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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you hyper mobile?[/quote]

No, not that I'm aware of.

I've wondered, though, if there's some kind of autoimmune situation going on like psoriatic arthritis. But, then I figure that'd have shown up on the MRIs. I don't have psoriasis, but know you can sometimes get PA before or independent of the skin issues. 
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PA is a type of spondyloarthritis, which is what I thought of when I heard your symptoms. Would recommend going to a good rheumatologist--one who does hands on and not just run a bunch of blood tests.  By the way, the blood test for ankylosing spondylitis (typically the most severe form of spondyloarthritis), is just a test for a genetic marker associated with AS and a negative result definitely does not rule out spondyloarthritis.

As for the MRIs you have had, they would not pick this up.  The MRI for spondyloarthritis is specifically for the sacroiliac joints using STIR imagery.[/quote]

Thank you! Two of my 3 sons have Crohn's and there's no family history, so I'm kind of hyper aware that this may be an autoimmune issue. i[/quote]

There is a type of spondyloarthritis associated with Crohn's and IBD: enteropathic spondyloarthritis.

I have wondered if there is some sort of inherited tendency towards these diseases.  My two nieces have Crohn's (one with associated arthritis)  and DD has axial spondyloarthritis.[/quote]

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