Problem 1: Pessimistic thinking, thinking that one is suffering from an incurable disease This is especially true for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. On the one hand, these two diseases are indeed more likely to cause internal organ damage and joint disability, etc. On the other hand, these two diseases are easily recurring, and even with regular treatment, joint pain may still recur, leading many patients to worry and fear, pessimism and disappointment, depression and moping. In fact, there is a clear link between mental stress and disease. More than 40 years ago, someone studied 50 rheumatoid arthritis patients, they plotted each person’s life situation and the disease into a chart, the results found that two-thirds of the patients in the life of stimulated and disease aggravated by the close temporal relationship between If you are aware of the problem, we might as well do debugging: 1, to learn self-restraint, self-regulation, to be broad-minded, open-minded and generous. Set up the belief to overcome the disease, have perseverance and courage; 2, positive and optimistic thoughts and attitudes will silently drive your body’s immune system, those defeated cells will also stand up again, against bacteria, against overactive cells, which is beneficial to control autoimmune diseases, problem two: gullible advertising and rumors, believe in “miracle drugs “Rheumatism is a long-term chronic disease, many of which are not completely curable, so it is necessary to have the ideological understanding of long-term struggle with the disease. Many patients and their families often listen to the small ads on the road, listen to the propaganda of many health care products business, is to eat all kinds of drugs, but also did not control the disease. Many patients are also spending a lot of money before they come to the hospital to see the doctor, indeed missed the best time. The warning to patients and their families, do not believe in advertising the secret formula, the miracle drug, so as not to be deceived and delayed problem three: abuse of hormones or talk about hormones Glucocorticoids are the strongest anti-inflammatory drugs, can be described as rheumatism treatment “double-edged sword”, how to apply hormone therapy rheumatism is an art. We need to see its efficacy and recognize its adverse effects. Some charlatans add a large amount of hormones to the so-called “ancestral secret recipes” without informing the patients. Once they stop taking the medicine, their condition will deteriorate rapidly, or they will have serious complications such as femoral head necrosis; this is hormone abuse. Other patients are afraid to take hormones because they have heard that they have many adverse effects: osteoporosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc. They often say to us: I don’t want to use hormones! I am determined not to use hormones! Or stop using hormones without permission! These practices are all wrong. Of course, how to use hormones is different for each disease and each patient, which is the job of doctors. Remember, it is safe to take hormones under the guidance of a doctor! Question 4: Western medicine can only “treat the symptoms”, but Chinese medicine can “treat the root”? New understanding: Western medicine and Chinese medicine have their own strengths in the treatment of rheumatic diseases. In recent years, the combination of Chinese and Western medicine has made encouraging achievements in the treatment of rheumatic diseases: for example, the most important lesion of rheumatoid off is bone and joint erosion which causes disability. Chinese medicine, as the treasure of China, has played an important role in the treatment of rheumatic diseases since ancient times, and still has more applications; the combined application of Chinese and Western medicines can increase the toxicity and reduce the effectiveness. And because Chinese medicine does not have the medical evidence obtained by the use of Western medicine, in the same time as the individual differences, its efficacy almost entirely depends on the level of the Chinese doctor himself, it is more difficult to promote. At present, most of the Chinese medicines developed in China are based on the lack of clinical trial data support, which is not cautiously precise, and the effect is slow, often missing the best treatment time. Of course, we come from a Western medical background, we do not know much about Chinese medicine, and often just use Chinese medicine as a complementary medicine. We are looking forward to better development of Chinese medicine and research of better medicines to help our patients. Question 5: Why do I need long-term medication even after my symptoms are controlled? So far, most rheumatologic diseases cannot be cured and require long-term or even lifelong medication; symptom reduction only means that the disease is under control, but not completely cured. The lesions in the body may not really stop, and they may come back after stopping the medication or being stimulated by the outside world; only longer-term application of disease-controlling drugs (slow-acting drugs) can slow down or stop the progress of the above process.