Hello all
Just a quick background, I had a bowel resection on Oct 1st to remove a tumor in the bowel. My recovery from surgery has gone well but I start chemo this week. A week+ ago I was outside doing some light work around the house and my hips and shoulders started to ache. Since then, its been mostly stiffness. If I sit for an extended period of time and then get up to walk, it almost feels like my hips can't support my weight and its hard to walk. After a few steps, it loosens up and I can walk normally. As for my shoulders, its hard to get a full rotation of my arms without some pain. I've never experienced this before.
Having said all that, I was on a long treatment of Pred from early Aug to early Nov. But this only starting happening after the last weekend of Nov. so there was a gap of at least 3 weeks between when I stopped Pred and when this stiffness started.
I did read on this forum people have had these problems but it seemed to be due to Remicade and I have never been on it. I know too that arthritis can be associated with CD but my CD is calm at the moment.
I am wondering if 2-3 months of doing very little has made my joints lazy perhaps? not use to being active? I also was 10lbs underweight in Sept going into surgery, and 23lbs under after surgery. I have now gained 23-24lbs since surgery. Could this weight be hard on my joints? I find it unlikely but who knows.
I've also been off Imuran for 3 months.
Thanks
Just a quick background, I had a bowel resection on Oct 1st to remove a tumor in the bowel. My recovery from surgery has gone well but I start chemo this week. A week+ ago I was outside doing some light work around the house and my hips and shoulders started to ache. Since then, its been mostly stiffness. If I sit for an extended period of time and then get up to walk, it almost feels like my hips can't support my weight and its hard to walk. After a few steps, it loosens up and I can walk normally. As for my shoulders, its hard to get a full rotation of my arms without some pain. I've never experienced this before.
Having said all that, I was on a long treatment of Pred from early Aug to early Nov. But this only starting happening after the last weekend of Nov. so there was a gap of at least 3 weeks between when I stopped Pred and when this stiffness started.
I did read on this forum people have had these problems but it seemed to be due to Remicade and I have never been on it. I know too that arthritis can be associated with CD but my CD is calm at the moment.
I am wondering if 2-3 months of doing very little has made my joints lazy perhaps? not use to being active? I also was 10lbs underweight in Sept going into surgery, and 23lbs under after surgery. I have now gained 23-24lbs since surgery. Could this weight be hard on my joints? I find it unlikely but who knows.
I've also been off Imuran for 3 months.
Thanks