Does UC ever go away?

Things are pretty good.  I can go out, eat, work, play.  The bag is not a big deal and I am somewhat used to it.  However, I  am somewhat annoyed having constant, deep skin wounds around where the bag tapes on but otherwise life is good.

On the negative side, I'm afraid UC doesn't really go away.  I feel UC-like arthritis in my foot tendons and knees and lower back.  What's up with that?  It may be because there's a flare still going on in my rectum.  I still go to the bathroom just to let some blood out of it.  I'll need the rectum removed too as well.    I just hope the arthritis is short-lived and goes with the rectum.  Other than that today I walked two Rottweillers, bench pressed 100 lbs (hey I couldn't even walk 2 months ago!)  and generally felt quite good.

It used to be much worse so I'll try to take the arthritis in stride.