I am doing this for the first time and only have a phone, no computer. I wrote a few paragraphs and somehow lost them before I could post. My phone is 6 years old & breaking down so this kind of thing happens often. I was gifted a Kindle but WiFi is too expensive in New York City.
Anyway, thanks for your response. I just joined and everything I've read is so amazing and helpful. This is a great resource. Everyone is trying to help; this helped me, maybe it can work for you. I'm so glad I found this forum. I have severe bone on bone arthritis in both knees. No cartilage at all. Been this way for several years. I couldn't pay for surgery and government insurance has very few specialists. The orthopedists I saw were awful. I was afraid I would be worse off post surgery. I walk with a cane and also need someone to steady me. So I don't get out much. My insurance situation changed recently and I hope to have knee replacement surgery in the next month or so. It will
be life changing.
My surgeon referred me to the head of Orthopedics and he will do the surgery. I am so very grateful.
I'm sorry for going on about this.
I've had 3 operations on my tongue. Lesions keeps coming back in the same spot. I thought after the last surgery in November it would not come back. But within a month it was back. Very frustrating; makes me feel hopeless.
I remind my myself that many people have it a lot worse. Anyone who wants to talk please respond to this. I want to listen. Sometimes good things happen. I never expected to get referred to a top surgeon that treated me even though he doesn't accept the insurance. Operated twice; told me not to worry about his fee. I never felt I was treated differently
than any other patient. I found out I'm not the only one he has treated for free.
I never imagined there were doctors like him.
I'm blessed.
I hope everyone reading this has a good, pain-free day. ♡