Neck MRI results

[emily_in_nc]

Glad for the follow-up, Catrin. I think nearly everyone ends up with at least some arthritis in their neck and lower back after a certain age... I know mine started young and continues (in my lumbar spine). Not sure about the cervical spine, but there's probably at least some there. My mother, age 81, has it bad enough in her lumbar spine that her doc told her, after a recent x-ray, that he was a amazed she was still walking around! And yet, she gets around pretty darn well for her age and fitness level (not good). But she does have back pain a lot of the time.

I'm so glad you can continue with hiking and kettlebells! You've given up enough already.

[Catrin]

I've had moderate to severe cervical spine arthritis for at least 5 years I know of...which is why I'm so active, and that isn't the only place. I've a large amount of symmetrical arthritis, so much they keep testing for something underlying all of it but, thankfully, nothing has yet been found to tie it all together. Guess I'm just prone to it!

[ny biker]

I'm glad you got good news, Catrin!!

I've started having pain in the knuckles of some fingers on my left hand which I guess is arthritis. I haven't been to a doctor about it yet, but after poking around on the Arthritis Foundation website I am trying to get more "anti-inflammatory" foods into my diet like oily fish and nuts.