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Suggest Remedy For Joint Pain Due To Lupus
HI I AM ASKING A QUESTION FORMY DAUGHTER WHO MAY HAVE LUPUS. PC.SAID HER BLOOD TEST CAME BACK AN HE THOUGHT SHE MAY HAVE LUPUS. IT DOES RUN IN OUR FAMILY. HE WANTS HER TO SEE A RHEUMATOLOGIST BUT SHE NEEDS TO WAIT UNTIL DEC WHEN HER INSURANCE KICKS IN SHE IS VERY PAINFUL AND ALIEVE AND IBUPROFEN DO NOT HELP ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR HER AS TO THINGS TO TRY TO HELP WITH HER JOINT PAIN UNTIL DEC. HER PC IS NOT OFFERING MUCH HELP THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING THAT SHE CAN TRY TO HELP HER IS APPRECIATED .
Fri, 24 Oct 2014
SLE usually does not present with severe arthritis. please look for rheumatoid arthritis by rheumatoid factor and anti- CCP antibody and start on DMARDs for the same. methotrexate 15 mg intramuscular once a week if blood counts and liver function normal, with Leflunamide for a start. if she has a flare, steroids may be given and then tapered and stopped
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