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Messam tore meniscus on nov4th, how long will that take to heal?

Mudder1310 said:
Torn meniscus recovery times will vary depending on the person, injury, and treatment. For example an average person with a tear that can be repaired typically take 6-10 weeks to heal. If they opt to clip the bad part out instead of repair cut that time in half. From a personal standpoint I had meniscus tears clipped along with ACL reconstruction and 10 months later I still have some odd pains. I'm no NFL athlete and I didn't go through the sort of rehab they would, just a comparison.
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If Messam doesn't need any ACL work how can you compare an ACL reconstruction with a meniscus tear? That's like comparing a femur fracture to a dislocated big toe.
 
Phinatic8u said:
I also bet that 85% of your statistics are 100% made up.
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What? Is this a jokoe or are you butt hurt over something I said so you're doubting me or calling me a liar?

Well, here ya go:

Recovery from surgery varies for different people and for different clinical problems. Patients who have a torn meniscus removed or trimmed can expect to use crutches or a walker for 4 to 7 days. They may have some swelling for 3 to 6 weeks and can return to their normal activities in 4 to 6 weeks, if not sooner.

William Sutton, M.D.

Does that sting?
 
ChrisHanson said:
If Messam doesn't need any ACL work how can you compare an ACL reconstruction with a meniscus tear? That's like comparing a femur fracture to a dislocated big toe.
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I'm not comparing the acl to the meniscus, but I had the meniscus trimmed as well and can feel it. The ACL was pretty much pain free, but the torn meniscus was catching, causing pain, so I can recognize which one is which in my knee. Besides, the general info I gave about recovery times is accurate, and I tried to temper my own experience by mentioning the different level of rehab I had vs an nfl guy.

I know a couple guys that went in for meniscus surgery and walked out the same day near 100%. Plenty of athletes have it done, Brandon Roy is a guy that had it done a lot, to the point of not having any, and still played well.
 
Mudder1310 said:
I'm not comparing the acl to the meniscus, but I had the meniscus trimmed as well and can feel it. The ACL was pretty much pain free, but the torn meniscus was catching, causing pain, so I can recognize which one is which in my knee. Besides, the general info I gave about recovery times is accurate, and I tried to temper my own experience by mentioning the different level of rehab I had vs an nfl guy.

I know a couple guys that went in for meniscus surgery and walked out the same day near 100%. Plenty of athletes have it done, Brandon Roy is a guy that had it done a lot, to the point of not having any, and still played well.
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Yeah, if they don't get all of the fragments or all of the flap it may still give a person problems. It's possible that some people who have meniscus repairs may take 10 months to recover, as was your case, but the overwhelming majority take less than 2 months.

So to answer the OP's question...I doubt there is any concern whatsoever over Messam's knee.
 
If the trim or remove it 6 -10 weeks if they sew it up and repair it double that time.
 
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