osteoarthritis

I've had mri's of my spine and shows osteoarthritis with bone spurs in cervical thoracic and lumbar.  This was done in 2007 (i was 35), now i have this horrible tendonitis in both wrists and i'm on prednisone.  Could this be related to the arthritis?  i'm seeing an ortho but he doesn't know about the osteoarthritis (i was just rereading my reports and it jumped out at me).   What should i expect with this diagnosis?  I have terrible neck pain and headaches and numbness on left side of body.  I also have chiari malformation, ibs (surgery), asthma (pneumonia x1), and sinusitis (prior surgery). Should i see a rheumatologist?

[4Maddie44]

I have osteoarthritis in my back and hips.  The physiotherapist has given me exercises to help with the pain.  Best thing is to keep active, if you can.

Hopefully the ortho will help, and a rheumatologist, like I have seen, will help you cope with the arthritis.