Re: New area of RA pain? Question...

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I have noticed my hips hurt now and then, esp when I have been walking

" wrong " due to my feet hurting....

honestly I have had hip pain when I .... during sex (which is rare around

here), I guess it is the positioning of the join where it is " opened " too much,

it happens too when I squat down to get something and stay down too long,

does that make sense? I hope it is not RA moving to other joints, just more

positioning, since I am very inflexible

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Hi Jill!

I haven't been diagnosed as long, or as on as many

medications. I have taken Plaquenil for the past

couple of years, and for 8 months have taken 3000mgs

of sulfasalazine with that. I also have FMS in

addition to the seronegative RA. I have bilateral

joint effusions of both knees. I have been having a

lot of pain in the hips though that affect sleeping

and walking.

--- Jill Watkins <jill.watkins@...> wrote:

> Hi All-

>

> I have been dx'd with RA for 3 years. I have been

> thru Embrel, Remicade,

> Orencia etc. Currently I am taking Prednisone,

> Rituxan, pain meds, Nexium,

> Cymbalta, Ambien etc.

>

> When all of this first started, I was having pain in

> my wrists, hands, feet,

> toes, ankles and knees. But recently, I have been

> having major hip pain to

> the point that it is waking me up in the middle of

> the night. The Rituxan is

> doing an ok job of containing my RA but I also take

> it every 3-4 months

> instead of the longer 6 month does. It just wears

> off too quickly on me.

>

> It is normal to start with another area of pain

> after so many years?

>

> Thanks for any answers- I appreciate it.

>

> Jill

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jill,

I have been dx'd for 6 years although I have been symptomatic for most

of my life. You need to let your rheumy know of these new areas of

pain.

I have just undergone a bone graft of the femur and total knee replace

ment (March 11). My right hip began to really hurt about 2 years ago.

It is believed the pain in my hips is caused by the uneven gait due

to the severe effects on my knees. Rheumy and OS want to see if I

have any improvement in hip area once I have rehabbed from the knee

surgery.

One thing I did find was if I sleep on my side with a pillow between

my knees it takes alot of strain off my hips and helps relieve the

discomfort there.

--- In , " Jill Watkins " <jill.watkins@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi All-

>

> I have been dx'd with RA for 3 years. I have been thru Embrel, Remicade,

> Orencia etc. Currently I am taking Prednisone, Rituxan, pain meds,

Nexium,

> Cymbalta, Ambien etc.

>

> When all of this first started, I was having pain in my wrists,

hands, feet,

> toes, ankles and knees. But recently, I have been having major hip

pain to

> the point that it is waking me up in the middle of the night. The

Rituxan is

> doing an ok job of containing my RA but I also take it every 3-4 months

> instead of the longer 6 month does. It just wears off too quickly on me.

>

> It is normal to start with another area of pain after so many years?

>

> Thanks for any answers- I appreciate it.

>

> Jill

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes. Hip pain can exclusively be a result of RA or hip pain can come from the

compensation you are doing because of feet/knee pain and/or deformity. One of

the main reasons I am currently seeking knee replacement is because my hips

started hurting. In 12 years they have never hurt before. I am knocked kneed

so it was bound to effect my hips sooner or later.

Shandi

Jill Watkins <jill.watkins@...> wrote:

Hi All-

I have been dx'd with RA for 3 years. I have been thru Embrel, Remicade,

Orencia etc. Currently I am taking Prednisone, Rituxan, pain meds, Nexium,

Cymbalta, Ambien etc.

When all of this first started, I was having pain in my wrists, hands, feet,

toes, ankles and knees. But recently, I have been having major hip pain to

the point that it is waking me up in the middle of the night. The Rituxan is

doing an ok job of containing my RA but I also take it every 3-4 months

instead of the longer 6 month does. It just wears off too quickly on me.

It is normal to start with another area of pain after so many years?

Thanks for any answers- I appreciate it.

Jill

[Guest guest]

my hips hurt me badly also. when i lay on them it feels like the bones are

coming thru the skin. riat

[ ] New area of RA pain? Question...

Hi All-

I have been dx'd with RA for 3 years. I have been thru Embrel, Remicade,

Orencia etc. Currently I am taking Prednisone, Rituxan, pain meds, Nexium,

Cymbalta, Ambien etc.

When all of this first started, I was having pain in my wrists, hands, feet,

toes, ankles and knees. But recently, I have been having major hip pain to

the point that it is waking me up in the middle of the night. The Rituxan is

doing an ok job of containing my RA but I also take it every 3-4 months

instead of the longer 6 month does. It just wears off too quickly on me.

It is normal to start with another area of pain after so many years?

Thanks for any answers- I appreciate it.

Jill