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Mr. Jeffrey Leigh Miller, MD
- Tampa, FL
- Temple Univ Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa
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What should I remember when travelling with rheumatoid arthritis?
Take a written list of the medications, and take the medication in their bottles.
Many foreign pharmacies have pharmacists that know about diseases and can help either with treatment READ MORE
Take a written list of the medications, and take the medication in their bottles.
Many foreign pharmacies have pharmacists that know about diseases and can help either with treatment or show the way to a local rheumatologist.
Many foreign pharmacies have pharmacists that know about diseases and can help either with treatment or show the way to a local rheumatologist.
Could the swelling in my knee be a sign of rheumatoid arthritis?
RA usually starts in the small hand joints, but can start looking like a shoulder bursitis or knee swelling. Many people have minor mechanical knee disorders that need little care. READ MORE
RA usually starts in the small hand joints, but can start looking like a shoulder bursitis or knee swelling. Many people have minor mechanical knee disorders that need little care. Taking fluid from your knee by a rheumatologist may be very helpful.
Is constant burning pain connected to fibromyalgia
You need to see a rheumatologist, and if seeing one, get a second opinion.
Pain
You need to be examined by a rheumatologist to see if this is joint pain or non-joint pain. Many other diseases are found in non-joint areas, such as hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, READ MORE
You need to be examined by a rheumatologist to see if this is joint pain or non-joint pain. Many other diseases are found in non-joint areas, such as hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, tendonitis, psoriatic arthritis, and reactive arthritis.
Severe foot pain
The feet have joints, The Humira should work within 3-4 months with decrease in swelling and stiffness. It is very expensive and I have used it in patients successfully for 20 READ MORE
The feet have joints, The Humira should work within 3-4 months with decrease in swelling and stiffness. It is very expensive and I have used it in patients successfully for 20 years.
Are steroid medicines considered more effective for treating rhematoid arthritis?
Non-FDA approved medication isn't proven to help RA, and steroids are best in small doses over a short time because of the side effects. If you have true RA, disease-modifying READ MORE
Non-FDA approved medication isn't proven to help RA, and steroids are best in small doses over a short time because of the side effects. If you have true RA, disease-modifying agents are more appropriate (methotrexate, gold, imuran, plaquenil, penicillamine, Arava, etc.).
iIs frequent stiffness around my calf muscles a sign of arthritis?
Probably not, unless the knees swell up and the fluid from the knees works its way into back of the calf (Baker's Cyst).
Can my husband play cricket again after knee ligament tear surgery?
Yes, but he needs physical therapy to strengthen the muscles, and follow the Orthopedist's instructions.
Fibro nobody knows
See a Rheumatologist for a better opinion.
Why do the joints of one arm ache while waking up?
Could be bursitis or tendonitis, or you're sleeping on it
I have pain due to rheumatoid arthritis despite medications. Please advice.
Your rheumatologist should be doing a Health Assessment Questionaires at each visit, and the lack of remission should be obvious to him/her. I advise my patients that they should READ MORE
Your rheumatologist should be doing a Health Assessment Questionaires at each visit, and the lack of remission should be obvious to him/her. I advise my patients that they should end up with no pain, no stiffness, and no disabilities, with painless ability to do all activities of daily living. I tell them this at the first visit and again if they haven't responded to the medication. If your rheumatologist hasn't done this and has been more aggressive, switch physicians now.
Jeffrey L. Miller, MD, FACP
Jeffrey L. Miller, MD, FACP
How do I know if I have rheumatoid arthritis?
If the small and medium joints of both hands, both wrists are swollen, tender, worse in the morning with swelling in the shoulders, knees, ankles, with incomplete relief from a READ MORE
If the small and medium joints of both hands, both wrists are swollen, tender, worse in the morning with swelling in the shoulders, knees, ankles, with incomplete relief from a high dose of motrin or naproxen, then see a rheumatologist.
