Is it okay to swell the knee joint and have fluid aspirated?

  Patient: two nodular erythema on the buttocks with hard texture, scattered erythema elsewhere that fades on its own, joint pain, now the left knee is painful with fluid accumulation. The nodular erythema on the buttocks has become lighter in color and softer, and the erythema elsewhere has disappeared. The left knee joint is now swollen with fluid, and the pain is unbearable. Can the fluid be extracted? What is the effect? When will this disease be cured?  The best way is to actively treat nodular lipofuscinosis, and has the pathological diagnosis of nodular lipofuscinosis been done?  2. At present, you should reduce the amount of exercise and do not apply heat.  Patient: Director Song: Hello, I went to you from the provincial dermatology hospital with a pathological diagnosis, which you finally confirmed! Next week I will go back for a follow-up, now the left knee joint pain is very strong, eat your Chinese medicine is already 3 months, the skin side of the healing effect is obvious, but the joint pain effect is flat away from painkillers! Can this disease be cured and when can it be cured? I can’t go to work for a few months now. Thank you! Please!  Doctor: 1, rheumatic immune disease is now medically unable to cure the mention, the current more ideal is the disease control.  2, according to the treatment of resident regulations. And then combined with your disease believe that there will be a great improvement.  Patient: Thank you, Director Song, I will actively cooperate!  Patient: Director Song: Hello, happy holidays! I am very grateful to hear your words on that day (September 21), and my disease (nodular lipofuscinosis) is basically stable and under control through your careful treatment. I can’t express my gratitude enough! In addition, my osteoarthritis – swelling and pain in my left knee is so painful that I can’t go to work now! I saw that there is a medicine in the pharmacy – Zhongjing Bone Health, which is more appropriate, can I use it? I’m sorry to bother you so often!  Patient: Director Song: Hello! Sorry to bother you again! I found that my disease is developing: this morning I suddenly found that my right wrist joint and left wrist joint are slightly swollen, while before that only my left knee joint was swollen. What should I do? The medication you prescribed last week is for lipofuscinosis, one dose every other day! Please!  Doctor: Nowadays, it is difficult to evaluate the efficacy of many proprietary Chinese medicines, and there is a feeling that the name does not match the reality. It is best not to use them indiscriminately. “It’s medicine with three toxins”.  Patient: Thank you, Director Song: I feel that my disease is developing: the erythema that disappeared some time ago has reappeared this time, and is very strong, all over the body, especially the limbs, especially the thighs, and is different from before: at first striped and then slowly connected into a piece, red, higher than the skin seems to be in the evening and night. In addition, my knee, elbow, wrist and shoulder joints hurt badly, and my body is weak and uncomfortable! I’ve been taking Chinese medicine for 4 months now, and it’s hard to eat any more! Director Song, I am very worried, when can I get well? When can I go to work?