Patient's question:
I am 53 years old. Recently, as I have gotten older, I have been experiencing leg pain. I have previously visited the immunology department, but the results were not significant. I have taken both Chinese and Western medicine, especially when the weather changes, I feel uncomfortable. How should the initial treatment for connective tissue disease be carried out?Doctor's answer:
Based on the consideration of these conditions described by the patient, the patient has rheumatoid arthritis, which is primarily a diffuse inflammation of connective tissues, mainly affecting the synovial inflammation of small joints, leading to the recurrence of redness, swelling, and pain in the joints. Therefore, it is recommended that the patient should actively use anti-inflammatory drugs in the early stage, such as for active anti-inflammatory treatment, while also appropriately taking oral blood-activating, blood-stasis-resolving, anti-swelling, and pain-relieving medications for treatment.