Give it time.......

Hi Jack,,,,   Anytime a person is operated on for just about anything,,,,,
there is risk.    Many, many people have had the same operation that you did
and have come away improved.   Sorry yours did not go so well and what has
taken place needs to be said.  thanks
Harv

In alt.support.arthritis Jack <windswept@home.net> wrote:

     I had my left hip replaced in 2003. For the first week the pain
     from the surgery was strong enough to cover any other pains.

     In the next 3 weeks I experienced exactly the same pain that had
     driven me to have the surgery, and I even spent time crying over the
     useless result.

     After that came the turnaround. I was walking without aid within
     six weeks, and now after three years I walk, bike, swim, sit
     pretzel-style...

     Don't give up yet.
                               --thelma

So you're a f.cking moron, what do you want from us?

you're kidding, right?  i mean, you're putting us on, right?  you really had
surgery 6 days ago and 4 days later, or two days ago, you were using a ski
machine?  your doctor "told you" it was ok to do that?

i know that arnthroscopic surgery is almost miraculous, but that's almost
absurd.  you need to let things heal, before you tear your meniscus again,
if you haven't already.  healing and rehab needs to be a gentle process in
the beginning.

and btw, how long has it been since you were able to "crouch"?---if it's
been a long time, the rest of your undamaged muscles and tendons have become
accustomed to not stretching in that manner.  they may have even "shrunk"
somewhat, which means they will have to "gradually" be
worked/rehabbed/stretched so that they can function that way again.  if you
keep up this aggressive approach, you may damage something else, if not the
same connective tissues and be worse off than you were before surgery.  i
don't think your surgery has failed, but there definitely IS a failure
here---a failure to communicate.

suggestion:  talk to your surgeon; talk to your surgeon; talk to your
surgeon.  let him/her guide your rehab and let him set you up with a
physical therapist, who will set you up with the correct rehab regimen for
your particular surgical healing process.  ask questions about what and when
it is ok for you to do whatever it is you want to do, like the ski machine,
jogging and such.  don't assume anything is ok, until you ask questions
about it.  and for pete's sake, be gentle with your body.

kate

62-year-old male geezer with torn meniscus.

It did not affect walking/jogging, only crouching because of inability
to flex fully.  Reluctantly had surgery anyway for partial removal of
torn meniscus, six days ago, and status hasn't improved.  Started
using ski machine four days post surgery and will probably be jogging
within the next few days but still cannot crouch.

Bad decision.  Waste of time, effort, and resources, not to mention
risking the possibility of infection, nerve damage, etc.

Talking to the MD is like talking to the wall, but he provided written
instructions to walk and bear weight as tolerated.

The ski machine is a lot more knee-friendly than walking; no pain at
all.

But thanks for your responses.  Maybe it's to early to assess and this
thing will improve and I'll be able to crouch one day and weed the
garden again.

When your knee seizes up completely / falls apart:

(A) If you followed Doctor's advice, sue. You probably got bad advice.
(B) If you ignored Doctor's advice, think about that for a moment. Or 20
years.

Good Luck,