there he said that I had waited to long and the skiing and working out i did while it was torn did more damage. He ended up doing a tibial chondroplasty due to the amount of arthritis that he found(which sucks because i'm only 23). I was on crutches for four weeks and wasn't released until three months later. I'm at 100% now and can do anything I want without swelling or pain. He said if it had been just the meniscectomy that it would have been 4-5 weeks tops that i was out so as long as it's just that, it won't be bad at all.
 
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vols_fan_68 said:
I'm having my knee scoped @ 7 in the morning, torn meniscus. Just curious if anyone who has had this type of surgery can tell me how long the healing process lasts. I'm assuming a round of golf is out of the question this weekend.
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Make sure you take the pain medicine, they give you when you leave the hospital, and use the crutches

I didn't realise they put local anesthesia in the knee, I left the hospital and felt fine

walked into walgreens without the crutches, picked up the pain pills

got home laid around on the coach, then went to bed..

I did elevate it with a pillow, but didn't take a pain pill, since I still didn't feel any pain

I woke up about 3 in the morning, with my leg feeling like it had been cut off..the local anesthesia had finally worn off
 
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Thank s for the advice, I'm bad about not taking meds when I need to
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Took this before last years Alabama game. Looks very similar to your Avatar pic :)
 

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