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6 week post-op on surgery on my left knee here. Managed to get myself a heafty tear in my medial meniscus, and also had a chunk missing from my articular cartilage.... Not sure how, i think the tear had started small, maybe gradually got worse until it finally blew up pissing around playing basketball of all things. The articular defect was caused by landing on my knee at some point. Direct impact.
I've rode BMX for the last 20 years, including numerous falls... which would explain things. It has felt occasionally weak for the last couple of years too, and i'm sure riding fixed cant have helped either.
Luckily I had private healthcare form my previous employer (i was made redundant the week of my op), so everything moved pretty quick, from first consultation... I've have had the meniscus sewn up, rather than trimmed. Because at the same time i've had a microfracture on the articular cartilage, i've been not weight bearing, and only gradually bending the knee from 3 weeks post op. Which allowed more time for the meniscus to start knitting together.
At the physio tomorrow, when, i've been told, the hulk of a knee brace can come off and i can start weight bearing, gradually.
Physio says stationary bike should only be a couple more weeks off (time to look at turbo trainers), followed by regular cycling few more weeks after that. Anything impact related (BMX) is a while away... 4 months post op probably. Will report back on how things go.
Anyone else had similar operations? Having them both at the same time probably isn't gonna make my recovery any quicker... However, I have been relatively pain free. Even the few days straight after the op. I assume he was either a very good surgeon, or hasn't actually done anything.