Hi, I'm new here. Last May I was hospitalized with ulcerative colitis. For several months before that I notice that I was having a lot of pain in my knees and a few other joints. While the UC seems to be under control for now I've been going to my PCP and a rheumatologist trying to figure out what's up with all of this joint pain. The rheumatologist basically wrote me off when my x-rays showed osteoarthritis only slightly worse than normal for my age. I'm 45. I am only a few pounds over weight and have lived a pretty active lifestyle up until a year ago. When I asked her why, then, was I in so much pain she said she didn't know and to take an NSAID and come back and see her in 6 months. I also have psoriasis and about 3 months ago my dermetologist put me on methotrexate. I was hoping that would help my skin, colitis and joint pain. I have had no improvement in 3 months of the methotrexate. I went to see my PCP and he now believes that I am having wide-spread tendonitis probably from whatever autoimmune disorder I have going on. I am trying not to be over-reactive, but I have not been able to "live" my normal life in a year. I'm trying not to drive myself crazy looking up every illness that lists joint pain as a symptom. I was just wondering if these symptoms sound familiar to anyone. I haven't had a lot of tests done, but the one I can remember is that my ANA was neg. Seemed kind of strange to me because I've had psoriasis for 20 years and that is an auto-immune disorder. I will see my PCP again in a few days. Any suggestions?