High sed rate and c reactive protein

I have a j pouch technically my UC is gone. But I have been dealing with severe joint pain which my doc sent me to a rheumatologist for. He thought it was UC related arthritis and tested me for this gene that can tell if I have it. Results came back negative for the gene but my inflammatory markers are still pretty high- sed rate and c reactive protein are high. Not sure if it takes those a while to come down but with my colon removal being last aug, you’d think it would be down by now. Anyone else experience this?

Pouch is great. Super itchy after bowl movement in the evening. But other than that, I’m goignonly once over night. I go once in the am before work and then not until lunch time. I think that’s a win overall!

Have you been tested for Lyme Disease and other tick borne illnesses?

I'm confused, you're in severe joint pain but you feel okay? Is it intermittent?

If you are having joint pain then it could be damaging your joints. If it is Lyme, which is treatable it will get worse over time unless it is treated, I'd at least ask for more tests if they can't find the cause.

You have insurance, I'd use it to visit the doctor because there is no reason to be in pain if it is preventable. You had surgery to improve your quality of life, don't settle for this pain after you fixed your GI problems.

Me personally, I'd ask to be tested for Lyme. there are a few tests, one is much better than the rest. I think it is called IGeneX.

The other thing is to go to an endocrinologist, you've ruled out the Rhummy for the time being; especially since you improved on 5 mgs of Prednisone.