Them bones

[villaboy1]

Hey and welcome. I am new to this and hope this works! 
Bit of a nightmare but I was diagnosed in Dec 06 - following a rough seroconversion period (together with a broken ankle!) I initially had counts of 301 & 48000 VL. In Jan they moved to 450 and 27,000.

However, I have started getting clicking in my bones and occassional trembling in the legs. The bones just pop for no reason and in the mornings when I try and touch my toes I can get to my knees but at night I can touch the floor.

I am trying to keep a level head but rushed myself to hospital and ended up having a lumber puncture etc which was clear.

Is this a common symptom so soon after being infected?

Any assistance would be v v v welcome.

[godschild]

Hi, I have the same problem sometimes.  It hurts like hell to get moving in the mornings.....but once I get around a little bit, I seem to be better....what meds are you on?

[allopathicholistic]

From http://www.poz.com/articles/140_64.shtml

Along with all the aches and pains all flesh is heir to, HIVers get to experience their own HIV-related ones, caused by certain infections, HIV arthritis, the meds or the virus itself. Two examples: Reactive arthritis (an after-effect of infection or injury) hits some 50 percent of people with AIDS; osteonecrosis (bone death that causes joint pain) affects about 4 percent. • Ariel Teitel, MD, a rheumatologist at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City, says osteonecrosis may link to long-term PI use. It’s also caused by steroids that treat PCP pneumonia.
WHAT HELPS: For joint and muscle pain, Teitel uses creams or patches like lidocaine. NSAIDs, Tylenol, acupuncture, massage and exercise are options. • Tom, a New York city graphic artist positive since the early ’80s, suffers from HIV’s inflammatory joint pain. “Taken regularly, fish-oil supplements and anti-inflammatory herbs like turmeric reduce my pain,” he says.
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[tigger2376]

I get something, courtesy of HIV called 'flitting polyarthropathy', sudden, EXTREME arthritic joint pain that moves. Often because I'm stressed. the meds helped the 'normal' HIV related arthritis, as did shiatsu and amah massage.
My doc prescribes me dihydracodeine, (addictive), morphine, (worse) and co-dydramol for the day to day pain, and the 'episodes' ,I try and do without, but any of these will help IF you want to go down that route

[villaboy1]

Thanks for this -I am not on meds yet - numbers are rising CD4 607 VL 27 or 28000..

Its a strange feeling and doctors are quite cool about it..

Its mainly arounf the knee/ankles and shin bone that the popping occurs..

Lets hope its just a mild symptom of being newly infected..

Keep smilin

Lx

[allopathicholistic]

Thanks for this -I am not on meds yet - numbers are rising CD4 607 VL 27 or 28000..

Its a strange feeling and doctors are quite cool about it..

Its mainly arounf the knee/ankles and shin bone that the popping occurs..

Lets hope its just a mild symptom of being newly infected..

Keep smilin

Lx

Hi Villa - You have a good attitude. We trust you'll give us updates on you. Yeah let's hope that stuff you mentioned is related to being newly infected. Thank goodness for the internet because we can do independent research. I'm the type to throw tough questions at my doctors. I formulate my tough questions beginning with good ole Google!  In my book, doctors' abilities to answer me tells me if they're competent. In your case, if necessary, you can Google tons of stuff about rheumatology, but let's hope you won't have to