Glenshiro
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Le Puy - SdC, Podiensis, Frances, Invierno 2012-23
On my last day on the Camino, and after I had obtained my Compostela, I crouched down in my hotel room to pick something up and experienced a sharp pain in my right knee. Fast forward four months and I am awaiting knee arthroscopy for "an extensive tear of my medial meniscus extending from the body right up into the posterior horn and root." Whatever that means. I am told that "interestingly the articular cartilage looked well preserved throughout the rest of the joint."
I am booked in for the procedure on 9 November and I am, of course, extremely grateful that whoever arranges these things waited until I had finished the Camino before allowing my meniscus to tear. At the moment I cannot walk more than about half a mile without it becoming too painful to carry on and at one stage I was contemplating the awful horror that I might not be doing any long distance walking ever again.
So I'm looking for uplifting tales from others (I should mention that I am a male, age 70) who have undergone similar surgery and been able to continue walking reasonable distances. I had already given up on the prospect of walking the Cape Wrath Trail in northern Scotland, but there's still an awful lot of walking in Europe I would like to do, given the chance.
All reassuring stories of complete recovery will be very welcome!
I am booked in for the procedure on 9 November and I am, of course, extremely grateful that whoever arranges these things waited until I had finished the Camino before allowing my meniscus to tear. At the moment I cannot walk more than about half a mile without it becoming too painful to carry on and at one stage I was contemplating the awful horror that I might not be doing any long distance walking ever again.
So I'm looking for uplifting tales from others (I should mention that I am a male, age 70) who have undergone similar surgery and been able to continue walking reasonable distances. I had already given up on the prospect of walking the Cape Wrath Trail in northern Scotland, but there's still an awful lot of walking in Europe I would like to do, given the chance.
All reassuring stories of complete recovery will be very welcome!