whos had knee surgery

[gemmanettl1983]

hi all im been refered to surgery on my knee the physio thinks ive torn the cartlidge in my knee
what happens?
recovery time?

they did mine through keyhole (my knee has two "eyes" ) and I think i was back in action without crutches after about two weeks. After this I did plenty of hydrotherapy & swimming, then cycling to get back in action again. should explain that i am a PE / dance teacher... when I had the surgery I was at uni doing PE & education, so had half a term off the high-impact and running stuff. Don't know what "normal" people should expect, but apart from it being a b&gger to get dressed with one leg straight it wasn't painful as such post-op. likely to be causing you worse pain now if you have damaged it!

thanks hunni how big is the bandage you have on?
is it easy to get around?
ive a 6 year old and a 22 month old to run around arfter

DH has had cartilage removed from both of his knees through keyhole surgery.
They were done in 2 different hospitals. The first time he had a bandage that went from mid-thigh to mid-calf and was really thick. The second time he had 2 gauze pads over the incisions!
He was told to take 2 weeks off work and not to kneel down for 12 weeks.
He didn't listen but that's DH - stubborn to the last!
Hope everything goes well for you.

Me - but years ago so methods/recovery have changed.

dh had a cartlidge and ligament repair (keyhole) in October. It was day surgery (in fact much less than a day). He was back driving within the week although it was his left leg which does less work when driving.

He had small dressings on and a crepe bandage over the top so not massively restricitng. He's a wuss and barely complained so it must have been OK.