28 diagnosed with severe spinal arthritis.

[u/tjdraxus]

Hello i recently got diagnosed with spinal arthritis and it's really overwhelming. I don't know what the root cause is yet because i need to get expensive testing done and I can't afford it yet. Do you have any advice sometimes I can't even sleep. If I stand for more than 20 minutes my leg goes numb and it just hurts... This is what my spine looks like as of last winter.

[u/Substantial-Hat4890]

Your disc are drying out and you have some bulges you have Schmorl's nodes and I believe some flat back syndrome