Anyone ever injure or tear their meniscus?

Tide

Great pic Frank. Good to hear your daughter is OK. I have a 9-yr-old daughter myself.

Mine has an unusual talent for a 9-yr-old. She can pick out an Eric Clapton song in 4 notes. I'm still not sure how it will help her in life though.

McLoki

Originally posted by Tide
She can pick out an Eric Clapton song in 4 notes. I'm still not sure how it will help her in life though.

Are you kidding !!!!!!!!!!!! I distinctly remember that as question 4 on my calc-2 final in college. Liberal Arts school, what can I say?? She is so set. (and only at 9)

Michael

Frank Z

Michael,
Thanks for the offer. At present she is wearing a rigid brace that allows no movement at all. We'll know more tomorrow afternoon.

We had a great time but were rather pissed at some of the parents that went on the trip. After seeing their rude behavior and conduct it was easy to spot their kids.:rolleyes: Oh well, we still had a good time.

McLoki

Originally posted by Frank Z
Michael,
Thanks for the offer. At present she is wearing a rigid brace that allows no movement at all.

I am surprized that they did not use a range of motion brace (locked straight). Anyway - If you change your mind let me know.

Karma flows both ways...

Michael

Airplay355

the braces usually allow for a little movement as long as the injury isnt severe. if you keep your leg perfectly straight for a long period of time, you would end up straining other ligaments. so locking your leg straight isnt usually the best idea.

Frank Z

Well she had an MRI last Tuesday and then the Doctor left town for a week. Got a call today saying that the results of the MRI did not reveal any tears to the PCL? No damage to the bones either. They said that they are diagnosing the problem as a dislocation of the patella. So she's got to stay in the brace and on the crutches for another 2-3 weeks. She's gonna be really upset. What bothers me and Deb about the whoile thing is what are they going to do if/when it happens again. Brace and crutches again? I don't want her to have to go under the knife, or even a scope for that matter, but if that's what needs to be done to fix her knee then that's what needs to happen.

On a side note, Deb and I have been taking turns getting her back and forth to school. The school is very overcrowded and parking is non-existent. Rebecca's class meets in a modular trailer behind the school itself. I parked in front of the school last week at the extreme end of the "Fire Lane" and saw a cop in an unmarked car in the parking lot. No biggie, lot's of 'em live in our neighborhood. I unload Rebecca's crutches, her backpack and then proceed to lift/drag her out of the car. Off we go, waddling to her classroom. Now keep in mind that we leave for school much earlier than usual because it takes a while to get her into her class. After getting her all set I head back out to the Jeep only to find that the cop, who had been watching our morning ritual, gave me a $70 parking ticket! I grab the ticket and find the guy and explained that my daughter is in a brace and .....Well you get the picture. His response..."I don't care." I was so pissed I couldn't even see straight. Went down to the court house today and had the ticket tossed.

AsSiMiLaTeD

I'm always telling my wife that one day I'm just going to snap, and I'm not quite sure what'll happen next...

It's incidents like yours with the cop this morning that I find myself less able to deal with as I get older.

One of these days, some punk kid at Wendys is going put mayo on my Spicy Chicken sandwich and I'm just gonna lose it...

audiobliss

Man, what a horrible attitude. At least you were able to get it tossed. I hope she somehow manages to live with the encumbering brace and crutches for a few more weeks!

fireshoes

Originally posted by Polkmaniac
One of these days, some punk kid at Wendys is going put mayo on my Spicy Chicken sandwich and I'm just gonna lose it...

Oh no! Not condiments on your sandwich! :eek:

shack

Originally posted by Frank Z
I don't want her to have to go under the knife, or even a scope for that matter, but if that's what needs to be done to fix her knee then that's what needs to happen.

I would trust the doc on this one. IF it happens again, get it fixed. But kids are so resilient, I would have her take it easy and do some therapy (if they recommend) see if she will grow out of the problem. Good luck.

jdhdiggs

Hey Frank, I didn't have time to read through all the responses, but I just want to let you know some stuff from my own experience:

I did a number on my knee at 11 where I had it bent the wrong ways 90 degrees (No ligament tears, everything else was gangked). I got stuck in the brace for nearly 12 weeks. It took me about six months to physically get over the injury and about a year to do it mentally. But I did get over it and competed in Junior Olympics skiing and was first team allstate for soccer in HS.

The lesson: At her age, it shouldn't be a permanent thing like it would be in her twenties or beyond. It shouldn't limit her in any way after a while, but it will take longer than you might expect. If this is a long term health issue, it's good to catch now while there is still time to help.

Be sure to put down tons of traction surfaces in the bathroom. Showers/baths are a *()&@#%^&! to do on one leg.

As for sugery, I had the option and I (my parents) said no. In the end, I think it helped me, but took much longer to rehab. I hope this helps you in some way.