so i am a bit late to the party but felt like bi&%hi*g. I am 25 and tore my ACL back in high school, had the surgery, didn't fix the pain. I then later effed my other knee up worse but no surgery there ($$$$). Went back to the doc at 25 and got a couple outside opinions and they all agreed only thing to help the pain would be knee replacements, at 20. Again no $$$ no surgery, they also suggested life time pain med prescription but got to liking the pain meds I was on too much for surgery so said no to a life time of them. while i am at it, two concussions have definitely made me stupider (pun intended) and have affected my cognitive ability. i have some problems with basic ****, forget stuff I should know and know I know, have problems with pronunciations and a few other more embarrassing things. I am also lazy and ugly.
anyway thanks for letting me vent, and my prayers go out to all of you dealing with real problems.