Discoid Meniscus with possibly two tears? is repair possible?
i started having knee pain in january. i pretty much tried to ignore it until it hurt so bad that my husband practically forced me to go in and get it checked out. turns out, meniscus tear. i did extensive conservative measures (pt, NSAIDs, oral steroids, bracing, etc) for months, wasn’t getting better.
after conservative measures weren’t working and the pain was only getting worse, i was finally sent in for an MRI. these are the results, and i got referred to ortho.
i met with my surgeons PA-C once, was kind of confused the whole time, not going to lie, and we scheduled surgery. from the sounds of it they want to do a partial meniscectomy.
what i was wondering, is there any hope for repair at all? meniscectomy and repair? i’m only 24 and i have done hours and hours of research, all burning down to arthritis by 40. if that’s that, then it is what it is. but i want to know if its worth talking to my surgeon about at all, or if i should just give up hope.
he did say that the MRI is a bit weird due to the discoid meniscus, and they won’t be able to see the extent of everything until they’re inside my leg, which is reasonable. but i am really really hoping there is a possibility of repair. i have my preop in a couple weeks, so i’ll talk to my surgeon then, but i want some sort of input before then to ease the nerves a little bit.
thanks in advance!