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onetime2 · 09-23-2003, 10:46 AM

Didn't have quite the same thing as I tore cartilege which had to be removed. The surgery was relatively easy with it being done on an outpatient basis (in and out of the hospital the same day). They went into the knee in two or three spots with a scope and some tools.

I was back at work in about a week (of course I work at a computer, not doing anything physical). Unfortunately it took a long time to really heal for me. They told me I could go back to active sports (skiing, running, etc) in three months but I had to take it easy. I went skiing about 5 months after the surgery and it did not take the bumps well at all. About a year after the surgery I was getting out of a car and I felt my knee pop a little bit, there was quite a bit of pain and when I went back to my surgeon he said that there may still be a piece of cartilege hanging that got caught up in the joint or something.

Went for MRIs and took it easy for a while. Results showed nothing was wrong but my surgeon said that if it continues to be a problem he would go back in and see about cutting out some more cartilege. This was about 2 and a half years ago and I haven't had another problem. I did not want to have any more cartilege removed unless it got real bad since it's not exactly something they can put back after it's gone.

Good luck with it. I've known many people who have had far better experiences than me and I hope that you will join that crowd.

09-23-2003, 10:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
onetime2 Junkie Location: NJ	Didn't have quite the same thing as I tore cartilege which had to be removed. The surgery was relatively easy with it being done on an outpatient basis (in and out of the hospital the same day). They went into the knee in two or three spots with a scope and some tools. I was back at work in about a week (of course I work at a computer, not doing anything physical). Unfortunately it took a long time to really heal for me. They told me I could go back to active sports (skiing, running, etc) in three months but I had to take it easy. I went skiing about 5 months after the surgery and it did not take the bumps well at all. About a year after the surgery I was getting out of a car and I felt my knee pop a little bit, there was quite a bit of pain and when I went back to my surgeon he said that there may still be a piece of cartilege hanging that got caught up in the joint or something. Went for MRIs and took it easy for a while. Results showed nothing was wrong but my surgeon said that if it continues to be a problem he would go back in and see about cutting out some more cartilege. This was about 2 and a half years ago and I haven't had another problem. I did not want to have any more cartilege removed unless it got real bad since it's not exactly something they can put back after it's gone. Good luck with it. I've known many people who have had far better experiences than me and I hope that you will join that crowd. __________________ Strive to be more curious than ignorant.