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Hello, I am new to the group and not sure if this is where I should be posting, but I recently had a liver transplant in October and as of the beginning of February I started experiencing severe joint pain. The pain is in my hands wrists elbows shoulders hips knees ankles and toes. I recently started feeling pain in my jaw as well, I did bring it up to my doctors but I have yet to have some kind of treatment or relief. I haven’t ever experienced this type of pain.
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Hi, @lopezalice1313 I’m sorry to hear you’re having so much pain in your joints. That’s so miserable and impacts your daily life! Since this seems to be a new development several months after your transplant it’s pretty normal to consider it might be connected in some manner.
You’re not alone in this complaint. There is a discussion in the forum with other liver transplant members sharing their experiences. Here is a link to that discussion started by @grateful76 a few years ago.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/joint-pain-liver-transplant/
You mentioned that you brought this new symptom up with your doctors. Have any of them run tests to check the trough level of your anti-rejection medication? Are you taking any other meds at this time?
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@lopezalice1313 That's a really miserable thing to have to go through! Did you consider a rheumatologist? They might be able to help. another question - did you take any antibiotics? I'm guessing you're on some kind of anti-rejection medicine(s)? You might have to do a little research on your own, but a rheumatologist might be a big help.