Some Suggestions for Family Members of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

We often tell patients that rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that will follow the patient for a lifetime. This may sound a bit frustrating, but this is the reality we have to face. Doctors are not the only ones who face diseases with patients. Family members and friends of rheumatoid arthritis patients will get along longer and closer with patients than doctors. It is no less important to get support and help from them than doctors’ professional treatment. Dr. Clove has prepared several small suggestions for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, hoping to be helpful to patients and their families: Should do this 1. Understanding First of all, we must have the will to enter the world of rheumatoid arthritis Read More …

Rheumatism is a what?

Ten years ago, a 14-year-old girl, Because of swelling and pain in many joints of the whole body, According to the advertisement, I bought the anti-rheumatic [XX capsule], According to the instructions, three courses of treatment were used, The disease is getting worse and worse, Finally came to our hospital rheumatic immunization clinic for treatment, After examination, she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and early necrosis of the right femoral head. The cause of necrosis of the femoral head may be related to the large dose of sugar hormone contained in the advertisement medicine. When the little girl learned of the situation, she gnashed her teeth and said, “I want to kill all those who fake the medicine.” Her grief Read More …

Diabetes, hypertension, also want to check eyes regularly?

I can’t see clearly. There are shadows floating around in front of me. Naturally, everyone will think of going to the ophthalmology department to see a doctor. But sometimes, I have some seemingly unrelated problems with my eyes, and my eyes do not feel uncomfortable in what. In fact, I also need to go to the ophthalmology department for regular reexamination. Let’s look at the following two examples first:

Inexplicable arthralgia, rheumatism, gout… or what?

June and July in the south of the Yangtze River are the rainy plum rains season, while some places are scorching sun. Barbecue, seafood and beer are just at that time. Although the regions are different, some friends are troubled by the same problem-inexplicable arthralgia. Some people say [this plum rains season is too humid, it is estimated to be rheumatism], while others say [your mouthful of beer and seafood may be gout]. So, unexplained arthralgia may be what? What should I do? Many diseases can cause arthralgia Arthralgia is just one word, but it has a lot of connotation: which joint, how long it has been painful, whether there is trauma, how old it is, and whether there are Read More …

Arthritis patients have the ability to predict the weather? As soon as the weather changes, the joint hurts. What should I do?

Many animals have the ability to predict the weather. Ants [move] in droves, fish keep jumping out of the water, swallows fly very low… When seeing these scenes, experienced people often say, [it may rain]. Some osteoarthritis patients also seem to have this ability to predict weather changes. The joint hurts again. It may change. Then the weather really changed! Is this wonderful phenomenon [superpowers] or is there scientific reason? Can you really predict the weather? In fact, many scientists have studied this phenomenon. According to a survey in 2014, more than half of arthritis patients (67.2%) said that weather changes have aggravated their joint pain. The more severe the original joint pain, the more sensitive the patients are to Read More …

Do you want to come to this canteen, which is only open late at night, and listen to other people’s stories?

There is a nameless restaurant in an alley in Tokyo, Japan: Only the word [dining house] was written on the curtain. The business hours are from 12: 00 midnight to 7: 00 a.m. every day. There are only 5 kinds of food on the menu, but you can try to ask the boss to make special meals you want to eat. The owner of the restaurant is a mysterious uncle with scars on his face. It is in such a small Midnight Food Store that many stories have taken place. The story begins with a forgotten urn in the restaurant. The guests found the urn in the corner of the restaurant and entrusted it to the owner for temporary safekeeping. Read More …