Osteoarthritis

Are you new on the board? I was off the board for a time, just posting once a week or so. But hardly ever felt good enough to sit here and type. I hope you are feeling okay today. We had rain come in this morning, but now that the front has moved out, I am starting to feel a little better.

Hey, Myrna - it's me!  I'm back, but just for tonight.  I think I am going to have to give up being a cl while I finish recovering from the broken bones and the surgery - I have so much to catch up with at work and at home that I'm afraid I won't be able to spend the time necessary to be a cl.

Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I do have increases in pain before weather changes - particularly when low-pressure systems move in.  My twin does, too.

I miss being on the boards - even if I have to stop being a cl, I'll still get here as much as I can, and we can email, also.

Hugs,

Debbie

To introduce myself, my name is Shannon, I'm 30 years old and i've been dealing with osteoarthritis for ten years now. Osteoarthritis set into my ankle after I had a very serious break. I had a plate put into my leg and screws and pins put into my ankle. The doctor told me that within a year I would most likely have osteoarthritis.

I left his office thinking "ya right, I'm too young for that" sure enough within the year I was back at his office in awful pain. It took me ten years to go for the final (hopefully) surgery just last month at the start of November and get my ankle fused. I'm still in a cast from it and hoping it is healing nicely. I go back to him on December 18th. It would be so nice to get this thing off. I have a daughter that just turned five last weekend, and she has been a huge help to me, and a lot of work all at the same time!

Hope that the weather is good to you today!:)