Re: Re: Meniscus Tear in Knee

[Guest guest]

Hi, andra. Thanks for the response!

My pain level is very bearable. I am able to walk and bicycle, but no

longer doing my daily 3 miles walks. It was diagnosed first with a cat

scan, then a year later an xray. If it were more painful, I'd be anxious

to get the surgery, but I'm at times uncomfortable; otherwise, I forget

about it.

Yes, I saw a Youtube of a memiscus surgery; they vacuumed it out! Yup, I

prefer to not be vacuumed. You are pain-free! Wow, maybe I'll just hang

around and see how you fare while continuing to ramp up on the required

supplements.

By the way, I've had family express concern that this is some sort of

odd religious or health cult. They advised me to look around at other

candida sites, too, and compare them. Which I did. And this one seems so

much clearer and sensible. Some of them jump head first into the

antifungal stuff. Anyway, any good words on how to settle down observers?

Best, Sharon

PS: Last night was again almost burp-free! Except, I was uncomfortable

from overeating my dessert -- jicama smothered with almond butter and

sprinkled with Celtic Salt. I think the almond butter is going to have

to go, but I'm enjoying this jar!

nocalc wrote:

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> Hello Sharon,

>

> That's awesome about the burping going away! Great news

>

> I'm not sure how much your meniscus tear is causing you discomfort or

> walking/movement issues. Have they diagnosed the tear via an incision

> and video camera, or just on symptoms/mechanics?

>

> I do know that the only thing they do for " surgery " is to cut out a

> piece of it! I was talking about this with some physical therapists

> for a while, but we decided against it since my situation was so mild,

> comparatively speaking. The surgery does not " fix " anything per se;

> the offending flat of cartilage is just taken out. Over the long term,

> cartilage should protect our bones from repeated impact against each

> other, so personally I'd prefer to keep mine - UNLESS, MAYBE the pain

> was intense. So it's important to know how comfortable / uncomfortable

> you are with your current situation. Can you walk okay?

>

> The best thing for knee injuries generally is to strengthen the

> muscles of the leg surrounding the knee. A good physical therapist can

> help you out with this, but if that is not an option, mild exercise

> (i.e. low-impact) is good. I wouldn't recommend jogging, for instance

> but going for a leisurely bike ride in the park could be very

> beneficial. I'd stay away from the mild rebounding, perhaps, until you

> have some more strength, since it's a more dynamic movement than on

> the bike. You can also do all sorts of leg raises with only body

> resistance and no impact. Then the muscles will take the brunt of your

> walking/moving, and there should be less impact on the meniscus generally.

>

> I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any questions.

> Doctors like to say cartilage can't regrow but I'm testing the theory

> out myself on this diet... just a few more months to go At the very

> least I can tell you my knee is now pain-free!

>

> Best,

> andra

> group moderator

>

>

> >

> > Good morning! I am slowing moving into this diet routine and working

> on getting the supplements right. I wrote in earlier about the

> night-time burping; the last two nights have been almost burp-free!

> Yeah, for the first time in many months!! I can hardly believe it.

> >

> > So another question comes to mind: I have had two doctors tell me to

> have knee surgery due to a meniscus tear. I have had so many surgeries

> already, I don't want another. Is there any chance this type of

> saintly eating will help repair a damaged knee? I'm hoping for amazing

> results to make up for all the goodies I'm avoiding.

> >

> > Just hoping, Sharon :-)

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Sharon,

You're most welcome. That's great that your knee isn't debilitating, and that

you often forget about it! I'd say that's a really great sign. If that's the

case, I think you would be fine not getting the surgery done. A meniscus tear

simply means there is a flap of the meniscus which has torn loose, is not where

it should be, and this causes pain and discomfort. Delaying surgery will not

have a negative impact on your health - the only thing that might eventually

happen is that your pain might increase, or there is more clicking in the knee,

but these are not " bad " per se; just not very nice for you! And in that case

you can always reconsider the surgery, if you wish.

Yes, my knee is pain-free. It does occasionally still click and snap, but my

chiropractor assured me this happens with normal joint function as well and does

not mean I am grinding my bones to dust According to him, the sound is

usually gas being released from the joint.

I think some non-impact leg exercises would be really good, as I wrote before.

This program has been shown to improve our bones, muscles, and skin, even nerves

(though these take longer). So I'm confident that it will also have a good

effect on other soft tissues such as cartilage. Whether my meniscus will ever

" regrow " - well, if I'm not in any pain and can live the life I want, I really

don't need scientific evidence of this, personally

Be well,

andra

group moderator

> My pain level is very bearable. I am able to walk and

> bicycle, but no longer doing my daily 3 miles walks. It was diagnosed first

with a cat scan, then a year later an xray. If it were more painful,

> I'd be anxious to get the surgery, but I'm at times uncomfortable;

> otherwise, I forget about it.

>

> Yes, I saw a Youtube of a memiscus surgery; they vacuumed

> it out! Yup, I prefer to not be vacuumed. You are pain-free! Wow, maybe

> I'll just hang around and see how you fare while continuing to ramp up on the

required supplements.

>

>Anyway, any good words on how to settle down observers?

>

> Best, Sharon

[Guest guest]

Hello, andra. Are you there? I'm wondering how your knee is doing

since your note last June. You were checking to see if your knee would

improve on this diet, given a few more months. Just wondering how it is

7+ months down the road. Best, Sharon

On 6/19/2010 10:23 AM, nocalc wrote:

>

> Hello Sharon,

>

>

> ........ Please let me know if you have any questions. Doctors like to

> say cartilage can't regrow but I'm testing the theory out myself on

> this diet... just a few more months to go At the very least I can

> tell you my knee is now pain-free!

>

> Best,

> andra

> group moderator

>

> ............

> >

> > So another question comes to mind: I have had two doctors tell me to

> have knee surgery due to a meniscus tear. I have had so many surgeries

> already, I don't want another. Is there any chance this type of

> saintly eating will help repair a damaged knee? I'm hoping for amazing

> results to make up for all the goodies I'm avoiding.

> >

> > Just hoping, Sharon :-)

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, andra. I'm glad to hear you are getting along okay. I agree

with you - don't mess with it if it is functioning. My knee is a bit

sore while doing my walk, a slow 1.5 to 2 miles daily on a dirt path.

Not bad enough to want surgery, though it was ordered for me over a year

ago.

You are fortunate you have an end date for your healing process. Mine

is something like 5+ years away. If the healing is top down, my eyes

are still getting it. Red, puffy. I had lasik surgery about 10 years

ago. As well as wearing contact lenses many years. And make-up.

Feels like I'll never be healed, but at least I'm feeling better. All

the frightening burping that brought me here is GONE! Last year I had

four colds; this year, none so far.

I have almost stopped all make-up except for special occasions when I

need to cover up the awful red around my eyes. Do you suppose my eyes

will look better soon, since it has been nearly 8 months that I've done

the diet. Best, Sharon

On 2/7/2011 8:13 AM, nocalc wrote:

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> Hi Sharon,

>

> I'm still around, though much less often of late. How are you doing?

> Have you opted for any sort of knee surgery?

>

> My knee is doing great, is almost always pain free, but still has

> occasional " clicks, " catches, or cracking noises. These indicate (to

> me) that structurally, there is probably some damage somewhere. I have

> not had the knee evaluated by a specialist for a few years, however,

> so I can't report whether anything objective has changed one way or

> the other. It functions, and it doesn't hurt, so I don't mess with it.

>

> Other thoughts: my " healing " process on Bee's diet should culminate

> somewhere between March and April of this year. Since my healing has

> followed the pattern of " from the top down, " I suspect I'm only

> getting to the legs now Also, cartilage heals slowly, as do nerves,

> so I suspect my knee will continue to be a work in process. I read

> recently about taking Vitamin C, and using castor oil packs, to help

> heal tears; the C I take anyway, but most of my damage is years old,

> so I'm not certain how valuable " acute " treatments will be at this stage.

>

> I'd be interested in hearing how your leg is doing!

> Be well,

> andra

>

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> > >

> > > Hello Sharon,

> > >

> > >

> > > ........ Please let me know if you have any questions. Doctors

> like to

> > > say cartilage can't regrow but I'm testing the theory out myself on

> > > this diet... just a few more months to go At the very least I can

> > > tell you my knee is now pain-free!

> > >

> > > Best,

> > > andra

> > > group moderator

> > >

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