new joint pains, hip and back

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Most recently I am experiencing pain in my right hip, as well as one of the ribs

in my back. A few months ago I was trying to not use drugs, and only had

problems with feet and knee. But now, the feet seem to be better, and I have

these new body core issues.

Is this rib pain a joint inflammation? It doesn't make sense why it would be

related to PA, but what else would it be. I am now on 200mg Celebrex a day, and

this quiets the pain, but it doesn't go away completely. When I take a deep

breath I have to breathe into the abdomen, rather than back breathe.

Of course the rheumy recommends methotrexate or Enbrel, but I was not wanting to

go this route so soon. I am today trying Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN), which I have

read has helped many people with different auto-immune diseases, a few with PsA.

I ordered my LDN online, and am not being medically supervised, but everything I

am reading is pointing to that this is a safer option than a biologic or MTX. I

will give it 3-4 months. If it works, I'll come clean with my Doc, and

hopefully will have evidence of it working. My husband is taking pictures of me,

and my swollen areas. My index finger is also a problem, esp at work, as I am an

optician and repair a lot of glasses. It is, of course, on my right hand.

If anyone has these kind of back problems, I would like to hear about your

experience.

Thanks, Kinga