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symptoms chronic joint cracking all over

HI there
For the past year and a half I have felt my joint areas degenerating - there is a lot of cracking in all my joints at all time at this stage. All day every day and night. It started in my shoulders and has moved all over my body. I also had testicular cancer, and one treatment of chemo and syphillis last year. Rheuamtology tests have comeup negative and doctors are at a loss for what is going on. Am fully recovered at this time from both.  Also beginning to feel numbness and tingling in my hands and fingers.  Also it is not just cracking, there is strange movement and sometimes I have mild involuntary twitching though it is becoming more frequent.
It is quite extreme and at the moment a bit scarey.
Does this sound like anything to anyone?
I am 32
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I am 41 years old and feel like I am 80. I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Depression, and Anxiety amongst many other alignments.  I also have hip/groin and body joint clicking with associated pain. I have read many of your comments and sympathise with your troubles as I too suffer these issues.

I had visited many specialists and am now on many medications for all of the above. I recently changed my GP and at once he sent me to have blood and urine taken to check my Copper  and Zinc levels, as they balance each other on normal readings. Sure enough, my Copper levels were the highest and my Zinc levels were the lowest my GP has ever seen. My levels were that high that my hair changed  colour from a brunette to being a copper  colour. As I read up on the body's  need for copper, I found that at such high levels, it inhibits the body to repair itself thus making it hard to get over the aches and pain and the fatigue that is associated with Fibromyalgia. Many people are unaware or don't associate copper with being an important mineral in the healthly functioning of the body. I am now being treated for this and have found that my hair is slowly changing to its original colour and although my aches and pain is still there, I am able to control  my situation a lot better.

I still take a crap load of pills every night, but at least for me, there  is a light at the end of the tunnel. This information obviously would not effect everyone but it may be worth looking into your copper levels. I know that at my worst, I became desparate to try anything. Good luck to all and hope a solution to your alignments is near.
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I am 29 years old. Many unfortunate circumstances have left me to where I am now. Being ex military and a single full time dad that can't work because of many of the symptoms described on this page. Everything seems to be on the right side of my body only. Snapping scalpula syndrome with something always feeling like its grinding or out of place on my shoulder and shoulder blade, degeneration of my hips, elbow pops, I have a partial torn ACL, and heel spurs in my right foot. Although my ankle and entire foot feels heavy and akward, along with my right hip and right ribcage. The Veterans Administration  wont look into me any further, at least the doctor I go to who refers me to specialists wont go any further. He refuses to gve me an MRI on anything else accept my knee even though x rays have determined something is wrong with me.

I am not working because any weight I put on my right side causes pain, numbness and cracking to the point i cant think, especially in my right foot. I am about to just go to the emergency room because I see no end in sight and I feel like I have tried everything. If someone can help me that would be a blessing.
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Is this a symptom of Candidiasis.............. ??? i too having same symptoms ...
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I haven't read all the posts, but I think many of you are suffering from fluoroquinolone toxicity. Check your medical history to see whether you took a FQ "antibiotic" (they arely antibiotics, but synthetic bactericides) during the year, or even two years, before your symptoms started. My blog has information and links: http://destruida-los-restos.blogspot.com.es/
Doctors won't help you, most won't believe you; homeopaths and naturopaths are better.
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Hi!

I started out popping my knuckles when I was a kid for fun.  But when I became an adult it felt good and relaxing so I started doing it to other parts of my body such as the back, knees, and wrists.  Now as I have gotten older sometimes they pop for no apparent reason.  I feel that it is more of a nervous bad habit (except for when they pop by themselves).  When I do it on purpose I read that it stretches the nerves and that's what makes it feel so good.  My parents do it too but not as bad as me.  But now they have managed to stop the habit.  I am still struggling to stop the habit.  This habit drives my friends crazy.  I feel embarrassed when a cute guy notices me and then I gross him out by popping on accident or purposely (i have been doing it for so long sometimes I do not realized i do it until afterward).
I think its just a bad out of control habit but partly genetic.  I am still trying to stop it.  Someone told me that sometimes the popping is so loud in certain bones that it sounds like I am breaking something.  Thankfully I have no pain but some of my joints do grind when i walk.  If I did not pop I look like a normal person.  the best thing to do is to try not to pop but stretch the muscle out without or instead of fully popping.
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If you're having joint pain and migraines it sounds like symptoms of lyme disease.
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