Arthroscopy

[georgegeorgia]

Anyone had a arthroscopy?

 

Recently I'm pushing it hard on the exercise bike at level 20, my left knee is starting to get minor pain.

 

I talk to the gym owner ,he says you probably need a arthroscopy 

 

How long does it take heal?

 

[scubascuba3]

Best avoided unless essential as repeat ops are often required. 200k+ baht.

 

Listen to pain and back off

[Lacessit]

I had an arthroscopy about 20 years ago. It takes about a month to heal. The most important part of the surgery is the rehab afterwards,

 

You do not need an arthroscopy unless the pain is sufficient to prevent you from sleeping. As another poster has said, back off.

[BigStar]

Go for the full knee replacement. Avoid half-measures.

[terryq]

Before deciding on treatment OP needs to get a second opinion.

 

Suggest he go to a different gym and ask the owner there for a definitive answer.

 

 

[marin]

3 minutes ago, terryq said:

Before deciding on treatment OP needs to get a second opinion.

 

Suggest he go to a different gym and ask the owner there for a definitive answer.

 

Trust me he is frantically googling right now. 

[bkk6060]

Unless prior injury just riding the bike 99% would not cause need for arthrosopy the person who told you that is wrong.  But, get an MRI if you are worried.

Edited September 13 by bkk6060

[richard_smith237]

You first need an MRI to find out whats wrong...

i.e. Meniscus damage... 

 

 

Unless your knee is 'jamming' and extremely painful all the time then surgery is most likely unnecessary.

 

Healing time takes anywhere from a month upwards with a lot of dependant factors. 

 

For me, sport was painful 6 months later following a meniscus repair (trimmed back a complex tear) and the knee still isn't 100% (I don't think it ever will be), and now the other knee starts to hurt... (its the legacy of way too much sport throughout my life).

 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

30 minutes ago, terryq said:

Before deciding on treatment OP needs to get a second opinion.

 

Suggest he go to a different gym and ask the owner there for a definitive answer.

 

 

He's perhaps better off getting medical advice from a Doctor than a gym owner... 

[scubascuba3]

i have a meniscus tear, i cancelled an op 10+ years ago, mostly it's 100% ok, very occasionally an unusual movement causes the meniscus to get caught in the joint, hours or a day or two later it frees itself 

[Sheryl]

Nobody needs (and no reputable doctor will do) an arthroscopy, or any other intervention other than rest, for new onset mild knee pain in the wake of over-exertion.

 

Rest the knee, ice it, maybe take anti-inflammatory if you have no contraindications to it.

 

If the pain becomes chronic then some investigations might be worth considering. Not now.