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Val, I'm sure each person and each knee is different.  I had arthrscopic 
meniscus repair surgery and was walking around without any help just a 
day later.  I'd waited much longer than I should have  after the 
accident that tore the meniscus (2 years) but didn't want to take the 
time.  I did have 12 weeks of PT and I'm really glad I did because a lot 
of muscles had atrophied from how I favored that leg.  Can't remember 
when I started riding again but I'd imagine I waited til I knew I could 
safely mount and dismount.
Go for it and don't worry, it'll be way better afterwards!
Laney

Val Nicoson wrote:
> I'm going in for arthroscopic knee surgery in less than 2 weeks and am 
> curious how others have recovered and time frame of such.  I am in my 
> middle 50s with a horizontal and a vertical tear in the meniscus on the 
> outside of my knee (is that posterior?).  I know it locks when  I'm on 
> my hands and knees and I can usually undo it within 5-15 minutes by 
> 'working' my knee around.  The other day I swung out of bed wrong and 
> boy did that knee pull a nasty...could not undo it at all for awhile, 
> more painful feeling, swelling below and to the inside of my knee (now 
> what?!??) and took about 2 days before it felt more normal and I know it 
> still isn't quite 'right'. 
>
> Doctor doesn't want me returning to work for 3 weeks as I work on the 
> second level without an elevator (2 flights of stairs).   He doesn't 
> propose to prescribe any physical therapy either...I'll push for this if 
> needed though...we'll see how things go.
>
> Is there anything I can do while off that will enhance my ability to get 
> back to riding again? 
>
> Feel free to reply privately since this is off topic at    vnicoson at 
> gmail dot com
>
> Thanks,
> Val


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