Courtney: I had athroscopic surgery about 2 years ago for a medial meniscus tear. I was told not to run for 4 weeks but I was given the OK to start spinning 3- 4 days later and cycling about a week after. I don't know about doung BSG that soon after mainly because of the climbs. The surgeon that did my procedure was Dr William Isbell who at that time was the orthopedist for the Carolina Hurricanes and he understood athletes mental;ity. It all depends on how much of the meniscus they remove etc. Hope this helps, fernando
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, Jun 16, 2010 9:44 pm Subject: Re: [Gyros: 15755] Torn Lateral Meniscus On 16 June 2010 at 18:20, CourtneyScot <[email protected]>wrote: > Can anyone give me feedback on recovery time and off the bike time after having arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus? I did it two weeks ago playing in a mandatory volleyball tournament at an employee appreciation event. (Very first ball served came right to me and that's when I hurt it.) I kept thinking if I gave it a few days it would get better but after almost two weeks with no improvement I went to the doctor this week. Add on a week of travel and vacation prior to that and I've already been off the bike 3 weeks total. Not certain when I will get this done but the sooner the better. Worst part is that I'm signed up for BSG next weekend. Courtney, I'm neither a doctor, nor had this injury, but a quick google search ays you'll be down for more time than you think :-( definitely not oing to be riding in the BSG. http://www.toc-stl.com/info/meniscus.htm I would read through the whole thing, but the last question is probably he one that you want to read and understand: "When can I return to sports or full duty at work? Your return to your desired activity level will depend on the extent of damage and the procedure performed on your knee. In general, you will be allowed to return to sports in 4-8 weeks after surgery. You must have good motion, trength, and control of your knee. How quickly you return depends on several factors, including: 1) your own rate of healing; 2) the damage found at surgery; 3) if ou have any complications; 4) how well you follow the post-operative instructions; 5) how hard you work in rehabilitation." Sorry not to have more positive words for you. :-( > Thanks, Courtney jerry yro wannabe lurker // Jerry Heyman | "Congress does not draw to its halls // Amiga Forever :-) | those who love liberty, it draws those \\ // heymanj at acm dot org | who love power." Judge Andrew Napolitano \X/ http://www.hobbeshollow.com -- ou received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. o post to this group, send an email to [email protected] o unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
