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Joint Pain after Organ Transplant
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@johnnybroom Thank you so much for your post. I have the same issue with fingers being locked up. It just happened overnight. Are you experiencing any improvements or any suggestions to share? I greatly appreciate your post.
Thank you so much.
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@grateful76 Have you talked to your nephrologist? Have they tested your uric acid? Your fingers locking up sounds like gout. The immunosuppressants are hard on your kidneys. When my uric acid was high I had similar issues with my fingers locking up. Losing weight and following a low purine diet helped resolve the issue. Also drinking 64 oz of water per day and watching my blood sugar to keep my kidneys as healthy as possible.
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Hello, well they had me on hydroxychloroquine for a little over three months but it really didn't help. A couple of other oral drugs they suggested are hard on the liver. So now I'm waiting to hear about possibly starting on Humira which is an injection. It's real expensive. I wish you well. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.