Re: arthritis vs arthrosis

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Mine was diagnosed after a particularly nasty fall at work 3 years

ago. It took months to get a referral to an orthopedist (ah,

worker's comp...) and then I discovered the first doctor treated my

ankle incorrectly. So now I get to wonder if my ankle would have

actually healed if it had gotten the proper course of treatment. Now

I have lost about 60% of the cartilage and it has worn through to the

bone and the bone is wearign away too. Do you take anything for your

arthrosis? I was taking Vioxx, but it seemed to stop working (and it

never got rid of the pain anyway), so now I just bear it and take

Tylenol when it is especially painful. I tried asking my ortho about

Celebrex, but he said it wouldn't work for me (and of course wouldn't

say why) and wouldn't let me try it.

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> Same here...mine is arthrosis of hand(s).

> Seems the joints just plumb wore out-some all the way through the

cartilage to the bone. <g>

> CindyH.

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