I have a confirmed diagnosis of a torn maniscus. No MRI yet. Pain level indicates surgery. I am not a surgery or meds kind of gal. Are these products a real option for me, so that I may avoid surgery? I've been on this thing for 3 months hoping to rehab and I do have a bit less pain than, say, a month ago. I only found out today that the surgery involves cutting away maniscus tissue. Will it grow back agter surgery? I want to run again. At $218 how often would I need to re purchase to heal?