torn MENISCUS
D123SR
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
Haselden
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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
>I have torn my right knee medial meniscus three times and had that knee
>scoped three times<<
Question: What was the cost for these?
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)...
, 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
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>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.
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>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.
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Haselden
"Kobe AnyHoleWillDo Bryant" <with...@aol.comznfchfbm> wrote in message
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> >From: "Haselden" ill...@nthespam.com
>
> >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.