15 Years

On March 31st, Doug reached the fifteen year (15) year mark since his massive stroke in 2008.  Doug has been using his quad cane for over 2 years now.  The back procedure Doug had done in October, 2022, did not help eliminate his left leg pain.  He was finally referred to an orthopedic doctor, Dr. Kirkpatrick, but we only saw the physician's assistant, not the actual doctor.  After looking at x-rays, the P.A. said he Doug's knee was bone on bone, and he needed a knee replacement.  He got scheduled to have it done in June 2023, next month.  BUT, we decided to go to another doctor, Dr. Myrin, to have another opinion on Friday, May 19th.  He told Doug he would not recommend a knee replacement because the recovery would be difficult for Doug since he sits so much.  He told Doug about an ablation of the nerves procedure to block the pain in his left leg.