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tzrider said:
I have a fair amount of experience with this.
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The point of the story is that there are variables. Some injuries are straightforward and others less so. None of these tears heal on their own. Sometimes the surgery itself is part of the diagnostic procedure, as imaging may not tell the whole story. Sometimes an individual surgeon's motivations don't align with the patient's, so the patient must consider whether the doctor's recommendation makes sense.
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Good advice. I will add my experience. Tore inside meniscus at 61yo. Large tear. PTed for a few months with no improvement. Knee xray showed some cartilage loss under the tear. Dr. recommended arthro repair & trim it away. She did.

The knee never really got better. Why? Because the protector of the cartilage, meniscus, was gone on the inside & this accelerated cartilage loss 'til bone-on-bone. TKR was required 2 years later.

Mom & my brother had both knees replaced. Sis & I are still just at 1 knee. Knee arthritis runs in the family.

Consider your family history, your age, & get an accurate measure of how much cartilage is left under the tear.

Good luck!
 
Thanks!

No family history of knees, we're all shoulder destroyers.

Old and most importantly, 35 years of being fat is the probable reasons.

"Did you have an accident or hurt yourself recently or is this another one of the, 'done a lot of stupid sh.... Things' injuries we've looked at before?"
 
I'm in shock.I just got off the phone with my financial advisor. He is going to make me so much more comfortable. Maybe I can enjoy living just a little bit. Been struggling for so fucking long. My health has been bad, so has DH's. I almost lost him in April. Lots of money going out. It is might be a bit of a battle with the the person that handles my trust, but I have my advisor in my corner. All I want is a safe car to drive, to be able to maybe take a trip to the coast and watch the whales migrate, and maybe do more than just barely survive. I'm going to celebrate a bit.
 
Xray showed water on the knee....


BZZZZZ.... OPERATION!!!
 
He's still not used to the time change. 20261105_201415.jpg
 
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