Re: MCL Repair

["JOHN AYERS" <john.b.ayers@verizon.net>]

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From: Carolyn Burgess <carolyn_burgess@hotmail.com>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 9:22 PM
Subject: RC: MCL Repair


Carolyn Burgess wrote:

>I'd like to thank everyone for their responses to my question about my 
>husbands knee surgery.  As it turns out, he had his surgery today; no 
>problem with the MCL or miniscus, as originally suspected.  He has a fairly 
>severe case of arthritis in the knee.  He had alot of shredded cartilage 
>that was removed this morning, so we have a very different situation than we 
>thought we were going to.  Thanks again for all your responses.


Great news!!  For what it's worth, I also had my left knee meniscus repaired
two years ago.  I went right into physical therapy...in three days I was off
crutches and in 11 days the surgeon said I could do anything I felt like doing
...skiing, horseback riding, sex,etc.  I thought the SEX was a great idea but
couldn't interest anyone else >g<.

I could feel a rough spot (scar tissue) for about a year when descending
steep stairs, but it gradually went away.

I thought that cartilage and meniscus were the same thing??

John and Meshack
Wheelock, VT