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unexplained hip / lower abdomne pain possible answer!
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Hi all, I do not know if anyone else has had this problem. First I sniffer from CD and have done so for 12 years. Had three small bowel resections done in 1995. As well as multiple abcess’s drained. Cd came back in late 1996. Before the third lot of surgery (while I still had my stoma) I developed another abceess in lower right quadrant of abdomen. This was drained under ct scan guidance. However wound from previous surgery had not totally healed. During 6 weeks in hospital while surgeon (anyone want a top surgeon who really listens in Melbourne Australia let me know) and radiologist tried to find what was feeding the leaking wound, I had a lot of pain near my right hip. We all thought it was just the inflammation from the bowel pressing on a nerve. Well 6 weeks ago, I started getting pain where the leg joins the stomach (the crease area) no sign of abcess or any real problem with CD. Was getting burning pain down inside right leg and around to the base of my back. Had Physio for 3 weeks. leg pain inproved, but he though something was wrong with my hip. Well a poor x-ray shows a possible fracture in actabular of right hip. This is the socket part of the hip where it joins the leg bone. Gradually this problem has got worse over the last 3 weeks. Left hip has same pain, no quite so bad. Physician (sports medicine / neurologist) feel there is something up with my hip which is for some unknown reason inflaming my salios muscle. They call it "Os Actabular" cannot find any reference to it on the net. He’s research on this fairly new problem has seen it on some patients and these people have CD as well. Well since the main problem with CD is bowel inflammation which doctors cannot control nor really no why it does this yet. We all wonder if the is a connection one way or the other. I was wondering if others with CD get any hip / lower back pain and if so, what has your doctors ever said about it? Thanks Phil emails are okay.
Response:
i’m sorry to hear about all the trouble you have been having. i’ve never experienced this myself, but have you been on prednisone? prednisone can cause bone loss and increase the risk of fracture. i don’t know how they can treat it aside from immobilizing you and letting it heal on its own. as for the lower back pain, i get pain that radiated from my "crohns spot" (lower right abdomen) to my lower back… doctor thinks its either the inflammed bowels pushing on something or adhesions from a previous resection.. i wish i could be more help to you, but maybe someone else on the group knows something. good luck and feel better… hugs,leighann
: Hi all, : I do not know if anyone else has had this problem. : First I sniffer from CD and have done so for 12 years. : Had three small bowel resections done in 1995. : As well as multiple abcess’s drained. : Cd came back in late 1996. : Before the third lot of surgery (while I still had my stoma) I developed : another abceess in lower right quadrant of abdomen. This was drained : under ct scan guidance. : However wound from previous surgery had not totally healed. : During 6 weeks in hospital while surgeon (anyone want a top surgeon who : really listens in Melbourne Australia let me know) and radiologist tried : to find what was feeding the leaking wound, I had a lot of pain near my : right hip. : We all thought it was just the inflammation from the bowel pressing on a : nerve. : Well 6 weeks ago, I started getting pain where the leg joins the stomach : (the crease area) no sign of abcess or any real problem with CD. Was : getting burning pain down inside right leg and around to the base of my : back. : Had Physio for 3 weeks. leg pain inproved, but he though something was : wrong with my hip. : Well a poor x-ray shows a possible fracture in actabular of right hip. : This is the socket part of the hip where it joins the leg bone. : Gradually this problem has got worse over the last 3 weeks. : Left hip has same pain, no quite so bad. : Physician (sports medicine / neurologist) feel there is something up : with my hip which is for some unknown reason inflaming my salios muscle. : They call it "Os Actabular" cannot find any reference to it on the net. : He’s research on this fairly new problem has seen it on some patients : and these people have CD as well. : Well since the main problem with CD is bowel inflammation which doctors : cannot control nor really no why it does this yet. We all wonder if the : is a connection one way or the other. : I was wondering if others with CD get any hip / lower back pain and if : so, what has your doctors ever said about it? : Thanks : Phil : emails are okay.
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Phil, I also have pain in my lower back and around the right hip, in the same areas that you have described. I had a CT scan a couple of days ago, and am currently waiting for the results. My specialist suspects Osteopinia, which is the start of osteoperosis. My SI joint is constantly inflamed, and I can’t stay in any one position for long, or my back seizes up on me. Right now I am taking Celebrex for the inflammation. It is an anti-inflammatory drug that is compatable with CD. I have spoken to many people that have CD, and quite a few have similar problems. Mine is a combination of the CD and long term use of prednisone. Prednisone destroys any calcium you ingest, and causes density loss in your bones. I don’t know what to do about it at this time. I tried Physio and that just made it worse for me. When I get the results back from my CT scan, and will pass on what the doctor says. I sympathize with your pain, and hope that you get well soon. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – i’m sorry to hear about all the trouble you have been having. i’ve never experienced this myself, but have you been on prednisone? prednisone can cause bone loss and increase the risk of fracture. i don’t know how they can treat it aside from immobilizing you and letting it heal on its own. as for the lower back pain, i get pain that radiated from my "crohns spot" (lower right abdomen) to my lower back… doctor thinks its either the inflammed bowels pushing on something or adhesions from a previous resection.. i wish i could be more help to you, but maybe someone else on the group knows something. good luck and feel better… hugs,leighann : Hi all, : I do not know if anyone else has had this problem. : First I sniffer from CD and have done so for 12 years. : Had three small bowel resections done in 1995. : As well as multiple abcess’s drained. : Cd came back in late 1996. : Before the third lot of surgery (while I still had my stoma) I developed : another abceess in lower right quadrant of abdomen. This was drained : under ct scan guidance. : However wound from previous surgery had not totally healed. : During 6 weeks in hospital while surgeon (anyone want a top surgeon who : really listens in Melbourne Australia let me know) and radiologist tried : to find what was feeding the leaking wound, I had a lot of pain near my : right hip. : We all thought it was just the inflammation from the bowel pressing on a : nerve. : Well 6 weeks ago, I started getting pain where the leg joins the stomach : (the crease area) no sign of abcess or any real problem with CD. Was : getting burning pain down inside right leg and around to the base of my : back. : Had Physio for 3 weeks. leg pain inproved, but he though something was : wrong with my hip. : Well a poor x-ray shows a possible fracture in actabular of right hip. : This is the socket part of the hip where it joins the leg bone. : Gradually this problem has got worse over the last 3 weeks. : Left hip has same pain, no quite so bad. : Physician (sports medicine / neurologist) feel there is something up : with my hip which is for some unknown reason inflaming my salios muscle. : They call it "Os Actabular" cannot find any reference to it on the net. : He’s research on this fairly new problem has seen it on some patients : and these people have CD as well. : Well since the main problem with CD is bowel inflammation which doctors : cannot control nor really no why it does this yet. We all wonder if the : is a connection one way or the other. : I was wondering if others with CD get any hip / lower back pain and if : so, what has your doctors ever said about it? : Thanks : Phil : emails are okay.
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