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I'm sure you don't really blame your parents - lets face it if they hadnt made you do your homework, you'd have been in trouble at school with detention etc., so even less time to go out to play and also you could have been out scampering around instead of doing schoolwork and ended up with a broken limb, which would have caused arthritis anyhow.  There's not really any evidence to suggest that being outdoors would have prevented your arthritis anyhow.  OA is due to inflammation or loss of cartilage which can be down to wear and tear or injury - have you injured that knee in the past? Are you possibly overweight - because that excess weight to carry can make joints wear more quickly.  Lots of factors to consider but in the end it's not really worth fixating on what caused it but how you can best deal with it from now on.  Take your doctor's advice re healthy options to ease the progression of the disease and help with pain prevention.  I have OA in several joints and whilst it's not nice having pain, it's definitely not the end of the world and I've managed to adjust my life to work around it.

Hi hot picks so sorry to hear you have osteoarthritus, on top of everything. else. having to deal with fibro is enough in its self with out anything else thrown in to the mix. Your parents arnt to blame, osteo occurs whentheir is damage in around joins that the body cant fully repair. They say the risk factors are being over weight getting older joint injury a couple more things cant remember what they are. loxie has hit the nail on the head with her replies to you. I know its not nice when we are hit with something else, but we cant always stop things happening to us.Have a chat to your gp about it they will advise you.in the mean time just take things a day at a time take care gentle hug 

I too had an xray on my left knee and also was diagnosed with osteoarthiritis. This is uncomfortable when climbing up and down stairs. It's wear and tear, so another pain to contend with alongside Fibro....

Still staying positive and hoping the next day will be a better day.

Sorry to hear u feel so rubbish. I think some of the issues arise from the fibro pain preventing normal movement. Can't exercise cos of pain and in turn get more problems as we are supposed to move a lot to keep our bones and supporting structured strong. I know my muscles spasm so I walk stiffly sometimes and I did just have 1 bad swollen knee which has been going for a while but now the other one is going wrong too.

Poor you,HOTpicks, really feeling for you..the same thing happened to me and I live in Australia so had heaps of sunlight..sure you don't blame your parents-many these days don't care about their kids doing homework... Found mine was genetic..I have AO in many places now...but I had to have a knee op 3 years ago...they scraped torn ligament out...was only keyhole surgery...it was bone on bone..still feels a tad different..but no pain...hope you have a lovely day HOTpicks, be blessed....look at the half full glass...I do, it really helps when we have other issues creeping up on us.,positive thinking and being stressless is such a key to living with Fibro... remembering our worrying about something changes absolutely nothing at all..only negatively consumes our time and makes us feel much worse..I found out the hard way...blessing to you..:-) xxx

Hi Hotpicks; I have read all others' comments, and yes they have helped.  I don;t think " access to sunlight" is a contibuting factor, as I grew up on "what we in Australia, call Properties/Stations", and spent ALL of my life in the sun/playing sports....this along with "an hereditary factor"...my siblings and father and his two sisters also have/had bad OA....so there are many factors which cause OA....for this pain, I take Voltaren with Pariet (to protect my gastric lining), and Rarely feel the pain from the Osteo...if you combine these with your meds for your Fibro (and hoping that you are on proper meds for this), you will learn how to cope......We ALL agree that it is like "going through the stages lf grieving", for that is what we all have to do....grieving for the person we were....and if you have had to grieve a lost person, you will understand the Stages....anger is one of them....so keep blogging re anger,  that is The Best way to move through this stage, then you start to accept, and find the Best ways to cope..............will be waiting for your next input, and will see how you go.......NEVER be afraid to talk/type, it is the best thing for you emotionally.    Also I understand re the "always being there for others", as many of us have also been there, too........as I once told on this site, from my research, that most sufferers of Fibro, have that "particular Personality Trait", the Giving/caring/empathic/perfectionist/leader  personality, that are prone to resulting in Fibro.....so don't be too hard on yourself/others who don't Understand, they never will, as They Don't Feel the Pain.....your aim  now is "To Look after YOU", and as hard as it is, learn to say NO, "I can't do.....it today".....let us know how you progress...............Bron