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Has anyone ever heard of this happening? I had 20% of my meniscus removed in September. After a few weeks I realized that something wasn't right. I continued to be in pain, which was getting worse by the week. I visited my surgeon who told me he had to puncture and stretch out my MCL in order to get to the back of my knee and that the pain was from that procedure. The pain got to the point where I could hardly walk so I had another MRI done and got the results back. I have another Meniscus tear. The surgeon said it probably happened shortly after the surgery when I was doing my post op exercises. I think it happened three days after surgery when I was still on crutches. In addition, he thinks the bad pain may also be caused by nerve damage, which is a surgical risk, and is most likely going to have a Neurosurgeon on-hand during surgery to remove a section of nerve he thinks is damaged.
I had 20% of the right medial meniscus removed in 2006 at age 62. Like you, it was in the back of the knee. Day after surgery, the knee was swollen and I did nothing but sit, but the next day I was walking, no crutches. It hurt to walk downhill but no pain going uphill and only minor pain walking on flat surfaces. Was able to jog a few days later but I chose to use a stair climber and ski machine instead. The only constant problem I've had since the tear is a funny feeling when crouched like a baseball catcher so I've done none of that.
You know, many MDs now advise no surgery unless you have a bucket handle tear which prevents the knee from locking. I didn't have that kind of tear. So in retrospect, I probably would have been fine without the surgery.
Don't have a clue what went wrong with your meniscus post-surgery.