After Last Surgery Discovery of Natural Supplements as Alternative Option

fter my last surgery I went from no arthritis to moderate/severe within 11 months. I was told I needed another surgery for the arthristis, but they can't do it because my leg will go stiff, and I will be in worse shape than I am now. I quickly went down hill, requiring a cane at first to continue the little bit of walking I couldn't do to begin with, and then eventually up to crutches, and finally a wheelchair. The pain had gotten so bad I couldn't stand any weight on my knee. I went back to my orthopedic doctor multiple times, but he said without doing an operation, he did't know how to help me. So I started doing my own research. What I found was amazing! Did you know a lot of ailments today can be treated naturally? Although your doctors are being told not to treat with supplements, but I am proof it works! I started with Glucosimine Chondrotin, and it starting helping within 4 weeks, it wasn't anything crazy, but I noticed the pain was easing up. I looked up ways to boost it, by taking milk thistle to help with absorbtion, and Moranga Olferia to help put a bunch of nutrients in my body to help the supplament do its job, regrow cartilage! There was also a Joint Relief by Health Masters, has all kinds of natural stuff proven to help arthritis pain, and it worked amazingly. Within 2 month of taking I was able to go back to just a cane, and had a couple days where the weather was nicee, and I could actually walk a little with just a knee brace, and I just had a little limp. Unfortunatly this suppliment is $40 a month and I am still waiting on SSI. I had to go almost a whole month without my new found treatment, I was devestated as I started to go backwards again. Pain increased, and weight baring became more, and more difficult.  I was able to get another bottle for now, but I worry about running our before I get my SSI. Unfortunately they are so backed up it takes years to get a court date to even plead your case, and SSI just denies everyone so you have to go to court. I had a good job, but got layed off during corona, and got injured shortly after, too shortly to qualify for benifits at the next job. So I had to rely on the government. Well on top of them being backed up there are really no programs to help you while you wait. DHHR will pay 1 bill a year and give you $200/ Month in Stamps. Then we have Heart & Hand, Mountain Mission, and Salvation Army, and again they only pay one bill a year, and thats only if they have the funding to do so. So the rest of your bills?  Well unless someone can help you, it won't matter how much you paid into it, or how much proof you will have to wait, witch means unless you have credit to take out a loan you are unsure when you will be able to pay back, you are screwed. I see homeless in wheelchairs, and I can't help but wonder, could they not get help throughout the wait? Why are there no programs when the lawyer is telling me there are many in this boat, some in worse condition, and they paid into it longer! You really wanna continue paying $20,000 or more a year for SSI, and Medicare if it takes years to get your money? You will loose everything in the process. I am hoping to be able to do something about this! Not just for me, but others in the same boat.