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I Have Been Having Bone Pain All Over (wrist, Shins,

Posted on Sat, 13 Mar 2021

Question: I have been having bone pain all over (wrist, shins, forearm, ankle and knees).

The pain is a dull ache lasting minutes at a time. I took an oral steroid for 6 days and during the those six days i did not have the pain.

I have had all type of blood work. Two noticeable issues:
Sedimentation rate (inflammation) is high 20.
White blood count is lower 4.03 vs. my normal rate which is 4.9.

Doctor says because the pain is all over and short bursts it would be hard to know where to take an X-ray or what he is looking for.

Questions: Any ideas on what tests to take? What can be causing the issue.?

Answered by Dr. jaideep gaver (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Needs arthritis panel to be done

Detailed Answer:
Dear sir,
There are various causes of polyarthralgia, in which most common are
low vitamin D
rheumatoid arthritis( seropositive or negative)
high uric acid
auto immune disorders
thyroid derangements

please get this test done to confirm the diagnosis

CRP
THYROID PROFILE
ANTI NUCLEAR ANTIBODIES
SERUM VITAMIN D
RA FACTOR
ANTICCP
SERUM URIC ACID

Thanks and regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad