Recently Diagnosed

Posted by januaryjane @januaryjane, Jun 28 7:27pm

I finally got the results from my imaging and got diagnosed with osteoarthritis and cervical stenosis. I also have some brutitis, maybe around the hip area.
Im so glad it's not MS. These results explain why Im dropping things, feel like a klutz and having hand pain. I dont know much about stenosis yet but it could also contribute to my bowel/bladder issues. That makes me a little scared.

Im going to talk to my neurologist about it but he's not the best, he's convient for me, only one hour away.
Im just so unsure how to approach this.
I did start seeing a new chiropractor, so we are working on it. I do my own physical therapy at home because I've been so many times. Maybe look into a massage therapist.

Anyway, just blabbing away.
Anyone with stenosis or useful info would be a great support to me. Thanks!!

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@jackiet I'm guessing this may refer to the stretchy bands that physical therapists give to their patients. They are color coded for how much resistance they provide for doing exercises.

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Thank you, Jennifer. I would appreciate knowing from Lisa why she thinks those stretch bands made her arthritis worse.

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The good thing about stretchy bands is you can gauge how much you need by the resistance offered. I've always thought of them as self limiting where you follow the exercises PT gave you or instructions that come with the bands.

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