Originally Posted by fionab

didn't get good news. Thought I'd be told I just have "you're getting old" arthritis in my shoulders, but was told I have arthritis on all my shoulder bones so he's suspecting autoimmune cause. He says the arthritis looks like the shoulders of someone who'd been doing gymnastics for decades. I assured him that wasn't the case as I flunked cartwheels

He did the shoulder shots via imaging, but weren't very painful at all. Did feel slight nausea and dizziness for a while. Is sore now that lidocaine is wearing off. He gave me depomedrol along with the lidocaine. Says he suspects autoimmune origin as I'm also complaining of ongoing hip pain that SCS doesn't touch. I go get another round of CT's this Fri. on hips. He says it may be a little painful as he's having them inject my hips so they can do contrast. He says he suspects that images will also come back as not normal arthritis. Not sure where we'll go from there as one can only get so many steroid shots annually.

Husband still gloomy over work situation and will maybe find out more today. He's in process of looking for other work, which may have us moving to Houston or Phoenix or who knows where. I feel bad because my health problems put such limitations on where he can find employment as I need to be able to access good medical doctors.

Trusting the Lord will work all this out (and a shot of rum doesn't hurt ). Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers