Torn meniscus

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  • kwilson18
    kwilson18 Posts: 42 Member
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    Its a three week recovery period

    Not always bud, depends on what type of tear you had, and what surgery.
    I had 2 months before I was allowed to start running. Even then, it hurt.

    Yep, it totally depends on what you have done. I was non weight bearing for 7 weeks after my repair, and it was months after that before I was back to normal. I actually got emaciated though because I was in college on crutches, and couldn't carry food in the cafeteria (and crutching several miles to class everyday is apparently a good fat burning exercise).

    I agree with the careful rehab statements- I didn't have good PT after and I still have limited ROM in that knee (this was 23 years ago). On the bright side so far the repair seems to be holding out (crossing fingers...)- I've found that it's really important for me to keep my quads strong, or my knees get wonky.

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