Last night I snapped my right meniscus while playing soccer and if it wasn't for the allroad, I would have had to call Medical transportation or so.
Tiptronic and left foot braking got my home, and if that was a 6-Speed it would sure end up on a tow truck...ughhhh....close call ;-)

I did try to brake with my right foot just for giggles but it was simply too painful. Getting out and in the car is easy on ride height Level 4.

Now I'm walking on crutches but at least the mobility part hasn't been taken away......gotta love this car ;-)

if I end up having surgery on it I'll trade ya cars till it heals! :)

fun with the tip or how to have almost as much fun as a stick and still be able to walk:) Take care we can't just pick up body parts like car parts so taking care of what you have is pretty important.

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Now that my left ankle has more Ti parts than my mountain bike, and I couldn't drive a stick for 5 months.

Well, let these 'kids" think what they want, I've had my first meniscus (left knee) out at the age of 24. Age isn't really an issue because these things can happen at anytime when going skiing, para gliding or during other activities.....so don't feel bad if you got flamed ;-)

I still play soccer weekly and am one knee injury away from retirement. Hopefully you heal fast and get back on the pitch.

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good luck with the rehab. I've had three of knee surgery's...so far. Get some PT on it. It helps.

sprained my left ankle in a hockey game.

had to push the clutch with the heel on my foot, and generally ran first gear to redline then shifted to 4th to minimize the work of that foot, but it can be done.

hope that knee heals quickly.

had Osgood Schlader (sp?) as a kid. Grew up got a real job sitting behind a desk flying a computer everyday, got lazy, got fat. Getting fat made me get lazyer, which is more wear and tear on the knees, which also brought on sleep apnea.

But before it all sounds like a bleek outlook... since end of February I've been on a diet plan my local family doctor has developed. At my next check in I should be just shy of a total loss of 50 lbs, my sleep apnea is gone and I'm more active again. I go to the gym several times a week, couple months ago I started running, which both reminded my knees what its like to work! To make matters worse last week I went out and bought a nice fancy mountain bike and have put at least 50 miles on it so far.

Hopefully the Dr. will see some obvious issues, replace the bushings, grease the bearings and I'll be good to go! (Fingers crossed)

I work in Orthopedic surgery and the one thing we never tell a patient (though we probably should) is that losing weight helps any knee, ankle, hip, back, problem a great deal. Like putting a set of Ray's racing wheels on a car instead of 20 inch chromes.
Oh, and Dr. Freddie Fu (one of my attending physicians) says skiing will always ruin your knees, eventually. Even my 26 year old fitness junkie brother has had a meniscus repair already. Stick to low impact (biking, elliptical, heel and toeing) if you want to keep your knees titanium-free forever.

to get back in shape a.s.a.p.
Weight isn't much of a problem but I think age is ;-)
I did run against 25Y old guys in the last soccer match and was able to keep up, sometimes I was even faster.
My therapy will start with making a decision: either scratch Soccer or Parachuting - or just cut both down in half ;-)
So maybe a Titanium solution could help to keep things moving in a long run? At least it can't get rusty ;-)

If that would ever happen then I had a great solution to be pro-active: deliver papers early in the morning per bike for a few months. That will keep the old bones moving and surely help to lose weight ;-)
And for the pocket change made from delivering the papers I'd buy slim-fast or Fruit juice ;-)

Oh, and titanium is great for a watch...But if you aren't in your 60's yet, you would likely need a revision replacement at some point, and if you are active you might need one anyway. The life span in an active person is 5-10 years, usually. Conservative measures until then! PT and low impact aerobics can stave off a lot of problems, and arthroscopy will help make life more comfortable until the total knee comes due. Good Luck!
Jason