What Causes Joint Pain?

Posted on Sat, 9 Aug 2014

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Question : My Internist prescribed 6 days of Steriod treatment that stopped the pain and swelling in my foot. I plan to talk with my Heart doctor about the Furosemide. The heart doctor changed the losartan to Candesartan which my body seems to tolerate better,meaning I'm not hurting in my joints as much like when I took Losartan.

Answered by Dr. Mukesh Chugh (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Is your serum uric acid normal?

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for posting
I have gone through your query and understand your concern.At your age the common cause of joint pain is degenerative osteoarthritis,bone weakness(osteoporosis). Having said that I would like to know about serum uric acid level along with x ray of foot.If already done you may send/upload the report and xray picture.
Hope this helps.
Take care

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