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Having Severe Joint Pain After Exposure To Poison. Taking Steriods. Recommend?
My 24 y.o. son developed severe joint pain 8 months ago . The onset begain after his involvement in clearing some land with known exposure to poision sumac and ticks. Prior to this very progessive onset, he was very physically healthy and worked out regularly. There is no family hx of RA. By Dec. he was walking on a cane. He is currently taking steroids and is doing somewhat better for the moment. He has seen several doctors who want to put him on chemotherapy . We are researching alernatives. We have also read some articles which indicate qluten allergies may cause similar symptons. Any thoughts or recommendations?
Sat, 7 Sep 2013
Hello,
The history is very significant because the joint pain started after cleaning areas infested with ticks.
It may be a tick borne infections like Lyme's disease.
The symptoms clinically correlate very well with the disease.
Consult your doctor and request for relevant blood test to rule out the disease.
Chemotherapy is the treatment of choice for Lyme's disease.
If you think in terms of gluten allergy them avoid food containing it and see whether the symptoms improve.
The history is very significant because the joint pain started after cleaning areas infested with ticks.
It may be a tick borne infections like Lyme's disease.
The symptoms clinically correlate very well with the disease.
Consult your doctor and request for relevant blood test to rule out the disease.
Chemotherapy is the treatment of choice for Lyme's disease.
If you think in terms of gluten allergy them avoid food containing it and see whether the symptoms improve.
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