I have been a caregiver for 28 years. I have worked with a diversity of afflictions. Now I find that I am both a patient and a caregiver. I have my first appointment with an Orthopedic Surgeon in two days. I have multi-level lateral recess stenosis and sciatica. I take enough medication to knock out a horse. I have found out that I have a birth defect at age 50. That is quite strange. What is even stranger is that this defect is related to dwarfism and I am 6 foot 4 inches tall. Is there any body out there who is a patient and a caregiver?