I have five herniated discs in my back... L1-2-3 and two above those. Plus a bad sacroilliac joint. And spinal stenonsis. And arthritis in abount every joint know to man.
Had a shoulder replacement in '09 that needs a little tune-up work. And the other shoulder has a tear.
I got the right shoulder scoped by a neophyte tech last October. Had instant pain right away. My surgeon thought I had an infection in that joint which is not a good thing. I had surgery scheduled to have my left knee replaced but cancelled that because of the infection in the shoulder.
One month before my scheduled shoulder surgery (they were going to yank out my new shoulder, put me in a concrete cast and wait 3 months for the infection to go bye-bye) the pain stopped. 90% anyway. I cancelled both surgeries... a new shoulder and a new knee in one summer was too much to handle.
Had the right knee replaced three years ago and the left one is bone on bone but, surprisingly, does not give me much pain. But I'm sure that will change.
All that plus I have normal pressure hydrocephally (water on the brain) that will likely move up the onset of dementia if I live that long.
There's actually more stuff that affects me but I keep on keeping on. I worked 58 hours in three days this week...I'll work four 14 hour days next week. It's a ***** being retired!
