Hey All- I was wondering if anyone has had a partial menisectomy and if so how soon did you return to running? How long did it take to be 100% better?
5 years ago I had a lateral bucket handle tear shaved. Last March I tore the lateral meniscus badly and had a repair. I went through a three month layoff, alot of PT and came back strong. ran PR's from the mile to the marathon this fall. I took a two month layoff after the marathon and was just starting up again when complications from the repair caused two new tears (the stitches they used start cutting into the cartilage..this had probably been going on for a while). They had to go back in yesterday and remove a small piece where the stitches were, he examined the rest of the knee and it is fine and the rest of the repair is stable and in good shape.
The doctor says I should be running again in 3-4 weeks and my physical therapist agrees. What have others exeperiences been with this?
Thanks.