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Offline paigeegirl3

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Possible Meniscus pain
« on: October 19, 2012, 12:08:55 AM »
I had surgery in January 2012 to repair a torn meniscus. I was released from physical therapy in may. In June i felt something catch and was very painful had sudden swelling. SO i stayed off of my leg iced and elevated.. didnt get better so i went to my old OS. he told me it was probably just scar tissue. Then august i was walking around and got sudden onset severe pain in meniscus area. I waited almost 2 weeks before going into OS again.(because he gives me looks everytime im in, like it was nothing) He did an mri with contrast. Which was messed up i was injected with contrast 3 different times because they couldnt get the contrast to glow. (OS THOUGHT MENISCUS TORN. MCL SPRAIN. OR TORN HAMSTRING).OS told me nothing showed up on mri. its perfect, i had perfect knees which he had and i would just have to deal with the pain.

But i was told that after surgery nothing is going to show up the same on both xrays and mri's. SO how could everything be perfect. Im still having pain and its october. Im getting sharp pains when i walk and i feel like something upstructs my knee from moving to its full ability like bending. SHould i get a 2nd opinion? Does this sound like i retore my menscus? ANy advice would reallly hellpp

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Re: Possible Meniscus pain
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2012, 08:12:35 AM »
MRIs aren't perfect.  Given you are sure there is something wrong, a second opinion seems very wise, make sure it's a knee specialist and that you get all your records and images from the current doctor.  Was the mensicus repaired (i.e. sutured) or trimmed, might make a difference

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Re: Possible Meniscus pain
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2012, 02:41:24 PM »
Sorry to hear of your challenges.  I concur completely wiht Vickster especially since this has been going on since June.  Make sure that it is a knee specialist though!

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Re: Possible Meniscus pain
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2012, 07:30:03 PM »
I would have to agree with the getting a second opinion. I had a torn lateral meniscus and had it scoped in april of this year, and they found the medial meniscus was torn also, even after the mri showed a small tear in the lateral meniscus. I still also had laxity in my plc, and when it started getting worse, my os said that the laxity was from the meniscus being trimmed down and allowing the joint to feel more laxity in it, and i needed to do more physical therapy. After a few months, he suggested getting a second opinion, and now I am looking at a plc reconstruction, and another 6 months off work, which I have been dealing with this since injuring it in January.  So dont be afraid to get a second opinion, and stay on top of things. Hope you recovery goes well.
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Re: Possible Meniscus pain
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2012, 10:25:41 PM »
I had my medial meniscus trimmed but a suture was put in place. For awhile i was getting realy sharp pains that would be on a level from 1 to 10---30..I think maybe that the suture came out. But i dont know. My OS was a sports medicine guy who also specialized in knee and elbow. Im thinking about go the the guy that just did my grandma's surgery. But the pain is off and on now. When i get the pain its horrible I just want to fall to the ground but then there are times when i have no pain. Thats why i was debating getting a second opinion. But i feel my OS was completely wrong and is blowing off what could be a problem.

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Re: Possible Meniscus pain
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2012, 03:59:42 PM »
A second opinion is definitely the way to go.  You do not want to play around with your meniscus, especially if there is still pain.  You could risk tearing it completely if you don't know what is going on exactly.  Once it is torn completely, then you're looking at more major surgery possibly to replace your meniscus. 
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Re: Possible Meniscus pain
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2012, 07:08:22 PM »
Hello!

sorry to hear about the recurrent knee pain, especially after surgery :(
I agree with the other individuals posting that your should get a second opinion, preferrably by OS with knees/sports medicine.  I am a firm believer that we (the individual) knows "when something is wrong with our body".
The fact that your pain is  new onset (June),  intermitted, variable with occasional severe intensity (i believe you rated it as 30) and reported negative MRI makes me wonder if you need another scope.  I live in the US, so I am not familiar with the healthcare process in the UK.  I am also not sure how you feel about further surgical intervention on the knee.  I am 4 months post partial medial menisectomy with hamstring tear and I am about 85% returned to normal.  Only with excessive axial loading (hiking greater than 6 miles, or running) do I experience mild posterior knee pain that is quickly relieved with rest/ice.  I recognize that "everyone" is different in their recovery, but your c/o pain do not strike me as "typical" during the recovery or rather post-op.  I guess I would think you would improve with time (as long as you limit crazy activity) or have provokative features for induction of the pain.  Keep following your gut, who cares what the OS thinks. 

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Re: Possible Meniscus pain
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2012, 10:04:21 PM »
@cardiogirl i live in the US too. i found this site even though im not in the uk i can get help and answers so thats why i joined. I believe too that we know what's going on more than the doctors. B4 my repair i was told it was a small tear and mcl sprain and it was nothing to worry about and was sent pt but 3 months along my os was changing facilities and a new hospital so i followed him to the new place and had surgery within his first week there. He came out apologizing to my mom that he was wrong it was a huge tear. So about 6months later or in May i was discharged from PT and was set to do whatever. So i did and now i cant do anything like i normally would. Im in a lifeagaurding class so not being active isnt an option. i feel like i know its the meniscus again because i have problems swimming sometimes because of pain but i have to continue to pass the class and get certified. Im making an appointment with a new guy for 3 weeks from now(i can only go on mondays). But what my problem is, my old OS said that qfter surgery nothing will show up normal or the same on mri's or xray's. yet the same guy said everything looks perfect. On a scale from 1 to 10 my pains at a 9 when i get it. Its off and on but i get it alott. Thinking i just might need to have scare tissue scraped out, since supposedly thats what causing the catching. Or need a scope again to see whats going on, like you said. the problem is finding someone willing to do it. thanks for the advice.

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Re: Possible Meniscus pain
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2012, 12:12:28 AM »
MRIs aren't perfect.  Given you are sure there is something wrong, a second opinion seems very wise, make sure it's a knee specialist and that you get all your records and images from the current doctor.  Was the mensicus repaired (i.e. sutured) or trimmed, might make a difference

Good luck :)

Sorry to hear of your challenges.  I concur completely wiht Vickster especially since this has been going on since June.  Make sure that it is a knee specialist though!

Good luck!

I agree.
GET A SECOND OPINION.
The second opinion must come from a knee specialist. It would ideally be from someone who has extensive experience with sports injuries and maybe sports teams. It cannot be emphasised enough. Failure to do so will mean you end up spending far more time on this forum than you want to.



Hello!

sorry to hear about the recurrent knee pain, especially after surgery :(
I agree with the other individuals posting that your should get a second opinion, preferrably by OS with knees/sports medicine.  I am a firm believer that we (the individual) knows "when something is wrong with our body".
The fact that your pain is  new onset (June),  intermitted, variable with occasional severe intensity (i believe you rated it as 30) and reported negative MRI makes me wonder if you need another scope.  I live in the US, so I am not familiar with the healthcare process in the UK. 

This board/forum has people from all over the world and my guess is more Americans than any other single nationality. It is generally not wise to make assumptions about any single poster's nationality.

 














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