I wrote lately that I’ve been recognized with a tear within the lateral meniscus of my left knee. That is inflicting joint fluid to leak, so I’ve a cyst on the knee. The ensuing persistent bump is what triggered me to have it regarded into. Yesterday I had a follow-up with my Orthopedic surgeon and he confirmed it’s a horizontal tear within the meniscus. He mentioned it’s in an space with poor blood provide so there is no such thing as a good surgical choice to repair it. The choices are to attend and see or take away the meniscus fully. For now, we’re going with the previous. The excellent news is he says the arthritis in my knee has not superior an excessive amount of and I ought to get extra good years out of the knee so long as I keep away from affect loading, particularly operating, and preserve the encircling muscle tissue in form. So my train routine of biking, energy coaching, and mountain climbing (cautious on the downhills) is serving me effectively.

I did discover a counter-opinion on the internet that horizontal tears might be efficiently repaired, so I’ll preserve researching this problem and will search a second opinion. There isn’t a hurry, although, as a result of I’m asymptomatic, and the scenario is just not altering quickly.