x-rays done, now what?

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Well, I had my x-rays done today, and although they showed some mild

degeneration, my chiro said everything looked fairly good for a

person my age. Yet again, no obvious explanation for my joint

pain. It's so frustrating to have my joints hurt like this, yet

have everything come back " normal " . It makes me look like such a

hypochondriac in the eyes of the doctors.

Maybe I should just let it go and leave well enough alone, since the

2 tests I've had done were considered normal. I've learned to live

with the chronic muscle and tendon pain, so I imagine I could learn

to live with joint pain too. I hope they don't pull Bextra off the

market though, because it's the only anti-inflammatory that's been

even remotely helpful for me so far. As bad as my tendons and

joints feel now, I can't imagine what they would feel like if I

wasn't taking Bextra!

I want to say thanks to everyone who has responded to me, both on

and off the forum. You've been a great help to me, with information

and support. Whether or not I have a spondy is still a big mystery,

and will probably remain that way unless things take a dramatic turn

for the worse...which I hope never happens. But at least I can take

the things I've learned and start applying them to my regimen, and

be as pro-active as possible, so thank you for that!

Jen