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Suggest Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis
My Mother is of age 53 and she is suffering from Ruematoid Arthirities for almost 4 years now. Her finger joints, knee are swolen and very painful. We had visitited a specialist in Hyderabad and he has suggested lot of medicines which are now of no use. The pain is not under control and the pain killer kind of medicines she is using caused her reduction in eye sight. Please suggest and guide us on how to go further now.
Wed, 25 Mar 2015
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You may consult another rheumatologist who may aassess systemic,liver,kidney functions,and accordingly prescribe drugs. Nowadays, Biologics are used like etanercept,humira which may modify rheumatoid disease processs which she she did not respond to previous medications.Reduction in sight may have been due to medicine or with aging, anyway switch over to biologics shall be of great help
Best wishes,
You may consult another rheumatologist who may aassess systemic,liver,kidney functions,and accordingly prescribe drugs. Nowadays, Biologics are used like etanercept,humira which may modify rheumatoid disease processs which she she did not respond to previous medications.Reduction in sight may have been due to medicine or with aging, anyway switch over to biologics shall be of great help
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