I have crohns and was on a very high dose of prednisone from Jan....

I have crohns and was on a very high dose of prednisone from Jan. - Sept./08 (having a operation to take part of my colon out in Jun/08) and now I am suffering such joint pain in my back shoulders and both arms that I am taking ibuprofen (approx. 8- 10 a day). My general doctor said to me "somethings can't be fixed" and I said to him well I did get my crohns under control, surely there is something I can take to block this pain. I take Calcium with Magnesium, Vitamin D and an anti-inflammatory, Mesalamine, prescribed by my internal specialist. I have not been well for over a year, finally get crohns under control and enjure such pain in my shoulders and arms - it makes me cry sometimes because the pain is so great. I finally realized, maybe this is the after effect of prednisone. Anyone have any ideas if I might be correct. I am going to internal specialist March 12/09 so I am going to ask him if he can help me as my regular doctor seems to brush my pain off. Thank you, D.