I am 38 and a father of two young children and I think they are the only reason I continue to deal with this – I honestly want it to stop. My doctor told me I have lumbar arthritis, I didn’t accept the diagnosis because I figured how could OA give me numbness/weakness/achyness (is that a word?) in my legs and arms? Now I have researched it and apparently, it can. My doctor prescribed Celebrex (sp?) and referred me to an arthritis doc that I have not visited yet.
I don’t know what to do, I know nothing of improving my diet, how to exercise properly and if its best to rest when I feel numbness ect. So I look at thiis from two main points; 1. I need to learn what to do in my life so I feel better, 2. I need to speak to someone about being depressed I don’t know all the signs of depression – but I told my wife I was and she told me she knew. Not but a couple of weeks back I thought I was a real danger to myself – so tonight I thought I would set out on this PC to learn what I can learn. I need to stop the chronic discomfort so I can focus on my family. After this post I am going to read through older posts to see what I can learn – then its off to the internet.
Back ground – 3 surgeries at L5S1 (top of lumbar). The arthritis is just above the surgery point. L5S1 is now fused with titanium implants – its been 8 years. My family doc who prescribed Celebrex referred me to my spinal surgeon who said its arthritis....back to the family doc for a referral to an arthritis doc (the specialty name escapes me). As I wait for that appointment I suffer and its another 3 weeks off, I need to try and do something in the meanwhile. Any advice/guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Interesting isn’t it ? 3 spinal surgeries, 18 broken bones, torn ACL, torn rotator-cuff and it arthritis that’s.....well, its arthritis anyway.