it got worse ;-( im 42!!!

Ema

this pain is unbearable & scared, its in the very top of my spine/neck & left thumb. when i first got diagnosed was 2yrs ago and i was in hospital for 3 weeks with septic arthritis in my shoulder, the pain was worse than having my 4 natural births. it took a while but with a lengthy stay n hospital & a lot of iv antibiotics and loads of morphine ect it the septic bone was clear but now my oa is in the new places above and omg that pain again. thankfully ive just had another few days stay in hospital & theyve confirmed its not that again but its in te new places. im realy struggling with the pain (& mentally) whilst they are finding the 1 thats best for me. sorry to waffle on .

noddingtonpete

Hello @Ema and welcome to the Community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that will be your experience as well.

I understand that you have osteoarthritis in your spine, neck and left thumb. I also understand that you are struggling with the pain and it is getting you down. Have a look at the following from our website which I hope may be of some use to you.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis-oa-of-the-spine/

and also

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/managing-symptoms/managing-your-pain/

You might also find something useful in https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/managing-symptoms/emotional-wellbeing/. It is good that you are getting medical help and hopefully they can get you some relief soon.

Please keep posting and let us know how you are getting on.

With best wishes,

Peter (moderator)