torn meniscus

im 54 yr. old male. i had meniscus surgery 10 yrs. ago. my knee has hurt ever since. i was told i had arthritis in my knee now. ive been a flat roofer for 30 yrs. dont know if i should or can continue roofing.any ideas or comments would be appreciated.

I am 56 yrs, athletic all my life, adult rec league hockey for 20 years, moved to South Texas so no hockey but I continue to workout everyday. I am 6'1, 250 lbs, and got as low as 215 lbs for a few weeks, thats about it. I started running around a track everyday last fall and by the end of the year (between Christmas and New Year Eve, 2013), I got down to 225 lbs but discovered pain/discomfort in my left knee and stopped running. Running counterclockwise on the track everyday, I figured my inside (left) knee was getting hammered. In March 2014, I had MRI done and was diagnosed with torn medial meniscus. I decided to see if I can PT it back with an actual therapist and I continued to workout, cross train aerobics and weights 5 days/week regardless. Didn't work, still hurts especially after cutting my large lawn and my hiking vacation in Costa Rica in September. Here we are, October 2014. My orthoscopic surgery is Oct 27, 2014. I also waited since I also had heartburn issues and had to closeout that issue that ended well with endoscopy a few weeks ago. Question: I had Propofol as anesthesia for my Endoscopy (EGD) and I found it to be great since when I woke up, I was ready to go...no sluggishness, no nauseousness nor hangover type awakening. It was great. I was on my side away from her when told that I might feel a sting, which baffled me since I was thinking my IV was in place for over 30 minutes..so, after I said to the anesthesiologist that I didnt feel a thing..then bam, I was out and the next thing I remember, I am laying up straight in bed and awake as can be. I am hoping to have the same anesthesia for this procedure. The EGD lasts about 10 minutes. Orthoscopy about 45 minutes. For those that had General Anesthesia (no epidural, etc), please comment as to what you had. This would apply to those having this procedure the last 5 years. I am reading they no longer use Sodium Pentathol..so no stories on that as I know that sucks waking up with.

Wow. I am thinking removing a meniscus tear is just removing a small amount whereby the bone is still resting on most of the "C" shaped meniscus. From what I understand, the tear probably involves flaps that are causing inflammation which is giving me all the problems. I am hoping I caught this in time whereby very little grinding happens to the cartilage on either tibia or femur which suggests osteo. Its been 10 months since the injury. It hasn't slowed me down at all. Hell, I get up at 3:30am everyday and workout at the gym before work. My injury doesn't prevent me from all forms of excercising and doesn't give me very much long term discomfort or pain at all, I just know that I wouldn't think about kicking a football or kickball with my left leg. It feels more unstable than it is painful. No locking, just a type of stiffness that is hard to explain. I have swollen area on the top left of the knee and a slight Bakers cyst. If I sleep on my side, I cannot rest my knee on the other without paying for it later. Remedy: I place a pillow between my knees. By reminding myself of these abnormal things tells me everyday to get this fixed. I am looking forward getting this done in 4 days. I planned to be off work all next week or hopefully be back to work on Friday (office job). I am hoping that I will not have an osteo problem here. Take care!