Meniscus transplant patient testimonial - 7 month post op.

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Brandon had a meniscus transplant some years after having part of his meniscus removed due to an injury. His knee had become painful and his doctor had told him that he would have arthritis in a few years and ultimately ended up with an artificial knee replacement. After his meniscus transplant at the Stone Clinic, he stayed 7 weeks in San Francisco to rehabilitate. He came 5 days a week to work with our physical therapists.

[@georgewastaken]

This seems too good to be true. I too have been told that early arthritis is an inevitability for me after my meniscectomy at 23. I’m 26 now and the past 3 years have been the darkest times of my life. How is this not a widely adopted practice? Why was this not presented as an option to me?

[@stoneclinic]

Hello, George. Sorry to hear this was not offered to you during your care. The #StoneResearchFoundation has published numerous studies in prestigious medical journals demonstrating the efficacy of meniscus transplantation www.stoneresearch.org/meniscus. Change does not always move quickly and universally in the medical industry so this procedure is not yet widely adopted. We've helped many, many patients of your age throughout the years who are too young for a knee replacement, but still enduring painful arthritis that limits them to a couch potato lifestyle. You can learn more about the procedure at www.stoneclinic.com/bioknee. If you are interested in learning how we can help you specifically, you may arrange for a complimentary consultation to at www.stoneclinic.com/consult

[@broadstreetbullies5322]

I feel you, if it did work why only 3k subscribers?

[@sudeepchadha]

How much did this surgery cost?

[@ricklopez4502]

I would like to know more about his ability to walk a run . This seems like it might be too good to be true

[@sudeepchadha]

You can't run..i've seen all these testimonials..not one of them talks about running..

[@Kevin-vk5tx]

Last month I was running, jumping, playing sports. One wrong twist and I cant even walk. I'm a young 33. I refuse to believe that we live in a world where we can go to the moon to mine mineral but when it comes to cartilage we got nuthin.....feels like my life is over

[@stoneclinic]

Hello, Kevin. So sorry to hear of the injury and subsequent limitations. We are here to help in any way we can and agree wholeheartedly that a injury should NOT mean the end of your sporting career at 33. Dr. Stone has a cartilage repair technique that consistently generates fantastic outcomes. You can read more about it here www.stoneclinic.com/articular-cartilage and I would highly suggest downloading our "Saving My Knee Guide" to find out about our comprehensive approach to care and how we can help you www.stoneclinic.com/saving-my-knees

[@User-fz2zb]

But I will in canada I really want to do this surgery but my doctor in canada saying to remove the meniscus not fully but still

[@stoneclinic]

Hi there, Aman. Dr. Stone always tries to repair, regenerate, or rebuild damaged tissue whenever possible. If you like more info on why we recommend meniscus transplantation when possible, I would suggesting downloading our "Saving My Knee" Guide at www.stoneclinic.com/saving-my-knees

[@lj2official882]

I’m 26 and had a posterior lateral meniscus tear summer 2020 and surgery dec 2020. Trimmed the under side of the meniscus. The Pain is distracting daily and have found my personality more irritable and morose. I don’t know what I should do next and seem to have exhausted all options. Also recovering from bicep tear surgery in June. Bicep healing nicely but the knee is frustrating

[@stoneclinic]

Hello there. So sorry to hear of the pain you've been enduring in your knee. From our experience in helping injured folks, such as yourself, we understand how discouraging it can be when a surgery does not work out as planned. The good news is that you haven't exhausted all the options. We're here. And we're happy to help however we can. We've assisted countless patients who've had a disappointing outcome elsewhere and we've been able to assist them back to full activities. We offer complimentary virtual consultations with Dr. Stone himself for patients outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. Just follow the instructions on this page and Dr. Stone will personally review your injury and outline a recovery plan www.stoneclinic.com/consult

[@stoneclinic]

Here is a patient of ours who went through something similar experience. Hoping that he provides some inspiration to believe things can improve www.stoneclinic.com/story/weightlifter-returns-training-after-meniscus-replacement

[@GShock112]

Is there a way to get in touch with this guy? I am supposed to have this surgery in November and I'm scared as hell... unfortunately I'm on the other side of the planet... I'd really love to know how he's doing.

[@PeterC3400]

Ellen, Ohhh, Ellen: How did your surgery go? I may get the same thing.

[@jo28sx]

How did it go??

[@samir123456789031]

Me too

[@fitnessbasicsuk]

I've had menisectomy 2 years ago. Lateral Meniscus is still problematic and I'm due to have an allograft mid 2021, this looks to be exactly what I'll be having, plus a slight valgus correction - distal femorial. Let's see how 2021 goes with this process. The actual tear / problem began early 2016. I'm in the U.K.

[@stoneclinic]

Hello there. We assist many patients from the UK and are able to provide telemedicine consultation or rehab sessions virtually. So please contact us if we can be of any assistance in getting your knee back to full strength www.stoneclinic.com/consult

[@koolnaal21]

Hello, how do you feel now? I went through posterior meniscus removal 5 years back and have a chronic knee pain since then. Would you recommend an allograft?

[@fitnessbasicsuk]

@@koolnaal21 Hi Ken, having our meniscus trimmed & removed never helps our joint, meniscectomy surgeon's think we'll manage fine but within months I was facing arthritis due to the cartilage I lost. You'll be the same. Thanks for asking... funnily enough my wait took longer than usual, I'm actually 17 days post operation now ! So in the early days still. They found grade 2 arthritis in my joint so the upside is at least the allograft is stopping that getting any worse. The transplant fit in well according to them. My knee bending - even with daily rehab exercises is very limited, slowly but surely going to get the knee bend function back but may just take a few months seen as this op was big. Any other questions welcome Ken

[@fitnessbasicsuk]

@@koolnaal21 Just to add... Yes! It is crucial to stop the arthritis getting worse, it would be handy to know your age? I'm 24 in a month & this allograft was crucial. Because of the transplant.. even though I have arthritis, I won't worsen that arthritis... until I'm at the age where it naturally would happen, hope it makes sense.

[@koolnaal21]

@@fitnessbasicsuk thanks a lot for the info. This helps. May I ask where you did the transplant?

[@elfatosmani5013]

Hello I have a medial meniscectomy last month , but i 32 years old and like to be more active in my life. How can i have a consultation for meniscus transplant. I live in Europe but here dosnt have a hospital like yours. If you can give me more information for this what i need to do for that transplant. Thnx

[@stoneclinic]

Hello, Elfat. Sorry to hear you're feeling a little restrained by your meniscus issue. Our clinic specializes in helping patients who travel to receive our care. We offer virtual consultations to patients from abroad so they may hear our plan to repair their injury before you travel. You may speak directly with Dr. Stone in a consultation by following the instructions on this page www.stoneclinic.com/consult

[@elfatosmani5013]

@@stoneclinic Thnx for answering I have tried to consult through the consultation site but we have a problem that we have a time difference of 8 hours and I also find it difficult to understand concretely how it works. if you can help me to arise to have access to consultation.

[@stoneclinic]

Hello again Elfat. The app is designed to work internationally. if you need assistance registering, you may contact the Hale app's technical support at [e-mail]. Since we are on a time difference it is likely easiest to message the staff. Once we have your medical imaging and medical history, our Consultation Coordinator will do there best to schedule a consultation that works best to deal with the time difference.