Maybe Arthritis?

For the most part, the pain has receded to tolerable, downright livable most days.  I know my boss appreciates it because I don't bitch about it as much.  Since we have stopped treating me aggressively for carpal tunnel and my masseuse has worked on me more gently, the pain in my hands and arms have greatly decreased.  It's thought that now maybe what I really have is arthritis, which runs in the family and I have in my knees.  An appointment with an MD will confirm that.  Arthritis is more treatable than carpal tunnel, so this prospect actually makes me hopeful.  I'm having issues tonight with my hands, but even now it's not as immobilizing as it was a month ago.  I can still concentrate on homework, when I stop procrastinating that is.