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Random daily thoughts... #4 Island Fever? No, just nuclear waste.
- By BSum1 · New reply 8:45 am
- Journal · 2 replies
- 4- my family and I found out about a year and a half ago that the island (Treasure Island in SF) we lived on for 8 years has been found to have dangerous levels of radio active waste and parts have been ...
Random daily thoughts...#3 water torture
- By BSum1 · New reply 8:41 am
- Journal · 2 replies
- 3- Just moved into our new house with a pool this past summer. Was planning on spending lots of time in the pool which is not heated. We need to get the solar panels repaired. I am wondering what the ...
Morphea or SCLERODERMA
- By llmiles1984 · New reply 8:25 am
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 7 replies
- My baby boy was diagnosed with. Morphea at 3 months and he is now 11 months. The doctor keep saying. That. Elijah is the first case they have seen in his age group. My Dr. Cant answer any questions and ...
LAST DAYS OF MARY KAY CONTEST
a lot of good the doctors are :(
- By myfamilytrees · New reply 7:21 am
- Journal · 1 reply
- I will try to make this as short as possible. In May 2011 I was Diagnosed with Morphea (left armpit) at the time I showed no other symptoms, the doc told me there was no cure, I went home and briefly ...
North Carolina Scleroderma specialist
- By stokey · New reply 6:53 am
- Journal · 11 replies
- Recently diagnosed with limited Sclerosis(CREST), I'm looking for a specialist in North Carolina. Has anyone had experience, perhaps at Duke? I'd really appreciate information about your experience and/or ...
Doctors in Missouri
- By swarty · New reply 6:35 am
- Discussion in Treatment options · 5 replies
- Can anyone recommend a good Scleroderma doctor in Missouri? I have only been to the Mayo Clinic and am wanting to have my Scleroderma checked here in the state any help would be great. Even Kansas or ...
Healing Scleroderma with Eckhart Tolle
- By Jarrob11 · New reply 1:13 am
- Discussion in Systemic scleroderma · 42 replies
- Living with Limited Scleroderma since 1997, I recently found Inspire website and have discovered many helpful ideas and suggestions to ease physical suffering from this disease. In particular, 3 months ...
Salt Intake
- By magpie12 · New reply yesterday at 11:39 pm
- Discussion in Systemic scleroderma · 5 replies
- Recently I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had surgery to remove it. I also had to go on a non iodine diet for my radiation therapy. During this unpleasant time, I noticed my skin loosen and my ...
Eye problems
- By Sansha · New reply yesterday at 11:23 pm
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 10 replies
- Just wondering if anyone can share if they have had eye sight problems My eyes are drying and very red and blood shot most of the time My eye sight seems to have diminished quite a lot and I have floaters ...
Shoes
- By Misspaisley · New reply yesterday at 11:18 pm
- Discussion in General discussion · 21 replies
- My feet need soft kind shoes. I was thinking about the UGGS that are more like slip on shoes than boots. My feet get so red and hurt. Any ideas about comfy shoes ...
Random daily thought... #2 RedLight District?
- By BSum1 · Posted yesterday at 10:47 pm
- Journal · 0 replies
- 2- Planet Beach.... I have been thinking for a while that I wanted to get another membership to Planet Beach, it's a do it yourself spa. They have tanning beds, hydrotherapy massage beds, steam beds with ...
Are your feet affected???
- By Bkgirl · New reply yesterday at 10:15 pm
- Discussion in Systemic scleroderma · 4 replies
- I was diagnosed last summer with SS, but had it, I believe, for a year or two before diagnosis. My hands are a mess, but now my feet are starting to feel like something is going on - pain, hardness, itch ...
Scleroderma Specialist in Fort Myers, Florida?
- By Angelsky22 · New reply yesterday at 10:03 pm
- Discussion in Systemic scleroderma · 2 replies
- Hi: Recently had to move to Fort Myers, Fl with hubby to help with ailing Father in Law and elderly Mother in Law. Looking for a Rheumatologist who is a specialist in Scleroderma, if they exist. Any recommendations ...
Feeding Tube
- By Dcastig · New reply yesterday at 9:27 pm
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 1 reply
- Has anyone had a feeding placed in. I am newly diagnosed with scleroderma, Had surgery on Monday for a hiatal hernia and for gerd and woke up with a feeding tube was told that my esophogus was 3/4 paralyzed ...
HOSPITALIZED....culprit Raynauds...possibility of gangrene!
- By casagrande · New reply yesterday at 9:21 pm
- Discussion in General discussion · 12 replies
- Now I wouldn't call myself someone who panics or winges but last week was not pleasant...rushed to hospital, Doctor saw my fingers and made the call to get me into Hospital immediately. He said I should ...
D Day
- By BSum1 · New reply yesterday at 8:55 pm
- Journal · 12 replies
- So today is diagnosis day. I was pretty certain this whole time that my Dr was wrong about his initial thought that I had false positive ANA and SCL-70. Who has two false positives? I followed up with ...
Limited Scleroderma (Crest) and Watermelon stomach
- By crobin · New reply yesterday at 7:59 pm
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 6 replies
- Does anyone have both Watermelon stomach and Limited Scleroderma and Renauds? I was hospitalized a year ago with severe anemia. My hemoglobin was at 5.7 and had to have two blood transusions. I have been ...
Methotrexate withdrawal?
- By MA33 · Posted yesterday at 7:58 pm
- Discussion in Systemic scleroderma · 0 replies
- I was taken off Metho last week and suddenly my back, neck, right leg and every muscle in my body hurts. Yesterday the pain was so bad I had chills and felt feverish and today I feel like i've been beaten ...
Raynauds in the esophagus
- By MicheleZ · New reply yesterday at 7:11 pm
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 13 replies
- I have had lupus, raynauds and fibromyalgia for 25 years. Just recently I have been diagnosed with limited scleroderma and the raynauds has become very agressive. I have a feeling of painful coldness ...
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