Missed Remicade Infusion and EXTREME Stiffness/Migratory Inflammatory Arthritis

I have been having Remicade infusions every six to seven weeks this year for severe CD now in remission since surgery in Feb. 

This last time I waited nine weeks between infusions.  At about six weeks started experiencing extreme stiffness, inflamation that moves around my body and what I call migratory inflammatory arthritis.  It moves and when gone leaves no trace except it strikes a new muscle, tendon or joint.  I could see the inflamation and see pinkness.  It moved randomly.

I had my remicade infusion on Friday.  My sed rate was 75 prior to infusion.  I walked in stiff and immediately after the infusion walked out just fine.  My stiffness left immediately after the infusion and has not returned yet.  I bet my sed rate is back to the 20s which is normal for me.

I tested negative for RA and am still awaiting results of ANA blood test for LUPUS.

Anyone else develop arthritis when delaying a remicade infusion a few weeks?

I scheduled my next remicade for six weeks as I do not want to go through that torture again.

Am I becoming overly dependent on Remicade?

I had very similar experieces to your before EVERY Remicade infusion became due. I was initially started on Remicade not because of the severity of my Crohn's but due to the severity of my spondyloarthropathy [SpA] and associated enthesitis. Since that diagnosis, it has been determined that I have Ankylosing Spondylitis [AS]. AS and SpA are cousin diseases. Approximately 20% of people with Crohn's develop SpA.

Prior to starting Remicade, I could only get around using a cane and on bad days, a wheelchair. Remicade improved my mobility and therefore, my quality of life, in a multitude of ways. I didn't feel I was dependent on Remicade, rather that Remicade was a much needed medication that improved my health and quality of life.