Mysterious tender pain in random locations

[LoganB_ny]

I've been experiencing tender pains in random locations near joints and muscles throughout my body for roughly two or three years now. These pains can generally be in a lot of places but the most common areas I get them are in a hip joint on the side of my butt that I can touch and it will hurt. If I stand on one leg awkwardly it will hurt. Also get them in my feet. Almost anyway on the foot, balls of my foot, heal just below the skin, arch of my foot, top of my foot. Another common area is at the very top base of my quadricep. So when I lift my knee it will hurt and be very difficult.  This past weekend I got one on the top of my hand. Kinda felt like my point finger tendon that pulls my finger open was a little swollen and hurt to the touch and operate my finger. These are not excruciating, just very annoying. I will limp a little if one is on top of my quad, or my hip, or my foot. Rarely ill get one in my knee an my knee will visually be swollen and very painful to the touch and to walk on.  I'll usually have only one at a time although occasionally two. They will come on slow over the course of a day in which time I'll usually just take some motrin which helps alot. Then this will only last about 2-3 days This indicates to me that it is a type of inflammation. If I don't take any motrin It will last roughly 4-5 days and will be significantly more painful. I've tried to pin point it by doing various things to my diet, excercise, but the only correlation that seems to have any effect on it is drinking beer and this will tend to cause an event 1-2 days after consuming beer. Wine does not do this. But I will get it even when I'm not drinking at all. Ive seen my doctor about it and they've given me blood tests and all seems normal except for one thing. The lymes test tests your blood for 5 indicators. You test positive for all 5 and you have lymes. I tested positive for only one indicator. So he says you probably have a very very very mild case of lymes or it was a false postive. So he put me on antibiotics. Didn't do a thing of course. I still get the pains. Any insight on this would be very helpful because I'm helpless.

[remar]

Great advice fntn.
Your Dr should know about this test. If by chance he is unfamiliar with it he can recommend a rheumatologist.

[LoganB_ny]

no the did not. So thank you for bringing that up. I'm not familiar with that so I will mention it to my doctor.

[fntn]

Did they also test you for some of the other primary AI markers like ANA, etc? Some of the rheumatological connective tissues diseases will cause symptoms similar to what you're describing. And, as Remar said, a Lymes followup makes sense too.

[LoganB_ny]

Nope, rheumatoid numbers were fine. Not arthritis. Any other thoughts?

[remar]

I would recommend you talk to your Dr about this possibly being arthritis. It sounds like it might be to me. I would also ask for another Lymes test because your Dr said it could have been a false positive.