Inflamed Sacroilliac joint

AFOL

Hi everyone, not posted before and wondered if any of you lovely people could help, I have enteropathic arthritis and uc, I'm really struggling with an inflamed Sacroilliac joint,I've had it for months I can't walk very far and am In a lot of pain I've also 7 weeks ago had a shoulder replacement so am limited to what excersises I can do like putting pressure on the arm, getting up and down off the floor etc any ideas to get rid of this pain would be amazing thank you

annabanana

hello @AFOL and welcome to the community, glad to have you with us! Sorry to hear you're going through this, that sounds difficult. I have attached some links which may provide some support, hopefully more people come along to give advice but it is important to remember that what works for one person may not work for everyone.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2022/april/everyday-tips-for-living-with-arthritis/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/shoulder-pain/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/treatments/surgery/shoulder-and-elbow-replacement/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2021/june/five-ways-to-help-shoulder-pain/

jamieA

Hi @AFOL

I get intermittent bouts of pain from my right sacroiliac joint which is caused by my psoriatic arthritis according to my rheumatologist. I was prescribed lidocaine patches - funnily enough initially for my shoulder when I had a supraspinatus tendon tear when my PsA first erupted - and found they have worked for me for my SI joint pain. When the pain starts I've found that usually a five day application of the patches helps calm things down. They are prescription only and are expensive to the NHS at £75 for a box of 30 so some GPs are not too keen on prescribing them.