Viral ‘Blue Grinch Knee Surgery’ Meme Captures Pre-Surgery Jitters

A meme that has been making the rounds on social media, known as the ‘Blue Grinch Knee Surgery‘ or ‘That Feeling When Knee Surgery Is Tomorrow’, has resurfaced and is gaining significant traction. This meme, which first emerged in mid-2021 and continued to be popular in 2022, humorously captures the mix of dread and anxiety people often feel before undergoing a necessary but stressful event like knee surgery[2].

The meme features various iterations, but one of the most recognizable versions includes an image of a character, often referred to as the ‘Blue Grinch’, which symbolizes a gloomy or anxious state. The original version of the meme involved an image macro of a squirrel with its arms in the air, captioned “That feeling when knee surgery is tomorrow