Read the following context and choose the best option to answer the question.
Context: The arthritis though is a new development . I guess that explains the severe pain I have in my lower back , hips and thighs when I sit up for too long and first thing in the morning . I thought I had done some more damage to my back when I fell down the basement steps a few months ago but fortunately that did n't happen .
Question: What might the speaker do next ?
Options: 
A. Go to the emergency room to address their severe pain .
B. Get x - rays of their back damage .
C. Go to the doctor to receive treatment for arthritis .
D. None of the above choices .


C