Torn cartilidge in left knee , meniscus?? Help please?!

Torn cartilidge in left knee , meniscus?? Help please?

2 or 3 years I feel of a skate bord and i was totaly normal intil a month past I had trouble going up and down the stairs, and not being able to run beacause of constant ppain and clicking my knee made. I went to different doctors for years and they told me this was normal i kne it wasnt right so just last month i desided to get a MRI they said i had a Torn catilidge or meniscus I am 17 so I dont kno what a Meniscus is ... my doctor said i need knee surgery and i have a appoinmnet with him 2 weeks from now. What is the surgery pressidure? does it hurT? do they put you to sleep? to they replace the cartilidge? help Im am scared

hey i had this surgery less than 6 weeks ago. i torn my medial meniscus - as other have said the meniscus is a special type of cartilage in the knee that allows the knee to absorb as much force as it does - ppl are really rough on knees and the meniscus does a great job most of the time. the knee is very strong up and down but force from the side or twisting the knee thats causes damage.

this is what i did, i twisted my knee as i slipped walking down a steep slope. it hurt and i couldn't straighten my leg. the doctor told me after my MRI that the meniscus-or cartilage had torn badly and moved in the joint blocking me from straightening my leg.

the surgery was about 6 weeks ago - it did hurt - it was short tho and i went home bout 5 - i had the surgery bit after 12. i could walk without crutches pretty soon after. i was hobbling the day after.

i was told i couldn't bend my knee past 90 degrees for 6 weeks (i kinda did a few times and it hurt!) - which means i haven't gone back to work for a while - i hurt my knee in april...

i wish you the best of luck - do all the physio and everything - it makes a difference in the long run!