Hi!
I have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis and have it in both hands, wrists, elbows, my upper back, left hip and left ankle. There’s probably a few other places as well.
I also agree with one of the previous comments where I don’t think it’s a wear and tear disease. I’m 48, and within a matter of months I had this problem (which started 2.5 years ago). It seemed to be connected to a viral illness that I had which made it worse. Nobody can tell me that all of my joints (on both sides in most cases) have suddenly worn out. It doesn’t make sense. I’ve had all the tests for inflammatory arthritis but they come back negative. I also have zero swelling, just stiffness and sore joints that very gradually get worse. This seems to be a disease in it’s own right.
It’s a horrible thing to have and I sympathise with all of you that have it, especially the much younger people. I’m so sorry. What I find hard to deal with is that I feel as though I have some rare disease that very few other people have, and there’s no explanation or real treatment plan. It’s just pain relief and joint replacement in the end. I also worry that one day I won’t be able to work because of this. I work in IT support, I type all day and my elbows and hands are the worst. It’s a very lonely place to be sometimes.
Anyway, try to keep positive folks. Really look after your diet as much as you can (no processed food, alcohol, sugar, dairy, meat or caffeine). I try to stick to a plant based diet most of the time. Keep moving as much as you can.
Helen x
Hi I am new on this site, i too have osteoarthritis all over. How are you getting on? i notice what i am replying to was from 5 months ago, have you had many changes? i am 60 this yr, i first started with this in 2014 and had to new half knees in 2015, which lasted all of 8 mths, then i was back to square one, i had to wait until nov 2019 to have one full knee put in, then oct same year for other knee to be done. now my knees are good, but, my hands are awful, the doctor actually said they are knackered including my wrist, also had another x-ray on my lower back and hips as was in lot of pain, i thought it was my hips, but apparently its pain radiating from lower back, and now one of my ankles has started , is very painful when walking, so once again back where i started. i don’t know about you ,but i am so sick of not being able to do what i like doing, especially getting out daily to walk my border collies. i still do but its getting harder and harder , and not every day now, just can’t do it, to make matters even worse for my self i have gained weight in this lock down, and obviously i am not doing all the walking i was doing, so comfort eating, i am trying to loose the weight now, but its soooo hard. would love to hear how your getting on, and from any body else in the same boat, my husband has no empathy for me at all, and i have to say even i am sick of me moaning and groaning about the pain ,i have even gone vegan , as not eating meat is meant to help joints and ease pain, can’t say i have noticed any differences though.
I happened across your post while searching “severe Osteoarthritis all over my body”. I honestly thought I was the ONLY one! Along with my OA, I also have RA, no surprise, as well as Fibromyalgia.
I will be 59 in October and I feel there is not a part of my body that doesn’t have OA!
I just learned I have severe Facet Arthropathy and grade 1 Anterolisthesis, and will be getting a MRI this Sunday to see if there is nerve damage. I’m sure it’s there because of the horrific pain I live with every second, or every day! If it were remotely possible to have OA in your hair, I’d probably have it there too!
It is in my hips and knees, and all my fingers, with RA reeking havoc in my wrist. My toes and ankles hurt as well, just haven’t had those x-rayed yet.
I am sorry to hear about your pain. Know that there is someone out there that TRULY knows what you are living with. I pray for healing of our bodies.
Hello! My name is Renee. I replied to noplaybarbie as well, and thought I’d join your thread as well. I completely understand how you feel, (see my reply to noplaybarbie) and offer my heartfelt empathy,
I see no joy in planning my future other than one day at a time. I try my very best never to complain, but unless you live like this, one has NO idea how we get through a single day!
Hello. I have severe OA all over my body, as well as RA.
The road to diagnosing my RA was long. If you were simply tested for the RA factor and results were negative, you may be Seronegative like me.
It was through a MRI that I was finally diagnosed with RA. I knew for years I had it with no one ever believing me.
If your pain gets worse, and you have all the classic symptoms of RA, especially in your wrists, insist on a MRI.
Omg I am the same everything hurts and the weather dropping has made it horrendous, the pain in my pelvis is immense, I’m not allowed anti-inflammatory meds as I am allergic to them, I’ve been wanting support for this for ages, I’m literally sat with a long hot water bottle in between my legs as sitting also hurts