Crap! Looks like I've been walking around with a pretty serious meniscus tear for the past 15 years. Doc said he had never seen nothing like it. I don't feel quite so indestructible all of a sudden. 3/4 way through :'(.

At first he doubted it could even be fixed but then rose to the occasion. Who doesn't like a challenge right? No blood flow to the inside of the tear so less than 50% (probably more like 10%) chance it would take and that would be after 6 weeks on crutches.

Choices. It doesn't hurt and it got me around Mt. Rainier and Glacier with a pack pushing 70lbs (I took waders into glacier ;D) and I still set up and tear down shows every weekend. Can't run or jump and it wanted to come apart in the tortugas fishing though. The longer I wait and older I get the tougher it would be to fix. On the other hand any surgery also runs the risk of blood clots and heart attack or stroke.

Time to seek out the best and get another opinion. Maybe a doc who does pro sports teams has seen something like this. Good thing I have a choice in the matter and can decide to see another doc and get another opinion.

Weight is coming off now. Time to get serious.