Joint pain. A different location everyday!! Is this Lupas, Arthritis?

I have posted in other related fourms..Im desperate

 

Please help me. Im a 30yo male with a significant history of Crohns disease. Is this Arthritis or something more serious?

 

Crohns -  diagnosed 2005. Small bowel resection in 2008. Been on and off prednisone since 2005. Most recent use of PRED was October 2008. Approx 2 months ago. Ive taken Humira for 2 months with last dose in October as well. I was taken off Humira due to rash on face, and numbness on face.

 

The only drugs Ive been taking since October is Low Dose Naltrexone, Zoloft, Klonopin. Thats it.

My Crohns is great, but now..........

 

1. Im being tortured!! I am having the WORST pain in my life in my joints. I cant take Pain Killers due to LDN,  I cant take NASIDS due to Crohns.

 

2. This joint pain has effected every joint in my body but only effects 1-2 joints at a time... 

 

3. The pain is ALWAYS worse at the end of the day and through out the night. It is Extremely painful during the night and I cannot sleep at all.

 

4. By the morning the pain is almost gone, then by afternoon it comes back IN A DIFFERENT SET OF JOINTS. This is really freaking me out.

 

5. There does not appear to be redness or swelling but it feels like my knee will explode with pressure.

 

6. Ive had this in my Jaw, hips, knees, ankles, wrists, toes, and fingers.

 

This is ruining my life. I just lay in pain all day without being able to interact with my family

What are your energy levels like, Redspot? Are you having flu-like symptoms?

And how are you sleeping at night?

I would ask to see a rhuematologist. Your symptoms could be that of quite a few things.

I believe every Crohnie should have a Rheumy onboard. I have to agree with all the above and think you need to get checked out by a Rheumy. There are so many variables, I don't think anyone could give you a definitive answer. Good luck!!!

So sorry to hear about your pain. My son is 10 and has CD.  He was dianosed with Enthisitis which is a common addition to people with CD.  It is similiar to Arthittis, but it is where the tendons meet the ligaments.  He gets it behind his knees and his ankles.  Since he is a kid, we do not give him pain meds but he does get a lot of ice at night, supportive shoes, and the more active he is the better.

Good luck.

If you need more info let me know.

I am new to this site and to crohns, but I am having the same problems with my Joints.  My left hip hurts constantly, unable to sleep on that side at night.   My Dr precribed azathiprine and pentasa, but I still have stiffness and pain everyday. 

Last week I had another starange episode sitting at my desk at work, my blood pressure dropped to 77/53 and I was taken to the er.  Has this happened to anyone else with crohns.  It was very frightening, I felt like I was dying.

My Crohn's is in remission on Humira but my arthritis has been flaring since mid-January.  I can't stomach many pills and pain meds and prednisone was not doing enough.  My last resort was methotrexate, which I had to stop due to elevated liver enzymes.  Now my rheumy wants to switch me to Enbrel for the arthritis and have my GI treat my Crohn's with something else, which the GI is not happy about.  So, now I'm waiting to see if I have any other options other than to suffer.  I've tried just about all of the arthritis meds and this is proving to be very difficult to treat for me.  But, my arthritis is the same way sometimes - switching joints every day.  I was having swelling in mine sometimes too, though, before getting on the prednisone. 

 

I feel the same its like I am made of wood :S

I can hardly move and it hurts a lot !
I am also always sleepy and I have a small fever

The joints that are affected are my hips, knees, ankles, toes, elbows, well just most of the parts of me that can move ;)

I always thought it was related to some disease begin active in your body. Now my UC/CD is excellent but my liver is not good I have Auto immune hepatitis and that I think is causing the joint pains.

Why don't you go see your doc if you are in so much pain?

I think this a common problem. Heck, sometimes, many times, the arthritis is much worse that stomach issues. Sulfasalazine has worked wonders, but I also feel real bad when it is time for my next dose of Cimzia (it runs out about 3-7 days before the next dose).

My Rheummy and my GI also work closely together. Yeah, it seems that the pain is in the bone. But, it is so weird, my Rheummy found that it was the inflammation of the tendons like Keeper and mchaz.

Also, it may seem like its moving, but sometimes it may not be, just the pain is increased in another joint, but the pain that was there yesterday is still there, just not as severe, and therefore seems not to be there. (like if you're in a car crash, bust your femur and scrape the He** out your back, you may not even notice it, cuz the femur hurts like a bleep bleep.) My Rheummy tested my joints, and found tenderness even in the ones that didn't seem to hurt that day (you know, brought more pain, and therefore you noticed, yeah it hurts)

Make an appointment with your doc, cuz after you'll wonder why you didn't sooner.