»»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.