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How Best To Manage Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Hi, I am a 38 year old female and have been diagnosed with early RA. I have a radiating pain in my hip and groin (left side). It started in January this year, and has gotten progressively worse. I did not injure my hip or leg. Xrays of my hips and lower back are normal. It gets bad when I sit or stand with my weight on that leg. Pain medication bring only slight relief. I also get frequent calf cramps at night in my left leg. I eat a lot of salt, but by sodium levels are low. My urine output is 5 liters per day. I also feel a bubling sensation in my groin sometimes
Wed, 23 Jul 2014
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Hello,

I have studied your case with diligence.

I can help you better if you post x ray reports and blood reports to me.

You can take dose of methotrexate.
I will advise dose 7.5mg weekly.
You can start combination consulting your treating doctor

NSAIDs, DMARDs (disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs) are sometimes prescribed in severe cases.
Newer biologics have role in RA.

There is good role of diet and achieve correction through it, for details you can directly contact on my profile
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-vaibhav-gandhi/63503

Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.

Wishing you good health.

Take care.
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How Best To Manage Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Hello, I have studied your case with diligence. I can help you better if you post x ray reports and blood reports to me. You can take dose of methotrexate. I will advise dose 7.5mg weekly. You can start combination consulting your treating doctor NSAIDs, DMARDs (disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs) are sometimes prescribed in severe cases. Newer biologics have role in RA. There is good role of diet and achieve correction through it, for details you can directly contact on my profile http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-vaibhav-gandhi/63503 Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care.