Not Guitar related but need opinions!

@Sybo sorry to hear about your failed surgeries.

My shoulder problems pales into comparison to yours. I have calcification in my right shoulder joint. Nothing the Doctors can do or are prepared to do. I have to live with it. No PT/physio will do any good either.

Hopefully the next surgery will be the one to give you some relief.

A lot of good advice from other forumites.
 
Um, the nerve thing?
As my wife sagely observed, "Dead men don't have to worry about not being able to play guitar." The surgeon bypassed 7 arterial blockages, any one of which could have killed me.

I didn't think those were good odds.

The hand surgeon said the heart surgery most likely aggravated a pre-existing condition, based on the depth of the dent in the nerve. He said it's unlikely it happened in one surgery.
 
Good day all. I need some help. I have not been posting a lot lately because I have been really preoccupied with some health issues, after three failed rotator cuff surgeries, I am being recommended a reverse shoulder replacement. Is there someone here on this fabulous forum that has had the procedure performed and can I get some opinions? Quite nervous I am yes, can y’all help? I appreciate everyone of you, rock on you bastids!!
Haven't had this done but have spoken to a few who have. Very glad they did. I will also reiterate: FOLLOW THE REHAB PRECISELY!!!!
 
My brother had a shoulder replacement and one of the tendons became detached; this was missed by the medical team and went undiagnosed for several years. In any case, they have to redo it.

I had open heart surgery 9 years ago, septuple bypass. My recovery was smooth and uneventful, zero issues.

When the surgeon came into my hospital room when they decided to recommend the surgery, he said, “Here’s what can happen: It can go well; you can have a stroke during the operation; or you can die. It’s ultimately your call, without it, your risks are worse.”

BTW, he also patted my stomach and said, “Party’s over. You’ll be eating rabbit food now.”

There are no guarantees with any of this stuff. You just never know.

Obviously, worth it for me, since I’m still around nine years later.
Wow, good on you Laszlo. My Dad had a quintuple bypass and died 8 hours before he was supposed to be released. Worst day of my life...so far.

Sorry for the sidebar comment OP.
 
Wow, good on you Laszlo. My Dad had a quintuple bypass and died 8 hours before he was supposed to be released. Worst day of my life...so far.
It's an awful feeling.

The day my dad died I was still a litigator (this was a long time ago, I was in my 30s), and was scheduled to give a closing argument in a case after a week-long trial.

Just before the court went into session, my law clerk came in and told me that my dad's doctor called to say I'd better get to the hospital to say goodbye, he wasn't going to last the day (he'd had a long illness).

I immediately asked to approach the bench and make a request for an hour to say goodbye to my dad.

The judge said, on the record, "The law is more important than your family, counsel, and I expect sacrifices to be made. You will give a closing argument, request denied."

So I gave my closing argument, and during it my dad passed away.

I'm certain the law is important, but one hour wouldn't have affected the world of law and justice one iota. That judge was simply being a dick.

It was the straw that broke the camel's back and made me realize that court was the opposite of what I felt was important, the money be damned.

Within two years I had transitioned into the music business, and have been in it professionally ever since (a long time). I have no regrets. I still lived well enough and put three kids through college. I also got to watch them grow up since my studio was in my home.

I also still remember and miss my dad. Please forgive the digression.
 
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The judge said, on the record, "The law is more important than your family, counsel, and I expect sacrifices to be made. You will give a closing argument, request denied." So I gave my closing argument, and during it my dad passed away.

I also still remember and miss my dad. Please forgive the digression.
That is inhuman and makes me feel sick to my stomach.

Another sidebar (sorry): Attorney and pro musician? Renaissance Man Alert! ;)
 
It's an awful feeling.

The day my dad died I was still a litigator (this was a long time ago, I was in my 30s), and was scheduled to give a closing argument in a case after a week-long trial.

Just before the court went into session, my law clerk came in and told me that my dad's doctor called to say I'd better get to the hospital to say goodbye, he wasn't going to last the day (he'd had a long illness).

I immediately asked to approach the bench and make a request for an hour to say goodbye to my dad.

The judge said, on the record, "The law is more important than your family, counsel, and I expect sacrifices to be made. You will give a closing argument, request denied."

So I gave my closing argument, and during it my dad passed away.

I'm certain the law is important, but one hour wouldn't have affected the world of law and justice one iota. That judge was simply being a dick.

It was the straw that broke the camel's back and made me realize that court was the opposite of what I felt was important, the money be damned.

Within two years I had transitioned into the music business, and have been in it professionally ever since (a long time). I have no regrets. I still lived well enough and put three kids through college. I also got to watch them grow up since my studio was in my home.

I also still remember and miss my dad. Please forgive the digression.
Based on some recent dealings I had with a judge in a civil trial in which I was the plaintiff and litigating Pro Se, I am working on writing a book about judicial misconduct. So sorry this happened to you, but on the bright side, it forced you into the right path for your life (IMO) and without that judges "dickishness", we may not know you!
 
That is inhuman and makes me feel sick to my stomach.

Give a person a robe, a desk 4 feet off the floor, a little wooden hammer, the title 'Your Honor', and a modicum of power, and they think their sh!t is so tasty everyone ought to eat it.

Another sidebar (sorry): Attorney and pro musician? Renaissance Man Alert! ;)

Oh, I'm much older than the Renaissance! 🤣

Based on some recent dealings I had with a judge in a civil trial in which I was the plaintiff and litigating Pro Se, I am working on writing a book about judicial misconduct.

Judicial misconduct? How's this:

When I started law practice a long time ago, I joined a firm; a judge pulled a gun on my boss, in court. He didn't like the tone of voice that was used during an argument.

You read that right.

The judge was removed from office by the Judicial Tenure Commission.

I have lots and lots of stories, all true and all crazy.
 
Give a person a robe, a desk 4 feet off the floor, a little wooden hammer, the title 'Your Honor', and a modicum of power, and they think their sh!t is so tasty everyone ought to eat it.



Oh, I'm much older than the Renaissance! 🤣



Judicial misconduct? How's this:

When I started law practice a long time ago, I joined a firm; a judge pulled a gun on my boss, in court. He didn't like the tone of voice that was used during an argument.

You read that right.

The judge was removed from office by the Judicial Tenure Commission.

I have lots and lots of stories, all true and all crazy.
I am amazed that the Judicial Tenure Commission did anything at all! Sounds like the judge should have also been criminally prosecuted as well (in my perfect world anyway, which does not exist and never will) ;~)) Glad you made it out alive from that profession!!
 
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