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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Month 2 Post Op Meniscus Surgery (Meniscectomy)

The second month of recovery after my meniscus trim was significantly better than the first month. Read all about my first month after meniscectomy surgery HERE. Compared to my ACL/meniscus surgery the year before, this recovery was definitely progressing much quicker. I continued to build strength back in my leg and work on stability. In …

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Month 1 Post Op Meniscus Surgery (Meniscectomy)

The first month after my meniscus trim. Coming off of a second surgery in two years, this month was incredibly difficult for me. I had just recovered from ACL and meniscus surgery just to face a meniscectomy from a failed meniscus repair. This month was totally different from my first month after ACL and meniscus …

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Partial Meniscectomy Surgery Day

Following a nearly year-long recovery from ACL and medial and lateral meniscus surgery, my medial meniscus repair failed. Just 13 months after my initial surgery, I was back in surgery again for a partial meniscectomy.  During both of my recoveries, I found it very helpful to learn about other peoples’ experiences, so I also documented …

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How I Found Out My Meniscus Repair Failed

A full year after my initial knee surgery (ACL and medial and lateral meniscus surgery) I was playing again and felt like I had gotten past that injury. Unfortunately, this was not the case. About 13 months after my first surgery, my medial meniscus repair failed. Looking back, the issue actually began much earlier. In …