Hi. My mother has been suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis. We have been visiting a nearby doctor every month, but the condition seems to be the same. We are taking ESR and CRP tests in her blood report every month. According to the doctor, this will take time to improve, but it has been almost eight months, and we have not seen any improvement. Kindly help or suggest on this? Thanks in advance.

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Dr Rohinipriyanka Pondugula

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Rheumatoid arthritis can be chronic and often progresses slowly. If there is no improvement despite regular treatment, reassessment of medications like DMARDs or biologics is needed. Consider rheumatologist consultation.

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Take a RA Factor Test (Rheumatoid Factor) Test or Take a CBC Test (Complete Blood Count) Test

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