 [ Symptoms ] what doctor should i see or what do you thinks wrong  i was prescribed amitriptyline 8 months ago for vulvodynia my doctor recently weaned me off the medication due to side effects and have been off of it for three weeks since stopping the medication i have been experiencing headaches arm and leg pain right eye twitching pressure on the top of the head lower face tingling constant fatigue and the vaginal pain returned what could all this mean [ Disease ] hm you raise an interesting question it is true that broken bones may be more prone to developing arthritis it helps to understand that osteoarthritis which is what we are talking about here does not necessarily mean the development of painful bony spurs in a joint which is what a lot of people think technically osteoarthritis refers to the raw edges of two pieces of bone rubbing together painfully we usually think of osteoarthritis as something that comes on gradually over the course of years because that is how the disease usually progresses in healthy tissue osteoarthritis is called the wear and tear disease because under normal circumstances the cartilage between bones in a joint wears away over the decades until the two pieces of bone grind against each other however the course may be different for osteoarthritis caused by trauma such as a broken bone i would suggest you sit down with your doctor and have him or her define arthritis for you so that you understand better what they are talking about they should also be able to explain in very clear terms how it is arthritis could develop in your foot so quickly i hope this information helps