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Thank you all! I suspect you are right and am in the process of getting a referral to a rheumatologist. The symptoms you describe are exactly mine. I never know what part(s) will be hurting when I wake up. I feel very blessed that I have done so well with the Crohn's disease over the years...

I have been in remission with my Crohn's disease for about 25 years. Over the past year, I have begun having very painful joint and muscle pain all over my body. Some days it is hard to stand up. The pain is always in lower back and hips, but can "appear" on any part of my body at any time...

Yes that is what I thought so a more conservative approach would be to see if the Cimzia would work without having to do the dialation + Cimzia or whatever. Makes sense to me now. THANK YOU!

I went to my new GI yesterday. I had to change due to insurance. My previous GI was planning to put me on Cimzia. The new GI wants to do a balloon dialation. I have no idea what the right course is and which is the least risky. If anyone has had experience with this, I would appreciate your...

I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1986 so I'm at the 30 year mark this year. I was diagnosed very quickly and put on a strong dose of prednisone and then asacol. I had a couple of flare ups during the first two years, but have not had any flare-ups since then. I was getting...