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I hv Rheumatoid arthritis from the age of 28. Also having osteoarthritis in my knees. Is it curable or it will detoriate with age. I am now a women of 42 years of age. Pls suggest.
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Ra is not curable but totally controllable. If you remain on optimum medicines with well controlled disease then it shouldn't progress. If you are not on adequate therapy, your joint continues to swell, then it can damage your joints.
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