Knee Surgery for a
Torn Medial Meniscus
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My parents were living in Germany when my mother fell and tore her medial meniscus while on an assignment in London. She had surgery to repair it, but her recovery was long and painful. If you know my mother, you know that she didn't let surgery and pain stop her. She would go up and down the the four floors in their apartment building by putting a trash bag on and sliding down the stairs or scooting up them! She was unable to walk for several months, but my parents were still sent on assignments throughout western Europe, so mom used a wheel chair. That was not easy for a prideful Dane! But even after she quit using the wheelchair, pain and swelling persisted.
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Mom is innovative
Mom using a wheelchair
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I wanted to get my hands on her leg and help speed up the recovery with massage, but they lived too far away. A year later they returned to the US and the leg was still swollen and tender. She said the leg felt like a balloon blown up tight, ready to burst and and she couldn't put any pressure on it - just setting a book on her knee was painful. She was also limited in how much she could move her leg, thus hampering how much she could walk. As soon as they visited us, I put her (with a lot of protesting - she is a also a very stubborn Dane!) on my table and gently began to work on her knee.
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