I had arthroscopic (meniscus) surgery 3 months ago and I still haven't healed fully...is this normal?
443093
yes it can take up to 6 months to a year to heal completely
308126
Thats really odd. usually if any swelling or pain, would appear as soon as your surgery is done with. If it hurts that bad, i would really recommend calling your doctor. It could be draingage, or an infection. Try putting ice on the area.
867334
not to bad the people above are right it hurts worse to not have it done. Besides the worse part of the whole operation is the IV that they put in...I do suggest the surgery and I do suggest a lot of ice and a nice bed with a lot of pillows...  If the doctor has to stitch or shave the meniscus  is whether or not you get to walk 3 days afterwards or not...And another thing i suggest highly is moving your knee the day afterwards because if you don't move it around it will become very weak and then therapy will have to happen.Hope this helps!
1057568
I would think common sense would tell you if it hurts that bad, then you need to stay off of it...especially if it's been three months and it STILL hurts.\n\nSee a doctor, if you haven't already.
795635
Maybe the chance of reopening the incision,,,just give ur body time to get healed....
1060527
I agree with the previous answerers - it should take around 6 months to fully heal.\n\nYou are really at risk of tearing it again with your heavy work so soon after surgery.\n\nGood physical therapy after this type of surgery is crucial.  They will gradually progress you through a strengthening and mobility program.  Using weights is not always the best way to go.  Ask your therapist to perform closed chain exercises and rhythmic stabilization exercises as a part of your program - these are more functional exercises and will make you less liable to re-injury.  They should also be using modalities like electrical stimulation to decrease pain and swelling, ultrasound to help with the scar tissue, massage to stretch the scar tissue and shoulder joint.  If you are not getting one-on-one time with your therapist - time to look elsewhere!!\n\nMy mainstays in treating patients include using accupressure points using microstimulation and Kinesio Tape.  If you can find a therapist who knows these techniques, it will really speed up your recovery.\n\nGood luck!
933976
yes, that sounds like the right thing to do. ice on and off 20 minute intervals, elevate, stay off it for a while, u know- all that stuff. if the problem persists, consult a physician.\nit doesnt sound like u really did anything significantly damaging to ur knee from ur description, like i doubt u tore anything, because u experienced no pain right away. it sounds like it may be a bone bruise around ur patella, or something along those lines.\nu probably should see a doctor if it keeps hurting, or just to be on the safe side, yknow? but i wouldnt be too worried, it doesnt sound terrible
449168
OK I have a BIG history on my knee following a completely torn ACL (that is the ligament that holds the knee together).  I have had 5 knee ops and I don't know how many physio sessions as well as I guess about 1 year using crutches (over a 9 year period).\n\nAs a few people have said go and get referred to a knee specialist (if you are British go to your GP and get him to refer you - if you have Health Insurance ....use it!).\n\nIt is really difficult to judge what you have done from your description - I did hyper extend my during one of my recovery periods following an op and physio resolved the problem.  However what you will probably end up getting is an MRI scan which should show up any damage that you may have done to yourself.  If they cannot see anything they may well send you for physio and see how it goes.  If the problem is shown on the scan then they will almost certainly carry out an arthroscopy on you which uses fibre optics to look inside your knee and see what is going on.  They can solve the problem this way and the operation is simple and recovery is quite quick.\n\nAnyway the basic answer is GO TO YOUR DOCTOR and see from there!!\n\nIf you want check the website below - it is full of sad people with really really bad knee issues - you can get a lot of advice from here!
777011
Oh it's very easy to damage your knee, especially after you have already had an injury.  You have to be very careful.  You cannot do the things you did prior to injury.  Any twisting, over extending, bouncing especially will hurt it and I bet it's full of fluid isn't it?  You can actually feel it.  That is when you know you've reinjured it.  Same thing with the back.  The pain in your buttocks is from the sciatica nerve that runs through your SI joint in the back.  That is the most common area for both injury and pain.  Age has nothing to do with it...I have had a bad back since around 19 years of age...threw it out I can't even count how many times.  Finally I just had to give up things I knew were bad (most exercises and sports included in that!) and do more back-friendly ones.  When I was pregnant with my 3rd I guess I had put on a lot of wieght during that pregnancy and my knee was in agony for 6 months till I dropped all the weight.  Being overweight is really hard on the knees...on the feet too.\n\nSo now you know that you should avoid some of what you do or just be careful not to overdo it and go easy when exercising.  Give it time to heal before doing anything again and just go slow and see what happens.
882463
It sounds like your meniscus. That is the tissue in your knee. It would not show a tear in a regular x-ray because an x-ray only shows bones.  They need to do an MRI to see the soft tissue and prove it is torn.  There is really nothing else you can do.  ou can take pain pills but the tear most likely will not heal if you are in pain like you are.  Typical of this type of injury is no swelling.\n\nyou may be able to go to a local county hospital that may not charge for the procedure.
1083011
Sounds like a touch of the clutch. Actually, you may have screwed up your meniscus cartilage. Better have a doctor look at it soon. Might even be a interior or anterior ligament.
819054
Yes, the pain is normal. Cartilage is not very vascularized, so it takes a very long time to heal. That is why you are still feeling pain 8 weeks after the surgery. It will, however, get better in a few months or so. Keep going to rehab and take some pain meds if the pain ends up being unbearable. Hopefully surgery has cured your condition.
893466
Alot of the symptoms you mentioned are definite signs of infection.  Is your knee pretty warm to the touch too?  That would also signal infection.  What the doctor suggested sounds good and safe.  Dont worry.  Sometimes the will put drains in your knees too but that is usually right after a surgery.  Trust your doctor, I'm sure he doesn't want a lawsuit!
811978
I have very bad knees, I've already had surgery on one of them for degenerating cartilage. I'm only 20. Before the surgery, I tried physical therapy. In there I found some good stretches, but the most important thing was the discovery that I can use the stationary bike with minimal or no pain. If you decide to do this, keep it at a lower resistance. If it hurts, reduce the resistance. I usually bike on level 2 or so, although bikes differ.
1148262
This could be caused by a bruised ligament, or you may even have a minor fracture.  Now, I can't be sure, because you seem to have a bit of a tissue problem in that region.  I suggest going to your doctor again, and have him X-ray it.  You could have misplaced your kneecap, which could still be allowing plasma to be leaking into the region, even after ten months.  If it's not really colored by the retention then there aren't any blood cells in the region.  You could also have air on the knee, which can be the reason it is swollen.  If it's air, it can still have liquid there as well, which could allow the feeling of swishing.  Go to your doctor, because even if it is just water on the knee you need to be sure it isn't going to endanger your joint's health.
242612
I went to an orthopedic doctor when I was 22 years old (when my knees really starting hurting bad).  He told me that "women your age tend to lose a little cartilage and are sensitive to it!"  I was so mad, I felt belittled.  I have lived with it ever since.  Ten years later, my knees give out once in a while and I wear a knee brace a lot of the time.  I take glucosamine with chondroiton and MSM to help rebuild my cartilage.  I believe I have arthritis pretty bad (my hands are extremely stiff right now and it is getting harder to type).  That could be your problem, or it could be many other things -- I don't even know the extent of my problem, yet.  I start a new job with complete insurance in June and I will go to the doctor about my knees just as soon as my insurance kicks in.  So, I suggest doing a search on the internet about knee pain, here are a few sites:\n\nhttp://orthopedics.about.com/cs/kneeinjuries/a/kneepain.htm\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003187.htm\nhttp://familydoctor.org/542.xml\n\nIt would also depend on whether or not you play sports, injured yourself, what your age is, and a few other factors.  Good luck and try that glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM.
5550
I dislocated my knee about 3 months ago.  I was supposed to keep my knee stabilized- completely immobile for a long time, but I didn't know that. I did this 10 yrs ago to my other knee. It seems like this one is healing slower. I still have pain when I walk, and sometimes it still feels like my knee is going backwards when I walk.  I'll get shooting pains up and down the outside of my knee just out of the blue.  I just recently feel like my walk is almost back to normal.  I went to the doctor for a recheck about 3 weeks ago, and asked her the same question you just did.  She told me everyone is different, and the knees always take a very, very long time to heal. I now am taking glucosimine for my joints.  Its just something you can pick up at a vitamin store.  It actually feels as if it may be working, or maybe its just coincidence.