looking for some advice.

[kariann330]

So as I have said before on here, I recently suffered a bucket handle tear in my right knee. Well sadly the only cure for that type of tear is to remove a portion of the meniscus through arthroscopic surgery. I'm wondering if once surgery is done and over, I healed up and am able to go about my life as usual, does anyone have any advice for things like leg crossing or walking in heels until my body gets used to the permanent modifications made to the cartilage in my knee?

Thanks in advance.

[Jessica Merriman]

It all depends on the damage to the cartilage. The Medial Meniscus will heal, cartilage does not. If the cartilage is damaged you will never be 100% on the knee again. I speak from personal and professional experience.

[stephaniec]

well, I use to be pretty good at walking a lot in heels. My knees have gone out on me due to arthritis in my joints. Right now I'm try to rebuild the muscles so I can with heels again . Trying to use more muscle then knee, but its a challenge. I might just be stuck with flats.

[kariann330]

From how it was described to me by an Ortho, is the tear is in a section that has no blood supply, because it's a bucket handle, if it's not removed it will continue to flip into the knee joint and effect range of motion. If it goes on long enough, I can permanently loose the ability to fully straighten my knee again and will continue to constantly be in pain.

so as far as healing on it's own, it doesn't look like an option for me.

To Stephaniec, I really hope that doesn't happen to me for a while....i love my heels as much as some women love their husbands lol

[Jessica Merriman]

I'm sorry, I meant with surgical intervention it will heal, not on it's own. I tore the ACL, Medial Meniscus and Tibial Collateral. Luckily cartilage damage was minimal. I just had to get a little trimmed out.

[stephaniec]

From how it was described to me by an Ortho, is the tear is in a section that has no blood supply, because it's a bucket handle, if it's not removed it will continue to flip into the knee joint and effect range of motion. If it goes on long enough, I can permanently loose the ability to fully straighten my knee again and will continue to constantly be in pain.

so as far as healing on it's own, it doesn't look like an option for me.

To Stephaniec, I really hope that doesn't happen to me for a while....i love my heels as much as some women love their husbands lol

well, so far I can move around my apartment. I've put my heels in my back pack so I can try out side , but haven't quite the courage to attempt yet. Walking on concrete might be a little different then wood

[kariann330]

well, so far I can move around my apartment. I've put my heels in my back pack so I can try out side , but haven't quite the courage to attempt yet. Walking on concrete might be a little different then wood

Oh I noticed that it is very different. To me on carpet or a wood floor it seems like the shoe has something to grip onto and stabilize the shoe some....on cement I might as well be on ice for roughly the first 10 minutes. As far as stress though I noticed it seems to go from my calves to my ankles and toes, but soon goes away and I totally forget I'm even wearing heels until I take them off several hours later.

[stephaniec]

Oh I noticed that it is very different. To me on carpet or a wood floor it seems like the shoe has something to grip onto and stabilize the shoe some....on cement I might as well be on ice for roughly the first 10 minutes. As far as stress though I noticed it seems to go from my calves to my ankles and toes, but soon goes away and I totally forget I'm even wearing heels until I take them off several hours later.

I hope I can get back to wearing them. I love them with skinny jeans

[JLT1]

  Hey!

That sucks!  I know, I've had five knees surgeries: total reconstruction on right, 1977, bucket tear on left in 1986, basic cartilage tear on right 1997, new impact on knee with knee cap smashed into cartilage under it plus broken knee cap left 2002 (car accident), new cartilage tear on left 2010 (ice skating).

OK!  Find a competent surgeon.  Do the exercises they recommend and don't stop doing them.  Don't get into car accidents post surgery.  No ice skating.  Other than that, it should be fine.

Hugs

Jen