How numb can we become?

[MAT51]

Elaine I appear not to have replied to your very helpful reply. I am guessing that the younger we are when our Sjögren's symptoms or general autoimmunity begin, the more damage we are likely to sustain in our older years. Although the Sjögren's specialist who's ideas I sought recently, told me that a large scale trial had shown that Sjögren's doesn't actually progress in most cases? I wish I'd queried this more now but I think she meant the classic sicca rather than the systemic side of things.

I do hope your hip problem has resolved or is being dealt with. I have episodes of spectacular hip pain in my outer side and down in my left groin but fortunately they usually resolve. I do have confirmed arthritis in my hips and lumbar region and am realistic enough to know that, if it can get bad at 53 then it's only going to be something that warrants surgery or other by my 60s or 70s. But as my relatives have all dropped dead before wear and tear has had a chance to warrant hip or other joint replacements I tend to focus on avoiding strokes and heart failure which are what took most of them. I'm a pragmatist through and through but I admit the numbness and pins and needles and autonomic dysfunction do really bring me low sometimes. X

[irish]

I am just going to mention that I had really bad outer hip pain with pain radiating into the groin. Nothing was referred to regarding it being from my cervical spine....which I am betting it is because I had MRI lumbar with and without contrast without any problems found. However, I have had a couple of docs tell me that that referred pain into the groin is common in arthritis. Just for your info. Irish

[Carolina]

Yes, Irish, I'm bone-on-bone arthritic deterioration in both hips.  But far from needing a hip replacement.  My knees and shoulders are another story.......

Ain't we got fun?!

Regards, Elaine