Week 5 Rehab After My Second Meniscectomy

Week 5 after my second meniscectomy was a major stepping stone for me. But before reading about this week of recovery, I suggest you first review my previous updates: In this article, I’ll review my fifth week of recovery after my second partial meniscectomy. How I Felt During Week 5 of Meniscectomy Rehab I felt …

Week 4 Rehab After My Second Meniscectomy

During the fourth week after my second meniscectomy surgery, I continued to incrementally progress. Before reading more about this week of my recovery, I highly recommend first checking out: In this article, I outline my fourth week of recovery after my second partial meniscectomy. How I Felt During Week 4 of Meniscectomy Rehab As I …

Week 3 Rehab After My Second Meniscectomy

My third week after my second meniscectomy was filled with a few key progress steps. Before learning more about my recovery during this week, it may help to review my Week 1 Rehab and Week 2 Rehab posts. Keep reading to learn more about my third week or recovery following my second partial meniscectomy. How …

Week 2 Rehab After My Second Meniscectomy

The second week after my second meniscectomy was still a pretty challenging one. If you haven’t yet seen it, please review my update for my Week 1 Rehab for background on my progress. Here, I’ll share the details of my second week of recovery after my second partial meniscectomy. How I Felt During Week 2 …

Week 1 Rehab After My Second Meniscectomy

On September 9th, 2022, I had my second meniscectomy, and third knee surgery overall. In case you have not seen my other content, I had my first knee surgery (ACL reconstruction and menisci repair) in April 2018, and my second surgery (partial meniscectomy) in May 2019. Here is an overview of my first week of …

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Another Partial Meniscectomy: My Third Knee Surgery

Three years ago, I recovered from my second knee surgery, a partial meniscectomy. That was a little over a year after recovering from my ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair. Since then, I’ve dealt with some minor issues, but generally nothing major, as you can read about in my 3-year post-op update. But since then, things …

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Meniscectomy Recovery FAQ: What to Know About Meniscus Surgery

Meniscectomy recovery FAQ All surgeries are frightening experiences, and one of the most common for athletes is a meniscus surgery. I had both menisci repaired, and then later had one trimmed in a meniscectomy. Since then, I had ANOTHER meniscectomy (on the same meniscus) in 2022. In this post, I will share answers to some …

FAQs About ACL and Meniscus Surgery Recovery

ACL Recovery FAQ ACL surgery is an intimidating experience that many athletes must go through. Naturally, people have questions about the process and want to learn from others who have gone through it. Learn more about my experience with ACL surgery recovery in this ACL recovery FAQ. The Surgery What was your surgery? I had …

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Knee Surgery Checklist: Essential Items You Need for ACL Rehab

There are certain key items you need for ACL rehab or any other knee surgery. Whether you have ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair, or another knee surgery, the time right after surgery is the most painful. At first, you will just be focused on getting your pain and swelling down. Once you make it past the …

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Knee Surgery Checklist: Items You Need After Knee Surgery

No matter what kind of knee surgery you are having, it is a grueling process and difficult recovery, which is why you need a detailed knee surgery checklist. After two knee surgeries (ACL and medial and lateral meniscus in 2018 and a partial meniscectomy in 2019), I learned a thing or two about what you …