Here's what the Knee Doctor Said
By LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (80)
United States
June 9, 2026 5:07pm CST
Doctors are interesting creatures, aren't they?
The orthopedic doctor took x-rays of both my knees today and examined both knees, concentrating on the right knee, which I feel is my "bad" knee.
Xrays showed that my arthritis is worse than two years ago, moving from the "mild" stage to the "moderate" stage.
The doctor explained that I may very well have a meniscus tear in my right knee. But get this . . . because of my age and fact that they have arthritis, they won't fix the tear. Now, if I were 25 years old, they would fix the tear. But given that I'm 61 and have arthritis, they say I just have to live with it unless/until it's time to get a knee replacement surgery.
He did give me a steroid (cortisone) shot in my bad knee in the meantime.
He also said I have floating cartilage floating around in my knee that has broken off from my knee but they don't do anything about that either.
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@Ineeddentures (34535)
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10 Jun
Oh dear.
Now I know the answer to what I asked in the previous post.
Sorry to hear that the arthritis is worse than it was 2 years ago.
When roughly would knee replacement be needed
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@LooeyVille (80)
• United States
10 Jun
Whenever the pain becomes unbearable and/or I can no longer walk
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@Ineeddentures (34535)
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10 Jun
@LooeyVille
Well maybe.that might be a thing to bring forward.
I would consider faking it a little bit lol
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@AmbiePam (120738)
• United States
9 Jun
Is that because of the dangers of going under anesthesia at an “older” age, or is that just an ageist attitude. Sixty-one is not old. I wonder if other doctors feel the same way is this just an uncaring moron.
I’m really sorry they won’t or can’t do more.
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@AmbiePam (120738)
• United States
10 Jun
@LooeyVille Oh, then that guy is ageist. The jerk.
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@toniganzon (77156)
• Philippines
10 Jun
It sucks when doctors can't fix anything.
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@Juliaacv (56241)
• Canada
10 Jun
My husband had that surgery in his early 30's and it was a long recovery.
Even with taking 6 weeks off from work, he wasn't able to drive his vehicle as it had a stick shift in it.
And now that we're in our 60's, every once in a while he will complain that it aches him.
You're better off without the surgery, besides you do not have the worry about the complications from the anesthesia or the healing process afterwards.
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@noni1959 (13048)
• United States
10 Jun
@LooeyVille It's been so long, so maybe I'll try again with the new RA doctor next month. My Ortho wants to do them in my shoulder next month before PT.
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@LooeyVille (80)
• United States
10 Jun
The shot didn’t hurt one bit and within 12 hours is already working
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@LooeyVille (80)
• United States
10 Jun
@noni1959 I really didn't know what to expect as today was my very first one, but it was a good experience. It was the "cortisone/steroid" - not the "gel"
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@MarieCoyle (59217)
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9 Jun
They don't like to stitch/repair those meniscus tears if you are over 50, at least that is what my friend was told. From what her doctor said, it is usually successful, but the repair doesn't hold for long at all. If your knee locks up, they will fix the knee or do a knee replacement--but who wants to wait for their knee to lock up? It's all weird.
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@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
10 Jun
61 is still pretty young, so that stinks, in my opinion. I hope the steroid shot worked.
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@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jun
And they call it modern medicine, I had a torn cartilage removed from, my knee ages abot while I was still in NYC but I went to a sports doctor,
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@xFiacre (14784)
• Ireland
10 Jun
@looeyville I don’t suppose there’s much point in lying about your age! A friend of mine was the top dog in knee and hip replacement, and ended up getting his own hips and knees replaced in his 60s. I hope the cortisone gives you some help.
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@Marilynda1225 (91086)
• United States
10 Jun
I hope that cortisone shot helps with your pain.
I'm learning to live with the arthritis in my knees Not fun
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