torn MENISCUS

On 25 Sep 2003 19:29:54 GMT, [email protected] (D123SR) wrote:

>My family practice doctor feels I may have a torn meniscus in my left knee. There is no pain when
>I'm running or walking -- but, sometimes when I bend it very sharp it is excruciatingly
>painful...his comment was I can continue to run as long as there is no pain. My concern is I don't
>want to make this any worse while waiting for an appt. with an orthopedic specialist.
>
>Anyone with any track record (pardon the pun) on this type of injury. I am not a fast runner 8:40
>to 9:15 pace averaging about 30 miles a week.
>
>DSR

If it doesn't hurt while running then there's no need to stop.

"penny periods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 25 Sep 2003 19:29:54 GMT, [email protected] (D123SR) wrote:
>
> >My family practice doctor feels I may have a torn meniscus in my left
knee.
> >There is no pain when I'm running or walking -- but, sometimes when I
bend it
> >very sharp it is excruciatingly painful...his comment was I can continue
to run
> >as long as there is no pain. My concern is I don't want to make this any
worse
> >while waiting for an appt. with an orthopedic specialist.
> >
> >Anyone with any track record (pardon the pun) on this type of injury. I
am not
> >a fast runner 8:40 to 9:15 pace averaging about 30 miles a week.
> >
> >DSR
>
> If it doesn't hurt while running then there's no need to stop.

I have torn my right knee medial meniscus three times and had that knee scoped three times, and I
don't think one can make this judgment without knowing:
1) is it a medial tear?
2) is it a fray or a true tear (which generally creates a cartilage flap that can fold back into the
joint when open or bent)
3) the extent of the tear

Pain alone is no measure of whether or not you are doing more damage. In fact the internal swelling
won't allow you to feel pain at the point of injury anyway.

For my first two tears I ran on mine until I couldn't any longer. On my third I spun a stationary
bike instead. If you feel *excruciating pain* when you bend your knee I think I would just get my
cardio and calorie burn in a way that doesn't imply body weight on the joint....at least until an
ortho looks at your MRI.

Ridiculous.

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 17:18:57 -0600, "Haselden" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I have torn my right knee medial meniscus three times and had that knee scoped three times, and I
>don't think one can make this judgment without knowing:
>1) is it a medial tear?
>2) is it a fray or a true tear (which generally creates a cartilage flap that can fold back into
> the joint when open or bent)
>3) the extent of the tear
>
>Pain alone is no measure of whether or not you are doing more damage. In fact the internal swelling
>won't allow you to feel pain at the point of injury anyway.
>
>For my first two tears I ran on mine until I couldn't any longer. On my third I spun a stationary
>bike instead. If you feel *excruciating pain* when you bend your knee I think I would just get my
>cardio and calorie burn in a way that doesn't imply body weight on the joint....at least until an
>ortho looks at your MRI.

"Kobe AnyHoleWillDo Bryant" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >From: "Haselden" [email protected]
>
> >I have torn my right knee medial meniscus three times and had that knee scoped three times<<
>
> Question: What was the cost for these?

$ 25.00 each time. BCBS covered the balance.

> I have a torn right medial meniscus and as I'm uninsured (and poor) am currently seeking treatment
> in the LA area (and finding it difficult to
GET)...

I would imagine you are looking at 4 or 5 grand when it is all said and done, Seems to me the
facility cost was 1700.00 and the Doc was around 2500.00 for the most recent one, but the bills I
did receive may have reflected contracted rates between BCBS, and HealthOne and the ortho.