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How to reduce pain and inflammation due to severe ra?

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Anitiinflammatories: Starts with los dose steroid with adding methotrexate, nsaids, gold, plaquenil, biologics, arava, (leflunomide) Imuran ...Most likely acombination of 3 or more of these simultaneously.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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My inflammation level is 73. It keeps rising. I have been tested for ra, cancer, lupus. All were negative. What can I do?

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