Knee Surgery Ladies...question

[sadlebred]

I know there are a couple of us on here that have had some kind of knee surgery in the last few years. I know we all had different things done, but....when did the pain in your knee finally go away post-op? I mean go away almost completely other than a bad day here or there. The last week I have been having a lot of pain in my knee where the patellar debridement was done. I'm about 14 weeks post op and had been doing fine. I think it's my increased cycling that has caused it to start hurting more. I'm back to icing it and taking Advil.

I have a post op appointment next week with my surgeon and will definitely be asking him this question. I'm just wondering what your experiences have been.

[trigal]

Hmmm... Before surgery, my knee only hurt while running, so I'm not a good one for this question. However my (74-year-old) dad had meniscus surgery in October and his doc told him it could take 3 or 4 months.

[MrsE]

Honestly, it took me until 5 - 6 months post op with both my knee surgeries to be pain free.

I am amazed at your recovery and that you are racing (and placing!) so quickly!! . Hope you continue to heal quickly and have more pain free days.

[sadlebred]

Dec 31, 2013 5:08:47 GMT -5 @vtcupcake said:

Is it the same post-op pain, or slightly different? Because in my surgery experience healing + exertion ramp up = tendinitis.

This pain feels like it did at 6-8 weeks post op. It's not horrible stabbing pain, but it hurts when I walk.

[archaeominx]

It took a long time before I was pain free. At least 6 months? I know I still wasn't walking normally 6-8 weeks out, it took forever for the swelling to completely go away. I also had a harder time starting to work out again without pain. Trying to run most of the first year post-op felt like someone was jamming a railroad spike straight into the joint. I honestly didn't think I would be able to run again. I had to really ease in, starting with months on the elliptical, then introducing spinning, then road biking and finally to running.

oh, the surgery I had was for a torn meniscus, but the doctor also noted that I have a lot of cartilage loss for my age, so I'm sure that contributed to my slower recovery. I'm now three years out and other than a recent bout of patellar tendonitis (a gift during the marathon) I've had no issues.