{"id":4074,"date":"2017-03-07T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com\/?p=4074"},"modified":"2018-06-17T19:06:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T23:06:58","slug":"arthritis-young-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/arthritis-young-age\/","title":{"rendered":"What It&#8217;s Like To Have Arthritis In Your 20s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When people mention arthritis, the natural response is, &#8220;I hope I don\u2019t get\u00a0<em>that<\/em>\u00a0when I&#8217;m older!&#8221; Well, I hope you don&#8217;t either. Because it&#8217;s terrible. I should know; I&#8217;ve had it since I was 25.<\/p>\n<p>Considering my premature\u00a0gray (I discovered my first silver strand at 14), my dependency on prune juice, and\u00a0my predilection\u00a0for vintage\u00a0cinema, it\u2019s not surprising I was hit with arthritis. But all jokes aside,\u00a0arthritis can affect anyone. According to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arthritis.org\/about-arthritis\/understanding-arthritis\/arthritis-statistics-facts.php\">Arthritis.org<\/a>, a whopping two-thirds of people with arthritis are under 65, and that includes children. Who knew, right?<\/p>\n<p>My arthritis awareness didn&#8217;t start with achy wrists or knees, though. Far from it. Five years ago, my left eye became\u00a0inflamed, blood red, painfully photo-phobic (allergic to light) and blurry. I was at a loss for an explanation, and I naively blamed it on contact burn, but the issue continued long after I&#8217;d removed my contacts. After seeing specialists at my doctor&#8217;s office, my ophthalmologist\u2019s office, and then later at a major eye hospital,\u00a0I found out I was suffering from Uveitis, an inflammation of the middle layer of the eye (uvea).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A whopping two-thirds of people with arthritis are under 65,\u00a0and that includes children.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>By this point, I looked like I was auditioning for a horror film. My one eye was red and bulging and half-closed. But after I left the hospital,\u00a0I was given a pirate patch to wear, which, if you haven&#8217;t worn one, is an absolute pleasure to don in public (yes, I <em>can<\/em> still see you staring with my good eye).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/21\/quit-alcohol-for-30-days\/\"><strong>I Quit Drinking Alcohol For A Month\u2014Here\u2019s How It\u00a0Went<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the <em>Brazilian Journal of Rheumatology<\/em>, my eye condition was linked to an auto-immune disorder called Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). Which, after X-ray and MRI \u00a0testing,\u00a0I found out was exactly what I had. Turns out,\u00a0it&#8217;s hereditary and my father has it. Thanks, Dad!<\/p>\n<p>Struggle aside, it felt so good to have a name for my condition. A reason. A culprit. I&#8217;d spent the better part of a year playing a guessing game with my body, wondering if my eye problems were due to the stresses of grad school (which I&#8217;d go to with sunglasses on, because I was, at this point, a bona fide vampire), dirty fingers, or something else altogether. And let&#8217;s be honest: I&#8217;m a hypochondriac with Internet access. You work it out.<\/p>\n<p>For such a difficult-to-pronounce name, AS is\u00a0pretty easy to explain: It&#8217;s a\u00a0type of arthritis that primarily affects the spine. According to this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/c34193.sgvps.net\/~mauricez\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/v061p0iii8-1.pdf\">report<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/ard.bmj.com\/\">Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(a journal with a particularly creepy name), &#8220;Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a complex, potentially debilitating disease that is insidious in onset, progressing to radiological sacroiliitis over several years.&#8221; It can affect the other joints in the body (my knees and wrists can attest). And AS is a\u00a0chronic, lifelong disease, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spondylitis.org\/Ankylosing-Spondylitis\">Spondylitis Association of America.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Struggle aside, it felt so good to have a name for my condition. A reason. A culprit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It may cause an overgrowth of bones in the neck, hips, or back, and it can cause vertebrae to fuse together, resulting in a rigid spine. People have ended up totally pitched forward, with a hump back.<\/p>\n<p>When I think about my future, I do not see myself slumped over, debilitated, and in extreme pain. But I also know that because this is lifelong, I can&#8217;t predict what might happen. This scares me more than I like to admit to myself.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, my symptoms are fairly\u00a0mild compared to what they could be, and I&#8217;m grateful for that. I can walk and move freely. I haven&#8217;t known a day without discomfort or pain, though, and if I don&#8217;t work out or if I sit in one position for a while (planes are not my friend), the pain can be overwhelming. On top of that, AS\u00a0can cause intestinal issues, depression, and fatigue. I&#8217;ve experienced those other issues, too, especially the intestinal problems.<\/p>\n<p>Having an auto-immune disorder is no walk in the park.\u00a0For one, it&#8217;s mostly invisible (which means the complainer tends to looks histrionic and whiny), and secondly, our society isn&#8217;t really equipped to deal with issues like these. If you have a job, you&#8217;ll probably find it difficult to make it through the day without feeling awful or needing a break. If you go to the doctor, you&#8217;ll need to find someone you can trust to really get down to the bottom of your issues, someone who can see the systemic big picture. You have to fight for a well-rounded approach, since having an auto-immune disorder affects lots of moving parts which aren&#8217;t always obviously connected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/01\/heart-attack-facts\/\"><strong>No, You\u2019re Not Too Young To Have A Heart\u00a0Attack<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But mostly,\u00a0it&#8217;s a challenge to\u00a0be young and different from your peers. How do you explain that, actually, you&#8217;d prefer to take a nap? How do you decline a rock-climbing invite because your body just won&#8217;t behave? How do you explain to your employer that you feel like you&#8217;re on fire even though &#8220;you look healthy&#8221;? Answer: It&#8217;s tough.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Because this is lifelong, I can&#8217;t predict what might happen. This scares me more than I like to admit to myself.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since being diagnosed, I try\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spondylitis.org\/Diet-Nutrition\">eat well,\u00a0<\/a>as getting an adequate amount of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/search?search=joint%20support\">Omega-3s<\/a>\u00a0(like EPA and DHA from cold-water fish)\u00a0is a\u00a0particularly important part of my diet. I stretch constantly and make a point to walk instead of taking the elevator or the short way from point A to point B.<\/p>\n<p>But the number one thing I&#8217;ve found to be helpful is information and community: Joining forums, finding people who are\u00a0<em>also<\/em>\u00a0achy and grumpy, getting involved in support groups on Facebook, and\u00a0asking for the best doctors (as opposed to just any doctor).<\/p>\n<p>But I mostly have learned not to take myself too seriously. Because if you&#8217;re an old, arthritic lady at heart, you can watch all the episodes of <em>Golden Girls<\/em> any time you want, without judgement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took a bit of detective work to figure out that my symptoms were all pointing to a kind of arthritis. 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