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I Am Suffering From Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Is It Curable ?
is it curable ? how long one has to take medications for jra ? why i got this ? how long the treatment with methotexate is necessary?
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Fri, 28 Aug 2009
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anitha's
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it is a chronic disease. why you got it. ask your genes. it is genetic some times. methotrexate is a powerful drug. but it will not be given life long. like me you also should take drugs for life long. ususally it will be steroids
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swarnendu's
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i hav also rheumatoid artheritis....... my shoulder joint was dislocatd 2times.....
How old are you ?
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how did you know it is JRA ?
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