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  1. Hello, I am 49 years old and a woman. I have alot of joint pain, in hips, shoulders, and feet hurt also. Told it is osteoarthritus. I took a pack of prednisone. When I took the ten pills for a couple of days, I felt so much better, but then as they tapered down back in alot of pain. I take a lot of Ibuprofen also. The doctor said my bone density test showed I have oseopenia. I am 130 pounds 5’3”. Lately especially at night , my arms near shoulder area will kinda jerk for no reason, sometimes arm jerks back kinda like a spasm, not painful just makes me feel real edgy and upset. Legs do this some too. If I use my arms alot or stand for very long hips hurt and shoulders and hard to raise my hands over my head. I have a 12 year old son and would love to play ball ect. with him but when i even pitch my arms ache really bad and even hard to sleep on them at night. Has a test for Lupus and Rhuematoid arthritus and they said they were negative. Please help. Bones make noise climbing stairs etc, a crinkly sound.
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I take ibuprofen and steroids for arthritis. Everytime I try to stop my steroids, my joints all swell up and it hurts especially in the morning. My doctor now has me taking steroids indefinitely what should I be concerned about?

Ibuprofen has been shown to increase the likelihood of stomach ulcers because it thins the protective mucous lining of your stomach.  You and your doctor should be aware of how much ibuprofen you are taking to minimize any chance of stomach ulcers.  In addition, steroids, such as prednisone, decrease the normal absorption of calcium and increase the excretion of calcium.  Therefore, most women on steroids should also be supplementing their diet with calcium and vitamin D.

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  1. Hello, I am 49 years old and a woman. I have alot of joint pain, in hips, shoulders, and feet hurt also. Told it is osteoarthritus. I took a pack of prednisone. When I took the ten pills for a couple of days, I felt so much better, but then as they tapered down back in alot of pain. I take a lot of Ibuprofen also. The doctor said my bone density test showed I have oseopenia. I am 130 pounds 5’3”. Lately especially at night , my arms near shoulder area will kinda jerk for no reason, sometimes arm jerks back kinda like a spasm, not painful just makes me feel real edgy and upset. Legs do this some too. If I use my arms alot or stand for very long hips hurt and shoulders and hard to raise my hands over my head. I have a 12 year old son and would love to play ball ect. with him but when i even pitch my arms ache really bad and even hard to sleep on them at night. Has a test for Lupus and Rhuematoid arthritus and they said they were negative. Please help. Bones make noise climbing stairs etc, a crinkly sound.
  2. My doctor found out that I have some ulcers in my stomach and my intestine. She said it was from an infection. Why would bacteria in my stomach cause me to have these ulcers?
  3. I am a 50 years old and had a total hysterectomy 4 1/2 years ago. I have never been on replacement hormones, due to a tia 6 months after my total hysterectomy. I have recently been dx with high choletrol 319 and a low Vit D level. I am taking Vit D 50,000UI 2x week, and a daily med for cholestrol. I suffer from What I call Hot Flashes everyday. This has been going on for along time (years) I get a sick feeling in my stomache, my vision gets slightly blurred, my heart pounds rapidly,and I sweat terribly. My question is- How many is normal? Yesterday I journaled them-I had 8 during the day and 4 during the night. Yesterday was actually a good day? Thank you for your help.
  4. I just drank a drink that had been sitting around and noticed mold in the liquid. How serious is this? I only took a swallow before noticing the mold – probably 1-2 ounces.

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