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[quote=Anonymous]My story: When I was running about 30-35 miles per week, with a weekly long run of about 10 miles, I suddenly developed serious pain in my knee. No idea why it started; nothing dramatic happened. But within a week, I could not climb stairs without wincing badly, and even walking 2-3 blocks was agony. The doctor I visited drew a lot of fluid from my knee (a pint?, maybe more), took a MRI, and told me I needed surgery to repair a torn meniscus. He said it was probably just age-related.  (I'm in my 40s.) I arranged for surgery, but then spoke with another orthopedic surgeon who suggested first trying to take a couple months off, combined with aggressive RICE, to see whether the meniscus might heal itself. He pointed out that I could always do surgery later.  I ended up doing no exercise at all for 2 months, then easing back with the elliptical for about 2 months.  Today, I'm back up to 30-35 miles per week, with no problems.

Be patient. Be aggressive with RICE: ice every night, regular ibuprofen, no running.  Try again after two weeks of RICE.  If it still hurts, visit sports medicine practice. Get a second opinion, and maybe a third if they recommend surgery or something drastic.  Ultimately, if you need surgery, I'm told it's not that bad and has a high success rate, but it will likely put you on your ass for a couple months anyway.

Good luck.  You'll most likely make it back.  While you're hurting, put just as much effort and focus on recovery as you do on running when you're healthy; recovery is your goal now, so treat it like part of your training regimen.[/quote]

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