Jennie Garth has revealed her osteoarthritis diagnosis.
The actress, 50, shared on Friday she was diagnosed with the degenerative illness three years ago. She went to a doctor after she began to experience pain in her knees when she went from sitting to standing as well as stiffness in her fingers and hands.
The Beverly Hill, 90210 alum said the diagnosis was shocking: 'It's an interesting development in my maturing.'
Diagnosis: Jennie Garth is opening up about her diagnosis of early onset osteoarthritis, explaining she want to demystify the disease. Seen here in LA in 2019
She shared, 'I was like, "I'm too young for arthritis."
In an interview with Insider, the Mystery Girls star addedshe wasn't forthcoming about her condition because, 'I didn't want to be that person who talks about their ailments.'
The Time to Dance actress suffers from the most common form of the condition, which happens after the cartilage that protects the ends of bones wears, resulting in irreversible tissue damage.
That could eventually require surgery, such as hip, shoulder, or knee replacements.
Mature: The mom of three daughters, Luca, 24, Lola, 19 and Fiona, 15, has decided to approach this development with a positive attitude, referring to it as 'a new, interesting development in my maturing'
Delay: The Mystery Girls actress said she put off revealing her condition because, 'I didn't want to be that person who talks about their
