JJ McCarthy Out for 2024 Season

[JohnnyHammersticks]

Bummer. Haven't watched their game yet but I heard he played really well.

People hear meniscus and think it's no biggie, but if it's a full repair it's at least a couple months typically. If it's just cleanup (debridement) then that's when you hear the cases of guys coming back in just a few weeks. After 4 of them I'm kind of a reluctant "expert".

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks

Bummer. Haven't watched their game yet but I heard he played really well.

People hear meniscus and think it's no biggie, but if it's a full repair it's at least a couple months typically. If it's just cleanup (debridement) then that's when you hear the cases of guys coming back in just a few weeks. After 4 of them I'm kind of a reluctant "expert".

That's why I think it's more than they are saying.

I had a meniscus repair, and I was walking 36 twice a week within 7-8 weeks.

I then had surgery to repair my other meniscus, and when they got in it was basically gone, so they cleaned what they could off, and I just don't have a meniscus in that knee. After that surgery, I was back on the treadmill at the gym, and walking 36 once a week, in about 9 weeks.

I know that's not football, but a professional athlete, with access to the very best surgeons, trainer and rehab specialists, etc. should be able to recover at least as quickly.

Even if he was out 2 months, that would still only be 4 games. If he was truly going to be their starter, and they are at least 2-2, why wouldn't he come back?

I don't get it.

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

That's why I think it's more than they are saying.

I had a meniscus repair, and I was walking 36 twice a week within 7-8 weeks.

I then had surgery to repair my other meniscus, and when they got in it was basically gone, so they cleaned what they could off, and I just don't have a meniscus in that knee. After that surgery, I was back on the treadmill at the gym, and walking 36 once a week, in about 9 weeks.

I know that's not football, but a professional athlete, with access to the very best surgeons, trainer and rehab specialists, etc. should be able to recover at least as quickly.

Even if he was out 2 months, that would still only be 4 games. If he was truly going to be their starter, and they are at least 2-2, why wouldn't he come back?

I don't get it.

Some day, you get a new knee.

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

Some day, you get a new knee.

Yeah, I have been told that I can get one when I hit 55, if the pain requires one.

So far, at 53, it aches when the barometric pressure drops significantly, or vice versa, and when it's really cold out, it sucks, but it's actually not been so bad.