Arthroscopic Knee Surgery–Torn Meniscus
A few months ago during a charity dodgeball event I ended up tearing my meniscus. At the time, I didn’t know what happened – I went to the ER and the ER doc gave me some crutches and let me go on my merry way. Fast forward a couple of months later and the knee still hurt, so I went and saw Dr. Cannon, an orthopedic in the Seattle area.
Dr. Cannon and I decided to get an MRI, and after looking at the MRI, he had determined that I tore my meniscus, and I needed surgery.
Surgery
I had the surgery done at the PolyClinic, and it was very straightforward. Everyone there was extremely pleasant and great to work with. Every employee there was helpful. When I awoke, I was informed that they were not able to repair the meniscus, and they had to take out quite a large chunk (2/3rd’s). After the surgery, I was pretty able to walk around that same day, although I did use a crutch to help keep weight off of it. Even today, two days after the surgery, the knee is a little stiff, but overall it doesn’t hurt to walk around on it. I’m supposed to keep bandages on the leg until tomorrow, maybe I’ll have some good pictures of it then.
Follow Up
I have a follow up appointment on Wednesday, so we’ll see what the Doc has to say. Hopefully it will all be good news, and I can do snowboarding this year!