HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Bad knees

Support Forums
>
Ulcerative Colitis
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 3/7/2013 1:34 PM (GMT 0)
Yesterday I was going to use the restroom and I lost control over my knees and literally fell onto the toilet. Once I was done I wasn't able to get up anymore either. I had my husband pick me up. Glad he was there. Today I notice some knee pain even while standing up and walking. I'm taking 60 mg prednisone at this time and I'm really scared. I take calcium and vitamin D as well but what else can I do? It doesn't seem to be enough.
Posted 3/7/2013 1:58 PM (GMT 0)
You need to get this checked out. Please go see your doctor about your knee problems; it could be nothing or it could be prednisone damage, and if so, you need to get off prednisone. Do take this very seriously.

Sue
Posted 3/7/2013 3:23 PM (GMT 0)
Wow, good thing you weren't going down the stairs. I agree with Sue to get checked out asap....

q
Posted 3/7/2013 3:47 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, please see your doctor (or an orthopedist) ASAP. And be very careful until you find out what's going on. Prayers for you, my dear.
Posted 3/7/2013 4:03 PM (GMT 0)
I had some knee pain with the pred but not fall down knee pain. I agree with everyone else get it checked out.
Posted 3/7/2013 4:47 PM (GMT 0)
I have terrible knee pain on pred. Especially at high doses. However I have never had pain where I fell down and was unable to get up.

You should definitely see your doc.

Hope you feel better soon!
Posted 3/7/2013 4:58 PM (GMT 0)
andrina, i can't count how many times i fell while on prednisone due to my leg problems. i couldn't get up on my own (ever) so i always needed assistance. whenever i'd have my stepdad carry me up the steps for a bath, it would take 2 people to get me up and out of the tub because the pain in my legs was so excruciating. this went away after i was off prednisone thankfully.
Posted 3/7/2013 11:14 PM (GMT 0)
Joanna that's scary.

I'm going to call my GI about it although I already know he will not like it. That's why he refused to give me pred one time after I went to the ER with abdominal pain which I thought came from a pancolitis. And I was right I got pancolitis they couldn't even see that in their CT scan. But that's a different topic.

I am scared for my future because I don't know how I'm going to beat this flare. I'm on Azathioprine as well and I hope I can taper pred soon and rely on Aza only. I know in the past I took 150 mg and it didn't get me into a full remission. I was always somewhat flaring.
Posted 3/8/2013 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
I've had very similar issues due to the pred and UC in general. When I am having bad UC issues or dealing with pred issues there are times I can barely move due to pain. I've never been so bad that I just fell but I am very healthy other wise and have a very good sense of balance.

This issue only started happening after I was taken off my 5ASA sulphasalizine* and I started flaring again.

Doctors never could do much about it, either I had to be on pred or off it, I am however on Remicade now which could be controlling all the arthritis/pred/UC issues.

Good luck and hopefully that made some sense to you.
Posted 9/19/2013 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
I will bump this thread because the problem still exists.

Well I had a dexa scan a while ago and it did show less bones density. I still have issues with my bones and knees. I feel so weak and I want to become stronger again.

My nurse said I cannot improve my bones anymore. Only prevent it from getting worse. Is this true at all? If I religiously take calcium and D would it not get better? What else can I do? I would love to do some mild exercise but I'm not sure what would be good for me especially because I feel like I'm going to faint.

Any suggestions?
Posted 9/19/2013 1:00 AM (GMT 0)
YOGA !
Posted 9/19/2013 2:28 PM (GMT 0)
Has anyone suggested glucosamine chondroitin to you? I take it as there have been claims it helps with joints. I feel like it is helping my own knee issues. I know you are asking about bone density, but it wouldn't hurt to bolster your joints as well.
Posted 9/19/2013 2:45 PM (GMT 0)
Calcium and vitamin D have been proven to help prevent further bone loss, but do not cause new calcium to deposit to re-build bone. The bone-building drugs have been shown to do so, but have now also been found to have some serious side-effects (seems they re-build bone in certain areas while causing bone loss in others.)

Dexascan does not measure anything in the area of the knee or other areas of the leg. I had a dexascan three months before suffering a pathological fracture of my tibia and fibula due to osteoporosis. Have you had straight x-rays of your knees? An MRI? You could have bone loss or avascular necrosis in your knees that a dexascan would never hit at.

With your history of Prednisone use, I'd certainly see an orthopedist to get this checked out. I did, and I'm really glad.
Posted 9/19/2013 2:47 PM (GMT 0)
I have an issue with bones and knees.

Thank you for your suggestions.
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply