Getting old can really suck. Really.

So, i had a rotator cuff repair on my left shoulder ten years ago. It was doing great. Complete success. Over the summer it started to give me some trouble. But my repaired right shoulder did too. Wrote it off as arthritis. Right one straightened out. All good. The left one though...
Well, went to see an orthopedic surgeon yesterday. Xray shows bone on bone action.
He is fairly certain i need a shoulder replacement. Cat scan in two weeks.
Lets hope i grow some tissue in the next fourteen days.(like, i would appreciate some new spinal material too. But i won't get greedy)
The whole thing is a bit unnerving. I mean, shit!

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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

Oh, God. Rotator cuffs are the worst. I was afraid I was going to have to have surgery for a while, but I guess mine wasn't in that bad of shape, because it started to heal on its own. But with bone on bone action, you just can't avoid it. I wish you the best of luck.

Carla · 61-69, F

Thank you@LordShadowfire. This will be my fourth shoulder operation. Both shoulders, at seperate times, were damaged in falls. Crushing injuries to tissue don't heal as well as straight tears. Im hoping the cat scan will show him enough left over tissue to repair it again.
He is doubtful. I am hopefull.