Need some advice please.......

50 year old female, two months post-op, down 40 lbs. so far. I WAS on Celebrex for arthritis, but stopped taking it pre-op for surgery and don't want to start back, as one of my goals is to get off all my meds, which includes blood pressure and cholerterol meds (still taking them.) Well, my hips are hurting me. Do you think carrying the extra 100+ pounds has done permanent damage or do you think as the pounds come off, the pain will ease up? I guess my main question is: Is arthritis arthritis? Once you have it, does it ever go away? I only will start on the Celebrex again if the pain is unbearable. Am I making any sense here?

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