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Claire617, I sometimes get leg pains. I was told it was actually the first symptom of my crohns, not a side effect. I get pain in the ankle, knee and hip on one side or the other, not both sides at the same time--weird. Yeah, pain relievers are not very effective. Good luck.

Good news! I have located my previous doctor. He broke away from the practice with another doctor--probably didn't agree with their practices--so I'm going back to him. He understood me and worked with me. Things are looking up!

Thanks, lesliegg, for your humor! My first symptom was joint pain at age 16, and I didn't realize until twenty years later that that's what it was--told it was "growing pains"! Maybe if they knew more about crohn's then, I would have been diagnosed sooner--before I had a rectal fissure and...

Thanks for all your encouragement and support! I live in Illinois, USA, I have had a diagnosis of crohn's for thirty-three years; I had it before it became "trendy" <grin>. I've had three surgeries. the last one thirteen years ago was followed THREE WEEKS LATER by back surgery! That was when...

I have some bleeding and urgent bowel movements (with frequent accidents), and would like to have these symptoms treated. It's been 2 years since my last colonoscopy, so my doctor recommended one. I have post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSS) from past horrid medical experiences, so I told my...