Arthroscope rehab - how long?

 Can they correct scar tissue that has grown more than it should? Massage in particular and Physio may help, try finding a cycling specific physio.

Also using your glutes helps in numerous ways. Afaik it reduces ITB, helps knee tracking & quad imbalance,  and switching muscle groups to the biggest muscle in the body gives your quads a rest. It's basically something for nothing. You just have do work out how to fire them which can be tricky after years of riding with the quads -going long and low like a TT position on the bike helps me  

FYI I had a meniscal tear excised a year ago (c.15%). Day surgery, on turbo 2 days later and no surgery related pain

good Iuck. 

I've had a couple of these.  Can't remember exactly, but the recovery was pretty quick.  Days or maybe a week or two.  I was back on my bike cycling to work in a couple of days (although had been cycling in one-legged for about a year anyway, so I wasn't necessarily using the recovering leg that much).

I actually noticed my scar the other day: had forgotten all about it.  It's tiny and I never really felt it was painful or restrictive at all.

So knee-wise I was back to normal in a 2-3 weeks max I'd say.

Sorry to hear it.. thought you were looking on the up last you mentioned it 

One thing I would recommend is getting hold of your copy of the operation notes.

When you're wasted on morphine, it's easy to forget to ask the right question, or to miss something they thought they had said, but forgot 'cos they were knackered and had been operating all day.

IF you can find someone who does AFS-type physio or osteo, I'd recommend it.

Definitely badger your GP or specialist. I had multiple arthroscopes on my hips and they took a couple weeks to get over. In fact after the double hip operation I had (which was done arthroscopically) and I was riding 120 miles within 6 months, and that had a relatively long recuperation. Granted Knees are a different kettle of fish to knees, but that seems far too long. 

I've had three knee arthroscopies (I only have 2 knees, the right one's been done twice). In each case there was quite a lot of trimming of meniscal cartilage and in the latest, a bit of fettling of the back of the kneecap and a bit of articular cartilage.  The first time I was about 40 and had both knees done at once.  More or less back to normal after a fortnight and no sign at all of the incisions after 6 weeks.  The second op on the right knee was maybe 10 years later, and was a bit more aggressive in terms of trimming, so recovery took a bit longer.  Still back to normal after 2 months, so I'd say something's not right with yours, so go back.

My left knee is now painful more often than not, so I'm thinking it needs a second bout of fettling to bring it up to the standard of the right.  The cheery orthopod told me I'd need new knees before I'm 60; If I make them last another 10 months I'll have proved him wrong!

Had surgery to remove damaged cartilage and check how bad the tears in my ACL were a few years ago. Whilst my knee will never be "normal" and I will never run again, scar tissue has not been an issue or prevented me cycling in any way. 

I would encourage you to badger your GP or consultant to get the matter checked.

My knees are fine (touch wood) but I've had several hip arthroscopies. After the last, I was out doing a 50-miler three weeks later.
It sounds like there could be a muscle imbalance. Were you referred for physio? You should have been, but sometimes it's forgotten.