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Message: [QUOTE="Improviser, post: 3634882, member: 10683"] Had a meniscal repair in 2008, and it worked out fine. Back to walking in about 3 days. Not much pain afterwards, and I was close to your age when it was done. Sounds like you need an MCL repair too, so I cannot comment on that. Any prognosis depends on the skill of the surgeon, pre-existing arthritis ( I did not have much then) and other concurrent knee issues, or co-morbidities if that is the correct term. Since your job requires walking a lot, I would focus on getting comfortable walking shoes, maybe like the Kuru Guru which is comfortable and supportive, but orthofeet.com has good comfort options too. No leather sole dress shoes for sure. On the exercise front, I would not do any running because of the impact it causes to the feet (sorry avid runners out there), but would do brisk walking which can get the heart rate up quite a bit. Cycling, swimming, ellipticals, fine too. I have known many runners who eventually required TKR)total knee replacement) and THR (total hip replacement). Just my bias though. They loved running before. Best wishes on whatever you choose to do. The approach again involves proper footwear, exercise within your realistic limits, and not jumping into a full exercise regimen too soon after whatever surgery you elect. [/QUOTE]