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Certifiably Insane
Good Bad & The Monkey
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Think Whirled Peas
Just because running is simple does not mean it is easy.
Relentless. Forward. Motion. <repeat>
Why can you not run? Go talk to Paul Rummo down in Franklin. He is a sports med doc who does not operate and so he is not biased to push you towards the operating room if you don't need it. He is very good.
Power of Q, Question: general or local anesthesia?
This is why I run
If the tear was in an area that could heal, they try to repair it (i.e. stitch is closed). The recovery from this one is longer, at least 6 weeks on crutches. But it is a better option for the long run because you aren't losing any of the cartilage. If you search on here for 'meniscus tear' or 'meniscus repair' there some more recovery stories. I had this tear back in 2001. Sorry to say it took nearly 9 months before I felt comfortable to run on it. And as RunnerJohn said, I still can only run 3-4 days a week. I typically cannot run for more than 2 days straight . On the bright side, I've learned to deal with the pain and last fall completed a marathon in the same time as my previous best (obviously older and 25 lbs heavier). My doc told me that I can expect Osteoarthritis in my future, which I believe is now. Other doctors I've seen have told me that I have it already at the age of 36 and the best thing to do is keep active. So I keep running, running on trails is definitely more comfortable than running on the road and my knees (and the rest of my body) recover much quicker. I've taken Glucosimine (sp) and still cannot tell if it works for me or not. Some swear by it, other say it does nothing for them. I've recently started taking Omega3 oils (fish/borax/flax) and it seems to be helping. I'd be VERY carefull about weight training and stretching. The military had me doing some aggressive stretching and weight training when I first started having knee problems and I think that doing the weights and aggressive stretching may have have worsened by condition. Best of luck with it and make sure you get an MRI and I second what a few others have said and find a doctor who runs and understand your needs.
I had this tear back in 2001. Sorry to say it took nearly 9 months before I felt comfortable to run on it. And as RunnerJohn said, I still can only run 3-4 days a week. I typically cannot run for more than 2 days straight . On the bright side, I've learned to deal with the pain and last fall completed a marathon in the same time as my previous best (obviously older and 25 lbs heavier). My doc told me that I can expect Osteoarthritis in my future, which I believe is now. Other doctors I've seen have told me that I have it already at the age of 36 and the best thing to do is keep active. So I keep running, running on trails is definitely more comfortable than running on the road and my knees (and the rest of my body) recover much quicker. I've taken Glucosimine (sp) and still cannot tell if it works for me or not. Some swear by it, other say it does nothing for them. I've recently started taking Omega3 oils (fish/borax/flax) and it seems to be helping. I'd be VERY carefull about weight training and stretching. The military had me doing some aggressive stretching and weight training when I first started having knee problems and I think that doing the weights and aggressive stretching may have have worsened by condition. Best of luck with it and make sure you get an MRI and I second what a few others have said and find a doctor who runs and understand your needs.