maleficent

I have had the surgery 2 times, on the same knee. The first time, the doctor, who had performed the surgery 1000s of times, or so he claimed, goofed, and my knee never quite recovered from it. Didn't matter, i went skiing again, had some idiot on a slope he didn't belong on crash into me, and blow my knee again. Same knee. This time I went to a doctor who specialized in Sports Medicine, he was the team doctor for the NY Jets football team. He fixed my knee and corrected the problems left by the original doctor.

Get a second opinion, thoroughly research the doctors and what his background is, and what the success rate is of the surgery for each doctor.

It's minor surgery at your age, you probably won't even be put under anesthetic. You are on crutches for maybe two weeks and then therapy after that for a few weeks, depending... I took nothing more than aspirin for a day or two, but everyone has a differentthreshold of pain. Running after kids 3 days later is going to be tough, you will be slower. but it's not unrealistic.

It helps with the pain, you'll appreciate it especially in rainy damp weather.

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