Sacroiliac joint inflammation - Fibromyalgia Message Board

Toodle · 11-12-2004, 08:45 PM

I noticed Tutti Fruti said had inflammation of sacroiliac joints showing on bone scan & that doc said had spondiloarthropathy. I had a bone scan done and was told they thought I had the same thing. So they did a CT scan to match up with the bone scan to see. I haven't heard for sure yet. Is spondiloarthropathy serious? I'm scared. Are the sacroiliac joints the ones that hurt when you sit, like right around your tailbone? Did they confirm that you have it?

tutti-fruti · 11-13-2004, 12:04 AM

Hi there. First, did you get the results of the CT scan yet ? let me know what the results were. My story is that I went to 3 rheumatologists + one GP (and of course many many other doctors since May 04 to eliminate other conditions). The one who prescribed the bone scan, is the one who told me that I have undifferentiated spondiloarthropathy. The others ruled out this diagnosis because they did not trust the bone scan that had been done and clinically they found that I don't match such a diagnosis. So they all agreed on the fibromyalgia. The sacroiliac joints are the ones right above your buttocks and if you have sacroiliitis then you normally should have a lot of pain, stiffness in the morning upon wakening up and low back pain. Where is your pain? what kind of symptoms do you have in general ? I'll tell you more about it when you describe your overall condition to me as well as the results of the CT scan

Toodle · 11-13-2004, 06:05 AM

I have not got the results of the CT scan yet. I don't necessarily have the pain when waking up but I get it )right above my buttocks) after sitting for awhile. This started after I had my baby so I just figured it was something from that although it was a c-section. I never said anything to the docs about that pain but they mentioned that those joints showed as inflammed on the bone scan & it went from there. The doc said she thought it had spondiloarthorpathy and then they ordered the CT scan. So then I realized, hey, is that the place I've been having this pain while sitting?

Izzybella · 11-13-2004, 10:46 AM

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kcgage · 11-13-2004, 11:57 AM

I don't know if this would help you, but acupuncture in the SI joints really helps me.