I find that it's hit or miss in terms of finding doctors who know what to do with a patient who exercises. The exception is my gynecologist, because we both work out with the same personal trainer. Otherwise there seems to be no reliable information available before making the appointment. I was just lucky to find a pulmonologist who is unphased by my activity level. When I had the paralyzed vocal cord problem last year I would have been lost without him, since the ENT I went to had no concept of how to treat an active patient and refused to believe me when I said that it was affecting my ability to breathe when I rode my bike. When I went to an orthopedic surgeon some years back for a knee problem, two days prior to a riding a very hilly century, I was relieved that he said "let's give you something to get you through this weekend" rather than "I'm sorry but you can't do that bike ride" -- when I made the appointment I had no idea how he would treat me.

Great news about the meniscus, Catrin.