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breaun_57026
breaun_57026

Hi guys I'm posting again. I'm having arthroscopic surgery on my right knee February 23rd. I was wondering about the recovery time. Does it depend on how many holes or what not? Also any suggestions on questions to ask at pre-op?

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  • patsyrose
    patsyrose breaun_57026

    Posted

    Hi

    I had arthroscopic investigations into both knees in Oct 2012.

    There were 2 holes in each knee, One for the camera, the other for instruments.  Unfortunately, my surgeon wasn't able to carry out any repairs, as my knees were in such a bad state...leading to Replacements of both.

    I had 2 weeks off work, following the arthrospies, and my knees were stiffer afterwards.  The holes healed quickly, but the scars are still visible and you can feel a depression underneath them.

    hope that helps.

    Patsy

    • breaun_57026
      breaun_57026 patsyrose

      Posted

      Hi Pasty,

      Did you have the pvns in both knees and they were too bad and that's why the Dr. Couldn't do anything to help you or did you also have some other things wrong with the knees?

    • patsyrose
      patsyrose breaun_57026

      Posted

      Hi no, sorry, I didn't have PVNS.

      My arthroscopy was the initial internal investigation into why I was in so much pain, after the X-Ray's and MRI didn't show too much.

      The internal showed that my cartiledge was just like white wispy clouds, and in some places not there at all.

  • jannette1
    jannette1 breaun_57026

    Posted

    Hi I had two arthroscopic surgery on my knee and each time had two holes either side of knee. It was done as a day patient and I came home the same evening. It was done under an epidural and I watched surgery on a television screen . The recovery was about three weeks. Unfortunately I had to have a tkr a year later as I had bone on bone and my knee became too painful. Hope it all goes well .Best wishes Jannette
    • breaun_57026
      breaun_57026 jannette1

      Posted

      Thats a bummer that you had to end up having a tkr. Thank you for the info. How is everything going for you now that you have had the replacement?
    • jannette1
      jannette1 breaun_57026

      Posted

      Hi I am 9 weeks post tkr surgery now and beginning to feel a lot better the last few days. The operation was no problem it's the recovery. At 5 weeks knee gave way and had to go to A and E was told I had torn scar tissue deep down, so that's put my recovery back a bit. Have to go back to see surgeon next week for a x Ray as the physio thinks I may have moved the spacer in my knee when my knee gave way, so they are just checking. But hopefully it was just torn scar tissue as I can straighten knee well, it's just very tight on bending again. Hope everything goes well for you regards Jannette
    • Oldfatguy1
      Oldfatguy1 jannette1

      Posted

      Breaking down car tissue is probably the hardest thing everyone goes through. In the long run you are going to be much better off as everything will grow stronger faster and correctly. Sounds like you are well on your way to full recovery. Occassionally you'll have litle set backs here and there with nerves etc but that shouldn't worry you
  • Oldfatguy1
    Oldfatguy1 breaun_57026

    Posted

    Number of holes is not a criteria for rehabbing proceedure. Are you scheduled for physical therapy as soon as you are back on your feet. A good therapist will give you a starting group of motion and strengthening excercices, then will add to them as necessary. Are they doing meniscus or ACL repair or just doing an invasive proceedure so they can diagnose and proceed with additional surgery I'd necessary. Each of these call for a bit of change in the process. You will probably have to wait and see what t hey.find and do. If its meniscus full recovery in 4-6 weeks. ACL......several months. If y ou have ever seen a soccer player or football player with ACL they lose the current season but with a lot of effort the are ready for the next season. Get be k with us and let us know what's going on. Someone on here has Had it done and can help you.
  • Oldfatguy1
    Oldfatguy1 breaun_57026

    Posted

    Has u our Dr explained the proceedure. Sort of a vanilla like explanation . one hole is cut to allow them to pump air so the skin gently be lifted from the soft tissue area. A light is inserted so the can look a round a n d all do all of the hum and ah has they need then insert the proper tools for cutting, trimming and such and then they vacumm the area of all floating tissue, excess blood etc then reenter to put in any stitches needed. The air is extrated as best possible then the external stitches in place. This is the same proceedure now used for hernia repair, gall bladder removal, appendectomies. 6 years ago I had colon resection done with 15-18" of colon removed. As you can imagine this wasn't the small 1" incision as they had to have an opening big enough to extract the piece of colon but so much better than the old complete abdominal incision that took many weeks to heal.

    The skin has to reattach to the soft tissue but that time is minimal and again, physical therapy should guide you. You'll need some pain meds and probably a good anti inflammstory like aleve or iboproprian as theher will be a goodly am out of bruising. You may be offered an epidural or general. Your Dr's can advise. I have had 6 epidural on my need and as I'm a big coward and they may not awake making suggestion I've always gone the general

    • breaun_57026
      breaun_57026 Oldfatguy1

      Posted

      Hi..... good to talk to you again. You are very helpful. As far as I know, they are just removing the pvns and and cleaning out the damaged tissue. He told me that if there is anything he sees when he is in there that he will fix it. I reckon I will find out what all they did when I wake up.

  • Oldfatguy1
    Oldfatguy1 breaun_57026

    Posted

    I'm sorry I went on an on and didn't notice the PV NS. Mine was a 90 minute surgery due the vastness of the tumor and I had severe bleeding afterward. I was kept in the hospital 3days with a cyrocuff (a motorized ice chest that causes continual ice water flow over the knee) and a drainage pump to remove the excess blood. I had to use them for another week or so. Then I had 3 weeks of physical therapy
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