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From: MSN NicknameAχPill  in response to Message 1Sent: 11/17/2008 2:23 AM

Jen,

 
I ran into a website about Degeneration Joint Disease, it sure sounds as if I do have this disease it fits all my criteria.
 
This type of arthritis is called osteoarthritis, OA, DJD, or osteoarthrosis.  Other forms of arthritis (rheumatoid, post-traumatic, and other inflammatory disorders) frequently may have OA as the end-stage, making differentiation difficult.  « »  �?�?§Question  ««What do they mean by "post-traumatic", are they referring to an injury?»»
 
§The second form involves the spine (neck and mid- and low-back regions).

»»The area I experience pain is the lower, upper shoulder blades, center of my back region, and neck.  All the pain is on my left side of my body, due from the weight I carry, since I have no use with my right side of my body.

The pain in my hip is constant.  I have had a hard time balancing, however, I have always had a hard time balancing since the stroke, but it's got worse.

I read in the last paragraph, it says: The symptoms of OA may become quite severe. It involves both sides of the body.  Pain in the joint may remain constant or may wax and wane for a period of years. »» Comment:  I have to wonder, how and what brought this  pain on all of a sudden, when I have never experienced this constant pain before?»»

I feel unsteady, stiff, and as if it is giving out on me when weight is placed on it.  I also have a hard time bending over.  As I start to bend over to pick something up my back locks up it's painful.

If I do have this disease I pray it will leave me even more disabled than I'm already I want to be able to live a somewhat normal life.

Thanks again for reading this.  I'm not sure if you have any suggestions if not maybe this information would help them.