I don't understand this "hero worship". When I was 56 years old I had a meniscus tear removed by surgery. Repair or remove were the two options, mine was too far gone so they snipped it, in a procedure described by a spinal surgeon I was consulting with as, "like clipping a hangnail".Jay521 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:04 am Subject: Knee issues
Your Dad has just become my hero...kaiman wrote:My dad (aged 77) has had meniscus issues in one of his knees on and off for the last 10 years, probably caused by the 25 years he spent ski patrolling and skiing bumps at Vail. He has also been an avid mountain biker for the last 15 years and unlike everyone else in his peer group is the only one who has not had surgery on his knees.
Kai
My experience was that it was like flipping a switch. From agony to ecstasy. I had been limping along with the damaged knee for many years until it just finally got to be too much.
Anyone reading this thread wondering about a meniscus tear who has the means, but not the conviction to go under the knife; get it done!
So where is the virtue in the old dude who has resisted knee surgery longer than any of his peers?