I am a 66 year old woman with a 20 year history of Crohn's. Had surgery to repair a perforated bowel in June of this year. Felt great after surgery. My Dr. started me on Humira to prevent a recurrence of Crohn's symptoms. Have been taking Humira since October. Now I have developed stiff,painful hands and trigger fingers that I never had before. I am also generally stiff and achy all over. has anyone else had this problem?
Have developed stiff hands/fingers on Humira
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Yes, I was on Humira for 9 months. During that time I was part of a study with the university here. At the end of the study, the professor found that although it took the bowel inflammation down, it made my joint pain worse. It included my hands (had to wear a brace it hurt so much). She decided that Humira wasn't working for me so they changed me to Remicade & Methotrexate. Still had joint pai so my rheumatologist added Sulfasalazine. No pain in my joints now.
