joint pain

[w.s.]

i discovered i had hep c when my doctor did bloodwork to nsee if i was in good shape to take artiris drugs suc as celebrix- she was sure my severe joint pain was arthiris until we found out i had hep-now says might be caused by hep-anyone else get severe joint pain from nhep-and what to take?w.s.

[Idyllic]

Hey welcome to the Forum. You might want to copy and paste your post and re-post it. If you scroll up to the top of your screen there is an orange box that says, "Post a Question." Then next to that is blue letters that has,
"< Back to Community."

You found out three weeks ago and there is a lot of support and insight on here. You can't go through this alone and you don't have to. I would be afraid to call for my results too. But you never know, they might not be that bad.

Truly, I hope you re-post so everyone has a chance to respond. This thread is 6 years old so people might accidentally overlook it♫

[slamb50]

I was diagnosed with Hep c three weeks ago, I have been trying to educate myself on treatment and symptom management.  I was at the doctor to get on the hcg diet regimen for weight loss. The doc sent me for an ultrasound, and so far no contact..I am really afraid to call for results, I know that is dumb, but I really dont want to know.I have read all of the posts here, and the treatment seems to me worse than the cure.  I am 62 years old and really dont want to go through all of the pain and expense of treatment if I dont know it works.  If the symptoms, joint pain and muscle pain, can be managed with medication, I would just as soon not ruin my life and relationships at this point.  I really dont know how I contracted this, as I am not an IV drug user and have never been.  I have worked in Medical facilities that dealt with drug users, but never was stuck with a needle.  Any advise would be welcome, as I really dont know what to do.

[w.s.]

what medication did you take to soften the pain since tylonal'motrim ,and the like are not could for hep c people-i am on celebrex which i know long term could be fatal (600milligrams)for heart attacks -i am taken 200 milligrams and am still debating on treatment for hep c-thank you we.s.

[Alady1620]

Yes, I had severe joint pain to the point that I had to be hospitalized for it.  That is when I started digging to find a cause and the hep c was discovered.

[Steelerbot]

Yes, thats me to a T. I am an active person and thought I was "aging" Sharp pains in my toes knuckles and sometimes knees. I am going to wait until TX ends to size this up

[hippygem]

It probably is Fibromyalgia, most people with hep c have joint pains, aches which come and go all over the body.  There are studies which have been done to confirm this.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search&DB=pubmed

I have been suffering this problem for years, before, during and after treatment.

Linda

[Mister beagle bailey]

Many here have joint pains before tx and while txing.  This is hard to say as we all get older and other things can account for the pain.  In my case I have the rheumatoid factor so I'm proned to have arthritis and I do. I think your Dr should run the blood test to rule out arthritis.  It's like a catch 22.

Merry Christmas

Beagle

[Myown]

yes i have had it, it some how has disappeared, but i was in very bad pain a while back, over a year ago. my legs felt like something was being sucked out of them. sounds weird, but i don't know how else to describe it.

i haven't treated yet, but some people get joint pain on tx also.

others say they had joint pain for years and years and when they finally found out they had hep , some doctors attribute the pain to that. It seems to be common with those that have hep c

hope you feel better soon. BTW I take extra vitamin D, calcium,magnesium and also strontium for the bones. vitamin D is fat soluable same as vitamin A, so you have to be careful though.