CNN Anderson Cooper 360 December 24, 2015 01:42:00
Gone through. this could actually help people. >> reporter: joe came through the operations with flying colors. instead of opiates, he was given a nerve block, anti-inflammatories and acupunctu acupuncture. it worked for him. back to school and exercising again but he needed another operation, this time his ankle. >> i was getting my ankle operated on. it was not nearly as severe as my shoulders. i had done everything we had in place for my shoulders. i told them what medications i can have, what i can't have and the day of surgery, there's a, like a five-page document you sign and on every si...