Doctor Visit-Diagnosis: Old and Getting Older!

Finally, going to go to the doctor and try to find out what is wrong with my shoulder, my hips, my neck and everything in between. Not killing pain, not even severe most of the time, just aggravating little pains here and there, most of the time. 

I think it is osteoarthritis, which is what Doc Roston told me many years ago, but never really made an official diagnosis or told me anything to help relieve the uncomfortable joint pains (or really allover pains) I have.

I have read up on it of course, and not a whole lot to do if it is just arthritis. I don't mean to make little of it when I say "just arthritis" but I just mean there is not much to do for it but to take painkillers.

My thing is, will it get worse if I don't take painkillers or whatever they say to do, or will it just stop the pain? I don't enjoy having pain, but I don't enjoy taking pills either and would rather avoid meds. And not just pills, but I mean any kind of medication or procedures. If it isn't going to get rid of a condition I would rather just live with it. It isn't that bad yet.

Anyway, we will see I guess, in a few weeks. Hope I like the doctor, that is always a plus...

(update) I did go to the doctor, or PA I guess I should say, and she did think I had osteoarthritis, sent me for x-rays on my shoulder, and found out severe arthritis, gross alignment, impingment anatomy and degenerative changes. As I told my daughter, I am old and getting older. She wants me to go to an orthepedic specialist, maybe get a shot in my shoulder and worse come to worse, mentioned a shoulder replacement. I am still thinking about it all.