Should I get surgery to repair a torn meniscus?

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Should I get surgery to repair a torn meniscus?

I had pain in my left knee for 3 months. I went to my doctor and he took an x-ray and then sent me for an MRI. The MRI showed that I had a medial meniscus tare. The orthopedic that he sent me to confirmed this. As I had to wait over a month for surgery because of my work situation I was on a inflammatory drug prescribed by my doctor. So now the pain is gone and I can bend my knee. So now I don't know if I should have my scheduled surgery or not. The idea that a blood clot could form with knee surgery scares the H out of me. I have a History of strokes in my family. What should I do?

studfinder

I would wait until you're ninety and then have the surgery because then your kids will be grown up and you wont have to worry about supporting them. The grandchildren will be off to graduate school so they wont need you. The great grandchildren will look at you as an old man and so they wont want to play and hang around you; and your wife will be dead. If you get a blood clot then it wont matter.

alianna_hodiya

I would let your dr. know about your family history and ask him how bad the tear is in your mensicus and you can decide from there.

Rachel

I had a torn meniscus. I do NOT recommend surgery. I have had more problems after surgery than before. Just wait and let it heal on it's own.

Paul L

idk...my friend jumped off of a 10 foot cliff and tore his meniscus and a month later he was fine...its been a year now and he has forgotten all about it.

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