I have an appointment with a nurse practitioner to get a referral for an osteoarthritis specialist

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Thanks, nothing came of it besides getting a referral. Tomorrow I'll try again with an orthopedic specialist.

[–]chottohen 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

I missed the first part. I mean, what's the problem? I had scoliosis as a kid and it came back big time.It's twisted so bad, it looks like a DNA spiral. Break a leg.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

I think overall it's osteoarthritis caused by Ehler Danlos syndrome, a disorder of the connective tissue. The acute issue is I believe the meniscus ligament is damaged, my knee keeps popping in and out of socket

[–]chottohen 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

If you're a veteran, make those a-holes pay. I was in a war zone for 18 months, worked twelve/seven the whole time, then they "lost my military records in a fire in St. Louis" and now communicate with me via snail mail by way of Estonia and treat me like a malingerer. Fuck the VA. I now have a specialist legal team after their stingy ass. If anyone reading this is a vet and needs legal help with VA, contact VetLaw online. They are in every state. They will either get you monthly payments or you pay nothing. FTA means Fuck the Army. Have you ever seen this anywhere? Use once and destroy.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

If you're a veteran

I'm a civilian. I do tend to get along well with military pukes and their wives and girlfriends and I love military sci-fi but I'm not a fan of our geopolitical conflicts.

[–]chottohen 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Sure they are good people and they think Uncle Sugar will take care of them. He takes care of you while you're in (because they spent a lot on your training) but when you get out they will do as little as possible. Check out the recent edition of Rolling Stone. In a long, poorly-written piece, they try to blame record deaths among troops at Ft. Bragg on the Fentanyl epidemic. The article says zilch about vax deaths. They lie to you before you get in, they lie while you're in, and they lie to your relatives when you're DEAD.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My father had this problem with his knee for 50 years. They finally tried to repair it but ended up removing it and telling him he'd have to have full replacement one day. Now, his hip needs to be redone and he's having problems with his back. He's 75, so they don't seem too rushed to help him.