New Here

Hi, new here on the site and in this group....I just been diagnosed with osteoarthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome in left hand/wrist.......being fitted for a brace on Monday, June 29th.....saw a Rheumatologist for the first time on the 25th of this month and she gave me a shot of novacaine and cortisone mixed together in the right hip.....she touched with her finger on the bursa and I went through the roof!.....talk about pain!...wow!.....she also prescribed Meloxicam...15mg to take once a day (every 24hrs.)....today is my second day on Meloxicam and I did more today than I have in a long time....so nice to be able to walk around food shopping without limping!.....or extreme pain that I had to hold onto the handle of the cart!.......I get pains across the shoulders from one side to the other and in legs, calf muscles, hips, and thighs....will have to do Pain Management soon.........also in my left hand, thumb and next two fingers get numb  and sometimes whole hand falls asleep....have trouble holding things like books and canned foods....etc...I've had things just slip out of my hand, couldn't hold it......sigh.....hoping this new medicine will kick in more as the days go by, so far am glad I went to the doctor am feeling much better, except right hip is still sore from the needle and everything else going on, .....doctor also ordered a cane for me.....have to change my eating habits....I think this is crucial in my recovery......as I have been long time junk food junkie and carbohydrate addict!!.....been avoiding turning vegetarian as I hate vegetables!!.....out of all veggies I think I like maybe only 3!!........green beans, green beans and green beans!....LOLOLOL.......haha...anyway....I like corn to but can't eat it.....anyway....peas can take or leave and usually leave...lol....also like potatoes but can't have.....sigh...so there's your 3 veggies.....I also have Inverse Psoraisis ....and eating makes the rashes break out!.....I know i'm a MESS!.....but, one of these days i'll write here.....either cured, or doing 80% better!!.......I plan on doing research on alternative medicines including herbs....having a good day today for a change, but my upper back is hurting again...guess I did too much....I actually had a spurt of energy today for some unknown reason...yay.....so I took advantage while I had it!......ok, almost time to start winding down and getting ready for sleep...haha...another health issue!....sigh....nite nite....zzzzzz's.........