Aches and Pains getting worse.. UGH

Hi everyone

I have been off Pred now for just over a month.. it seems my aches and pains are getting worse still.. My hands are the worst, and now my hips, ankles and knees.. shoulders.. you name it.. I feel like I'm 90 years old... Is it normal for the pains to be getting worse still after being off Pred for over a month? I'm starting to hobble when I first get up after sitting or laying down for a short time... How long can this last????

OH.. the good thing is my right sided pain is going away I am pretty sure.. I think the Pentasa may be kicking in.. I did have a bad night with it the other night, but I'm sure it was some rice chips I ate... Not gonna do that again.. I don't notice the pain much now but it's still there.. although it is getting better but very slowly. Food definately makes it worse and I'm figuring out what I can and can't eat... Soooo weird~!!!

Thanks notsosicklygirl~!

I appreciate your thoughts :) I am definately doing better than I was a few weeks ago... I thought I was heading downhill towards something really bad and after getting those test results back showing no MS or intestinal blockages.. that was such a HUGE relief! Now I just have to figure out this pain, even though it's getting better.. My GI is thinking it's probably Crohn's acting up in my terminal ileum area.. Makes sense too because the day I had that small bowel follow through and had to drink that horribly disgusting barium stuff.. as it was passing through into my large intestine, the pain was SOOOOOO Bad!! I'm just waiting for my blood test to come back and then I get to swallow that little pill camera.. that should be interesting! They will be looking for inflammation in my small intestine to check for Crohn's. At least he's got me on a medicine that they use for Crohn's disease now and it does seem to be helping.. thank GOODNESS!! I was really in a mental funk there for a while.. lol...