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A member asked:

Have copd, worked out 5 days a week extremely. it kept my lungs healthy but made my ra worse. dr. said i had to quit. now lungs r bad again. ?

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See below: Looking over what details you have provided, you are not listing any medications that are disease modifying agents to treat RA which is a concern. Also if you do have ra, do have RA lung involvement in addition to the copd? You need to meet to with your rheumatologist, but also consider seeing a pulmonologist.

Dr Ihle and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/13/2015

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