Originally Posted by
donrhummy
Has anyone here ever torn their meniscus? How did you deal with it? Did the pain go away? What treatment options were you given and which did you choose?
I tore mine back in 2004 while hiking in Poland. I saw a knee doctor a couple of days later. He told me (as interpreted by my girlfriend) that the torn meniscus could fold and wedge into the knee joint, causing the joint to lock. Not good.
I had surgery the day after seeing the doctor, and I haven't had any problems with the knee since.
Originally Posted by
damnpoor
What does it feel like to have a torn meniscus?
For me, it started with a sharp pain that was exacerbated by walking down stairs or downhill. Walking on a flat surface, up stairs, or uphill was fine, but downhill was killer.