Living with Severe Osteoarthritis: Mobility Scooter or Amputation?

@Trainwreck You are so right about several things… I have osteoporosis osteoarthritis and a bunch of other health issues.. I fell and broke my back at the l3-4 levels… thought that I would rather Be at peace with God than go thru the pain I was experiencing.. I was not a candidate for Kyphoplasty, which is a procedure.. if you are a candidate, where they inject cement into the fractured vertebrae, making it more stable. So instead I wore a brace for several months, and eventually got better.. enough that the Dr said that the vertebrae had stabilized. The pain was still there most of the time and struggled to sleep, and depended on Aleve to help with my pain. That is when I decided something had to change or I would eventually be wheelchair bound.. so I started looking at healthier choices.. started watching documentaries, videos, anything that would help me make healthier choices and get my body out of the everyday pain I was dealing with. I turned to juicing, and intermittent fasting.. It helped… a lot… but there were days when I was still in need of my Aleve.. So I recently went to Georgia, where my son and his family live. They recently opened a restaurant that is Vegan and the dishes they serve are Caribbean based. The food was so different than what I was used to, but so good. As I found out , after I decided to test the waters, and give up all meat, was how my body thanked me. I have been Vegan for a month, and for the last three weeks, I have not had to take any Aleve, and so many of my major pains, from my shoulders, to my back, and knees are diminished so much that I feel like a human again.. I cannot tell you how good it feels to be able to sit up after sleeping with out struggling to roll to the side of the bed and inch my way up to a sitting position.. the difference changing my diet is unbelievable.. I will shout this out to ANYONE that will listen.. because going back to the basic diet.. nothing processed, no fast foods…none…just foods that come from Mother Earth….. I could go on about this for awhile, but this is truly what helped me… not only feel better, but have lost weight, and I am lowering my blood pressure as well… it is something that has been a process for me .. My suggestion is find out what works for you.. there is soooo many documentaries out there on you tube, prime, and other channels. Once you watch some of them It will shock you and then really make you start thinking about your health… and how much better you will feel if you try changing your eating habits… true, it takes will power, and lots of it. But once you start feeling the results, and your pain starts subsiding, you’ll realize it was worth the initial struggle.. I am a True believer and will never go back to my old eating habits.. hoping that this might help anyone out there that is having chronic pain.. or exhaustion, I know that a change will do you good 💕💕 Hope I have been of help to someone.. if so, please share your success with someone so they can finally feel pain relief as well💕 May God Bless you in your journey ❤️

@Trainwreck I meant I can enjoy “foods” again. There are detoxes too that were key. The MM protocols are to HEAL the body! Mine has been I’ll since day one of my life. Always sick with something… with people stating I looked like I had worms…underweight..hated food as it hurt my tummy..seriously constipated …many infections. In my 30’s developed severe diarrhea and gut issues. Living happily now!