Hi All !!! So.....I have a Mediscus Tear in my knee .... I am looking at endoscopic surgery for repair. Anyone have this done? And how did you deal with your WED/RLS during recovery??? I go back to the doc next Monday to discuss surgery and would like to have as much info as possible.....how do I deal with being in a brace not being able to walk if I need to?? Hugs !!
I had both knees repaired, after meniscus tears. They should give you percocet for pain and that should cover your WED. With all of my knee and hip surgeries, that's what worked for me.
They thought I had a meniscus tear and they went into repair it about ten years ago. Turned out to be chondramalacia instead, but surgery is surgery, I suppose. The WED wasn't worse immediately after, likely because of the opioids. And, they had me using it as much as possible immediately, so walking wasn't a problem. I think I was only off of it for 24-48 hours - and then I started physical therapy and was walking.
I did talk to the surgeon to make sure they followed the WED FOundation's protocol. You can download it from the main rls.org site and give it to the surgeon.
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