Surgery or no?

Question

So running runs in my family! It's amazing! i love it! they love it! my whole town knows my family for it! Well...last year around OCC's my knee started bothering me..i put it aside and said who cares...well then districts came and it got worse..whatever..by the time of Regional Finals not only was i tired..but my knee made it impossible for me to run!!! AHH!! i went to the doctors he said i tore my meniscus (SP?) and could possibly have to have surgery. there would be two kinds..one putting me out for 4-6 WEEKS!..the other for 4MONTHS!! that could ruin everything! i'm a junior..and i HAVE to go to state this year..well its only January and already my knee is bugging! what should i do?

Answer 1

I agree with them. High school running is life...in high school. Think ahead- do you really want to risk permanent damage to your legs? Talk to your doctor about possible long-term effects of not having the surgery.

Answer 2

I had a torn meniscus also. This injury does not take away your ability to walk for life as another posted mentioned. What might happen, though, is that the fluid will leak from the tear and form what is called a "baker's cyst" on the backside of your knee. That is a painful condition. I had arthroscopic surgery, which is what normally happens for this type of problem. You should talk to your doctor about the expected results from surgery, but sounds like you really want to run, so the sooner the better. I'd lower my expectations a little. Go for "comeback runner of the year" this track season, and states next fall in XC and spring in Track.

Answer 3

I have had the menisci removed from both of my knees. The arthroscopic surgery was minor and I went on to spend 8 years in the army and had minimal problems. You might ask for a second opinion and see if maybe you can do some physical therapy to fix the problem. BUt if you really do have a tear, you probably need to go under the knife. Sorry

Answer 4

What you do or don't do know will have a great effect on the rest of your life. consider your pros and con. get a second opinion. So it sounds like the option is If you do nothing you will probably injure yourself so you don't go to state and risk permanent injury. Or surgery and be back running. I'm not sure there would be anything worse for a runner than becoming a spectator permanently

Answer 5

If you run on those legs when they are already damaged you could risk damaging them so severly they would not be able to be fixed. Do the smart thing and get surgery. By the way running isnt something that is passed down through familys. Just some people like to do it more than others.

Answer 6

Is going to state this year so important that you would risk not being able to walk for most of your life? Get the surgery. If your doctor says you should get the surgery, then he must have a reason, don't you think?

Answer 7

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Hope this helps.