*Sigh* I'm still in denial about some of this, but:

41 years old

-Left humerus (upper arm bone) and elbow shattered in 1990. Pins + plates + screws, can't fully extend it and that triceps has about 1/2 the strength of the right triceps.

-Right rotator cuff tear surgically repaired in 2009 with distal clavicle excision and acromioplasty. It's now the 'good shoulder' (ugh)

-Left rotator cuff tear identical to what I had on the right now. I need surgery some time this year but want to complete my first full IM first. Swimming makes me really sore.

-C3-C4 to C6-C7 are bulging, L4-L5 and L5-S1 are bulging, and I have a ruptured disc at T10-T11 (Schmorls Node at T10 superior)

-Spinal arthritis from upper cervical to lower lumber. This is what infuriates and bothers me most, and causes me to squirm and self-adjust all day long, and it uncomfortably tightens a lot of my back and neck muscles all the time.

-Inguinal hernia (sports hernia) on right side, only flares occasionally

-A whole bunch of scars all over. I was a normal daredevil boy and still am at 41 years old :-)