 Mike had been a firefighter for over 20 years until one day... I'm in full gear. The stairwell was dark and just kind of missed a step and felt pain in my right knee. And the pain didn't go away. It turns out he had torn his meniscus. It definitely affected my work and my play. So he decided it was time to get help. Yes, he considered surgery, however... I did some homework and just thought that the stem cell procedure would work out better for me. And he called Dr. Mark Wagner, M.D. at Seattle Sports and Regenerative Medicine.