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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smiler2012 · 61-69

@Carla well everything you say is true but shoulder replacements are common and if it is the best answer as a long term solution but best too wait until you have had your scan

Carla · 61-69, F

@smiler2012 scan is mandatory. And i hope they find enough tissue there to do the repair. As a realist though, i doubt there is. We will see.
And yes, replacements are common. Im not really concerned about the destination, but the journey.
Has to be done though. I can't hardly use my arm.