Severe arthritis in big toe joint
So I was just told that the pain in my big toe that’s been worsening over last couple of years, is because there is no cartilage left in my large toe joint. I’m told it’s severe arthritis. Had a cortisone shot that hurt more than child birth for a weekend and about a week after it finally started feeling better and about a month after that, it was better than before. That was 4 months ago and now again the pain is worse. I used to be so active, walking 10k+ steps with my German shepherd, running along and playing with my 5 year old child, and now just walking is painful and makes me sad. I’ve gained wait and lost motivation. I’m waiting on specialist appointments, but have been told likely only other option is to fuse the joint, which means no bending of that joint. Looking for any advice on how people manage something like this, how do you work up a sweat and still enjoy life etc. I feel it’s impacted every aspect of my living and I need to do a major overhaul of how I live life. Not to mention idk how to for example give my dog the exercise it needs. I miss hiking, running etc :(