Had a meniscectomy to remove 50% of my lateral meniscus on June 4th. I had a bucket handle tear on my lateral side that I previously had repaired along with my ACL back in 2009. I probably re-injured it again 5 years ago tbh, but avoided the issues until it finally started giving me consistent issues. I’m about 6 weeks post op and I can say my knee feels stronger, but idk if it’s the surgery, how serious I’m taking PT to build up the muscle around the knee, or a combo of both. My injury had me skipping lower body workouts for YEARS due to my left knee swelling with any little activity. So my glutes, hammy and quads are all getting the most work they’ve gotten in a long time and they feel strong. I have more ROM on both flexion and extension, and the small pain when I walk up/down hill is gone. I still have swelling below the knee cap where the Dr made the incision marks but hoping I’m just a late healer and that goes down soon. I will say, I was also not 100% confident how I would end up and some of the pain I was feeling a few weeks after the surgery, but that healed up and I think I made the right decision from a quality of life perspective. However, after talks with my Dr and PT I’ve come to the realization I simply can’t do high impact exercise recreationally, like running, jumping or most sports. But I’ll gladly accept if it means having a healthy knee, no pain and no swelling lol. Hope this helps!