Man! I wasn't prepared for this post op recovery. Currently have and ace bandage with plenty of padding on the knee area and thought the whole left leg and a brace keeping my leg in a full exstention. Surgery was 5 days ago and I still cannot get comfortable. It feel like my whole knee area is constantly being squeezed and almost feels like my knee cap is being hit by a hammer at times. I was instructed to not remove the brace or bandages until my follow up. (2 more days).. Ive been walking on crutches, as I was told no body weight on the left leg but even standing up the pain becomes unbearable withing a few min, on top of that it seems like I loose circulation in my leg when standing. Has anyone else had a familiar experience? If love to hear what your post op recovery was like for the first week. Any advice or recommendations? Absolutely losing my mind over here! TIA. ,
I was not given too much direction on exercises to start before my first appointment 8 days post-op. My NP said I can do heel slides but when I try the swelling is still so much (like I can't see the outline of my knee cap) that it is limiting my ability to do this. Also I feel like the gauze around my knee keep me from doing this as well.
Is it fine to wait until my first doc appointment to start these?????? waiting to hear back from surgeon but generally just don't know what I should be/should not be doing these next few days. Like I feel well enough to go to lunch or coffee with friends but don't know if being vertical too long will really be bad for swelling.
Hey so I am three weeks post op from a hamstring ACL reconstruction with lateral meniscus repair. Surgeon said no weight bearing and not to bend past 90° for six weeks. I always feel sharp pains on the lateral side when bending and straightening my knee. Also feel it when trying to do straight leg lifts. Sometimes it’s there sometimes they aren’t. Usually at the Beginning + end of my current range. Anyone else experience this?
In August I jumped off a 5 foot ledge with my left leg first and left my right leg up on the ledge, feeling a sharp pain in my right knee which remained on the ledge. However I was on vacation, walked it off for a bit, felt fine. Continued to climb the mountain of Sintra (about 1700 ft high)
Anyways my right knee felt fine up until December when I started noticing a lot of pain and discomfort. I should have gone to a doctor as soon as I returned from vacation but I didn’t think the injury was serious.
Anyways here are the results from my ultrasound:
“Medial tibial band is somewhat hypoechoic which could be due to tendinopathy, trauma or inflammation.
There is a tiny calcification involving the lateral meniscus, measuring 4mm. It may be a chronic process, no definite tear. No joint effusion”
I’m a very active 19 year old and obviously this is very concerning. I started doing physiotherapy 2 months ago, and I have been prescribed stretches/strengthening exercises to complete daily, however I have noticed minimal improvements.
I work 28 hours a week and I really feel it in my knee.
TLDR: Has anyone experienced a similar injury? I’m thinking of going for an MRI to get to the bottom of this. I really do not want surgery but at this point I just want to feel normal again, and get back in control of my body. All advice is greatly appreciated.
Hello all, im a 29M, im a senior general surgeon trainee and I tore my acl 2 weeks ago. Im scheduled for surgery a week from now.
Im fairly active, mostly into weightlifting and hiking, and as you can imagine I spend lots of continous hours standing in the OR.
I have some concerns and hope to be enriched by some of you with experience in this.
First, how does the pain compares when first getting injured to the actual post op
Second, at what time frame in the recovery did you felt comfortable standing still for hours
Lastly, Do you ever feel normal again? Could you fully return to the things that you love?
Hi, I had knee arthoroscopy for a torn lateral meniscus. They chopped the torn bit off. I also chipped the bottom of my femur, 10mm in diameter. The surgeon performed microfracture surgery on this. Since then, I don't think it ever really healed properly. I tried a couple of times to start running again after 2 years but stopped as it would swell and the pain would get too much. It also now clicks or snaps when I go down stairs... This years lockdown got me running again and if I'm careful I can run a few times a week (I can feel the pain but it's manageable). I've seen a physio because I thought it could be my it band but he ruled it out. I love to run for my mental health as well as the social side of it but this injury is really getting me down. Here in the UK getting to a doctor during coronavirus is impossible, I'm just after some advice or reassurance I guess.....
Thank you
I recently underwent ACLR with using a tibialis tendon. The Ortho had to place a stitch in my lateral meniscus as well.
I suffered the injury back in Feb of 19 while rolling a Chevy Tahoe, being ejected out of the passenger side window and having the car roll over on the roof on top of both of my legs. I never felt the injury but had a very wobbly knee while trying to get my legs out from under the car.
Fast forward to Dec 2nd and I finally had a surgery scheduled to repair the acl. In the weeks leading up the surgery I was scared to death. I was really having no problems with a unstable knee due to physical therapy after the injury. The injury was a Workers Comp injury and it eventually came to the point where Workers Comp said its time to either fix it or we are going to close your case. Rather than paying for surgery sometime down the road I opted for surgery.
I looked all over the internet looking for people who had the surgery to read their stories. I was very afraid of the potential pain due to not ever experiencing surgery. I am 34 years old and have been lucky through football and dirtbike riding to of never even broken a bone.
Any way the day of surgery sucked due to Covid. The surgery center in OKC was not allowing anyone to come in with you. I was checked in and placed in my room. I was given a gown and told a nurse would be in to shave my knee and get me ready (the dreaded IV and all). After all the prep the anesthesiologist came in and went over medications and such with me. I am prescribed Suboxone for a past history with Opiates. The anesthesiologist told me since I had taken my suboxone the morning of surgery that any opiates they gave me would be blocked by the suboxone. Great I had something else to be terrified of now. The anesthesiologist told me due to opiates not working on me he was going to really double down with the nerve block. I received a femoral nerve and a popliteal nerve block. Both of the nerve block were administered before I was put under. They did however put something in my IV that made me not care about them placing a needle into or around a nerve in my leg. I felt a few pretty good pinches and had my leg uncontrollably jump when he poked it with the syringe. After the nerve block the nurse pushed down a hallway and into the operating room. They placed a mask on me and told me to take some deep breaths.
Next thing I know I am waking up back in my room. I didn't know which was up lol. I did notice the containe
... keep reading on reddit ➡So I am officially on day 4 post op. Surgery was a huge success. My quad was firing well the first day but sense have lost most of the engagement. Day 1, night 1 was brutal. I went home with a a nerve block and an external pump, apparently they had shifted in my sleep. This left me with 0 pain meds and some spiritually cleansing pain in the am.
They increased the pain medication and left the nerve block pump in just in case it was working slightly. The pt confirmed the nerve block was not working, so I’m hoping the worst of the pain is over. I’m a type a and a competitive fighter but I’ve never experienced any pain even remotely in the field of that first 24 hours.
Range of motion has been good at 60% but my quad is back to not firing. I guess I’m in a good spot from what the therapist said but just looking for some motivation. The amount of pain and the fact that 0% is a struggle seems defeating to me. Hope everyone is healing well out there!
I saw my surgeon yesterday (he did my ACL recon and bucket handle meniscal repair) in 2017, and my new injury is much worse than I originally thought. What I learned: I fully tore my ACL, partially tore MCL and tore my medial meniscus, but my lateral meniscus is GONE. That's the word he used–you couldn't even see it on the MRI. He also told me that "your knee will never be the same after this."
I have surgery scheduled for November 4th during which he plans to use my quad to reconstruct my ACL, repair my medial meniscus, and likely fully remove my lateral meniscus. I really don't like what he detailed; he said that recovery, due to the lateral meniscus issue, will be 9 months instead of 6, and that, because of the lack of lateral cushion, I should regulate myself to lighter exercise for the rest of my life. I am devastated. I wasn't planning on going back to gymnastics, but this outlook still seems dramatic and severe. Most worrying of all, he stated that, even after this surgery, I may need to get a meniscus cadaver replacement in the future in the likely scenario that I develop arthritis from the lack of lateral padding. My issue is: why can't he just replace my lateral meniscus now? Why do have to get this surgery, recover, rehabilitate, and try to get back into form, only to learn that my knee still isn't at 100% and that I have to go under into surgery AGAIN. I asked him this question and he deflected and said that he wanted to see what he could possibly do when they open up my knee on the day of surgery, but I am really worried that this is going to go from a 9-month process to a 3 year process with multiple surgeries intertwined within. (He also floated the idea of a knee replacement in the future). I am only 22 years old and had planned to possibly become a triathlete. I feel like this surgery–in which he essentially gives me arthritis, is going to change my life drastically to a degree that I am not ready to stomach. Any help is appreciated; I'm just delirious right now...competitive sports are my only outlet in life lol.
I’m not getting many answers from doctors and starting to freak out a bit. I’ve had a history of knee problems - dislocating patella so many times. Approx a month ago I did. Walked it off but had some muscle weakness in quad. I then was leaning up against my bed straight legged and propelled myself forward to stand up and walk when I had a sharp pain and crunch behind my leg. Have been for numerous X-rays and ultrasounds that show clear and finally got an MRI that shows lateral meniscus tear. The ortho doctor said it doesn’t really explain why I can’t do a leg raise against gravity. It’s like my quad just doesn’t want to work. It’s been a month and I’m scheduled for arthroscopy to fix meniscus but am freaking out that I still can’t lift my leg. I have to physically lift my leg into my car to get in. Anyone ever have the same issue? I want my leg back :(
