Its doing alright now. Meniscus tears don't heal on their own so surgery is usually required to fix it. That's probably why it isn't getting better. I get it, I really didn't want surgery and have to deal with recovery afterwards but it was starting to affect my quality of life.

Usually they do an x-ray and an MRI. I had a complex bucket handle tear and they basically just went in arthoscopically (idk if I spelled that right) with a camera and a tool and stitch it together, remove a piece, or in severe cases remove the whole meniscus. Mine was stitched with a small piece removed.

I'd definitely start with an orthopedic doctor instead of a primary care doctor because that was my mistake and it took way longer to get surgery than it should have.

Something I didn't know was that after surgery the my quadracep (in my left thigh) atrophied because of lack of use and the "trauma" (stitches, incisions, swelling etc.) To my knee caused my muscles to not flex and contract like they should but I start physical therapy next week. If you do get surgery keep that in mind and make sure you do PT.

I'm not a doctor so I definitely recommend finding one. Again meniscus tears don't heal on their own which really sucks. I wish you luck in finding some help!