Joint Pain with No Inflammation??

I have had the same thing happen, tests come back fine, even though I have severe pain around joints. I have even had tests come back with very visible inflammation around my ankle, and boy was it painful. But yet, the ESR and some other tests came back "fine". I also get the feeling around my joints as if they were extremely pressurized and feel like they are about to explode! And I also feel like they need to be cracked or something. Visually it reminds of blowing up a balloon just as it reaches the point of popping. Sometimes I wish I just stick a pin in my joints and let the pressure out. When I'm that achy and pained, though, my joints won't crack, even if I try.

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Yes..its possible to have non-inflammatory joint pain. Many people do not have muscle pain or tender points, its just the excruciating joint pain.

I have joint pain in my hips, ankles, wrists , finges toes. It gets to the point where theres days I can't even move. I was put on prednisone for 10 days had no pain at all until I was done with med and then the pain started to come back so my Dr. Order blood work it came back with a Ra factor of 10 , Sed rate of 2 and ana negitive. If the steroids completely took away my pain isn't that a huge sign of RA and inflamation. How do I come back showing to have neighter?

I never had joint pain until I had colitis. The GI said I didn't have crohn's but I had another kind of colitis. I started having pain in all my joints and felt so bad. I had swollen hands and my toes hurt. Knees and neck too. My rheumatoid blood tests were negative but I had a high sed rate and ANA. So, the rheumatologist told me I had something called seronegative RA. They put me on prednisone at first and plaquenil. Now I am just on plaquenil. The rheumatologist really felt I had undiagnosed crohn's but in the meantime, I'd had a resection and felt much better so the GI said he was standing firm that I did not have crohn's. I had my resection 7 years ago and so far, so good. I still seem to have joint issues and also got diagnosed with Sjogrens syndrome. Funny though, my prometheus test for crohn's (ASCA) was very high, so I still wonder.
you might try going gluten free, if you aren't already to see if that helps the joint pain. It helps me, so does fish oil.
My GI told me that it was quite common to get what he called garden variety inflammatory arthritis if you had inflammation in your gut. I hope you can get some relief soon. NSAIDS aren't the greatest for people with IBD. My GI told me never to take them again. Good luck!

Happyscrapper said...
I just wanted to let people know about a test that you may or may not be familiar with. There is a test called CCP that has been recently out on the market that is more specific for RA. As you know, not all patients with RA will have a positive RF (RA) test. CCP is a bit more specific than the RF test that is normally used to screen people with joint pain. If you have not had a CCP test done, ask your doctor about it. I do autoimmune testing in a laboratory. I am a medical technologist by trade and if I can answer any questions about lab tests, I would be happy to do so. I don't know all things, but I will answer what I can.



I also have joint pain, but I do not have RA. There are so many autoimmune diseases out there that it is difficult for even a very good rheum. to differentiate. The more common ones are "easier" to diagnose, but sometimes it can take years. I was diagnosed with connective tissue disease when I was 34. I am now 45, and still living with joint pain (especially my feet) and now I am having problems with my shoulders. My doctor has put me on a short stint with prednisone, and it really is helping. I have been dealing with this for awhile (chronic pain) like all of you, and it's a great confirmation that I am not going crazy. Most people who do not have chronic pain think it's all in your head (or at least that is the way they treat it). I don't like it, but you can't change the way people think. Anyway, thanks for listening. I hope you can get some answers. Wouldn't that be nice?

I have tested positive for RA but negative for the CCP test. My doctor said I Had osteoarthritis. This did not make sense to me. I had pain in the same joints on both sides. not normal with Osteo. But because the CCP was negative she said do not worry about the positive RA. After a few years a lots of $$.i gave up. But the pain started in again and I tried a new doctor. Wow what a difference. He looked at my find nails and said they all show signs of psoriatic arthritis. He told me the test are only a guide
And that they need to look at the person, listen to the symptoms, look at x rays and there are other tests that can help narrow down. He just ordered ANA test as well as, 14.3.3 ETA RA test and urine protein test.
And x rays of where it hurts.
If your doctor doesn’t listen to you, go to another doctor..