Umm Seif (Egyptian - 52 years old) has been suffering from rheumatoid disease (chronic arthritis) for 4 years, and his complications have increased in the recent period, and currently she needs medicines for six months at a cost of 32 thousand and 660 dirhams, in addition to tests and analyzes with nine thousand dirhams The total cost of her treatment is 41 thousand and 657 dirhams, and the problem is that her husband's financial capabilities and health conditions do not allow him to raise the amount, so he appeals to the people of goodness to help him manage the cost of the treatment, for his fear of endangering her life.
According to the medical report issued by the Mediour Hospital in Dubai, and "Emirates Today" obtained a copy of it, that "the patient suffers from repeated pain in the joints, and by revealing it, she found that she suffers from frequent infections in the lower joints (for the right hand and the left hand), in addition to the presence of inflammation Frequent knee joint with seepage of left knee joint.
The medical report added that "the diagnosis of the condition indicated that the patient suffers from a chronic arthritis disease with severe anemia. The patient was given methotrexate and cortisone and the response to recovery was weak. Therefore, a special drug was used to control the disease, which must be persisted for six months, and cost 32 thousand and 660 dirhams, in addition to tests and analyzes of nine thousand dirhams, for a total cost of treatment 41 thousand and 657 dirhams ».
The patient’s husband (Umm Saif) tells the story of her suffering with the disease, saying that “my wife had not had any illnesses before, but one day she was preparing food, and suddenly she fell to the ground, unable to move, and she was feeling very pain in her body.”
He added: «I gave her a pain reliever and less pain from her, and as a result of her deteriorating health condition, I went to the emergency department at Mediour Hospital in Dubai, and after examining the specialized doctor for her condition, he asked her to perform laboratory tests and analyzes, and the tests showed that she suffers from a chronic disease in the joints, which caused In the occurrence of severe pain in the joints of the body ».
The husband added that «joint disease led to her many complications, including severe anemia, and need to take medications regularly, otherwise complications will occur to her, which is dangerous for her life.
And the husband continued that «the cost of her medication for 6 months with the exams is 41 thousand and 657 dirhams, and I am totally unable to manage the amount, since I am unemployed for an older age, and I have a young son in school, and we do not have any source of income, whether the help of some family and friends» .
He calls on the patient’s husband, Umm Saif, to extend to them the hands of the people of charity, to help him manage the costs of the medicines.
Rheumatoid disease
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder, meaning that it is caused by an attack on the immune system of one of the organs or parts of the body by mistake, and in the case of rheumatoid arthritis specifically the error is the attack of the immune system of the synovium or synovium of the surrounding joints, which leads to inflammation The synovial membrane and its thickness increase, which may eventually cause the cartilage and bone to be destroyed in the joints affected by inflammation. The ligaments and tendons that connect the joint parts together gradually weaken, causing the joint to lose its natural shape and coordination.
The patient’s husband’s financial capabilities and health conditions do not allow him to raise the amount, and he appeals to the people of goodness to help him.