Well, got the letter from the Doctor today and it isn't good news for me. Things are a lot worse than I thought they were.
He has requested not one but two more surgeries on my ankle and further tests on my shoulder. My ankle is degrading much faster than I though, it is down by about 20% bone mass. All of the cartilage is gone and it is losing bone daily. I am looking at a couple more major surgeries in the very near future. My shoulder is showing considerable damage from the Xray so the Dr. is requesting an open MRI for that to determine what to do about that, but he thinks surgery is likely on that as well.
More to come within a week when I talk to my Dr. again. Cross your fingers for me.
Jeff