Not quite at Ronnie Coleman's level but I sure feeling the effects of age and life style. I just got a second opinion from a doctor and she said the same thing, I need knee replacement surgery.
I also got a full body bone scan/survey and it explains a lot as to why I am always so stiff and sore. Most is Greek to me like"tug lesions" and "chondrocalcinosis" and I haven't looked it up yet. Well, I did look up "tug lesions" but still don't know what it is. This was the report:
There are multilevel degenerative changes of the cervical, thoracic and
lumbar spine. There are degenerative changes of the bilateral shoulders,
bilateral hips and bilateral knees. There are extensive atherosclerotic
vascular calcifications. Soft tissue calcifications are seen adjacent to
the proximal to mid humeri, the bilateral hips and the bilateral lower
extremities, nonspecific in etiology. A prominent tug lesion is seen along
the medial aspect of the mid diaphysis of the left femur. Suture anchors
are seen within the greater tuberosity of the left humerus. There are old
healed right and left rib fractures. Heel spurs on both right and left heels.
Faint soft tissue calcifications are seen within the bilateral knee joints, most
consistent with chondrocalcinosis.
Interpreted by: Jason Merchant, MD