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Would anyone like to join me in a 9 day Novena to find a cure for Sarc?

IreneMarie
  • By IreneMarie · New reply 5:57 pm
  • Discussion in Living with sarcoidosis · 16 replies
  • A novena is a very short 9 day prayer (the lenght of time they waited in the Upper Room) for a special intention of ours for Mary our Heavenly Mother to bring in intercession before God, for us her earthly ...

SO excited to share what I have found!

pwrsrg77
  • By pwrsrg77 · New reply 5:53 pm
  • Journal · 41 replies
  • I have received TONS of wonderful support from this amazing community of people just like myself. All that struggle with debilitating symptoms, wrong diagnosis, less than quality doctors etc... I wish ...

Meetin up Locally after the holidays

TCALL
  • By TCALL · New reply 5:38 pm
  • Discussion in Living with sarcoidosis · 4 replies
  • A thought crossed my mind as well as others have had the same thought. It would be nice if there was a local meeting of some of us on this site to sorta have like a meet and greet! some where its permitting ...

Hello. My name is Moe, and I have sarcoidosis

MoeLung
  • By MoeLung · New reply 5:35 pm
  • Discussion in Living with sarcoidosis · 15 replies
  • I'm new here and just joined. I was diagnosed this past July, after more than a year of dry cough and SOB (I love that acronym ... either 'sons of bitches' or 'shortness of breath'). During the year prior ...

diet soda/aspartame and sarc?

wannabecate
  • By wannabecate · New reply 5:17 pm
  • Discussion in Triggers · 9 replies
  • hi! i'm new to the board and i have a question about my husband. he was diagnosed with sarcoidosis about 14 months ago, and like everyone has his ups and downs. one thing that i was wondering is if anyone ...

Erythema Nodosom cures

Giggles0318
  • By Giggles0318 · New reply 4:53 pm
  • Discussion in Treatment decisions · 7 replies
  • I first got Erythema Nodosom on my legs in 9/2008, along with granulomas in my lungs, coughing so bad I thought I'd choke to death. My asthma worsened, and I was tired a lot... I was prescribed prednisone ...

Just started on imuran (azothiaprine)

janepauline
  • By janepauline · New reply 4:45 pm
  • Discussion in Emotional support · 27 replies
  • I am feeling really down today. I have been on my new tablet for 7 days now and I feel sick and tired. It is not as bad as the methotrexate, no where near. But I was hoping I would feel better not worse ...

Anyone ever go into remission a 2nd time???

teeteeme
  • By teeteeme · New reply 4:44 pm
  • Discussion in Living with sarcoidosis · 19 replies
  • What I don't get, is that when someone has "cancer" its a horse of a differnet color! Then they can come out and talk about it, everyone wants to listen.There is no new info, what do they want to hear ...

Sarcoidosis - chicken or egg?

pheonixtoo
  • By pheonixtoo · New reply 4:35 pm
  • Journal · 23 replies
  • I've had sarcoidosis for many years and mercifully not as badly as many of you that I have read about. I have found something that has worked for me (I am still improving) and am desperate to see if it ...

Good News! Approval for Remicade..Finally

Minneyshoes
  • By Minneyshoes · New reply 3:58 pm
  • Discussion in Treatment decisions · 9 replies
  • Last year I was turned down for Remicade by Medicare and some assistance programs. This year I was looking on line and found Janssen Ortho Patient Assistance Foundation and I applied and was approved ...

GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS PULMONARY CHECK UP

Blkjewelz8960
  • By Blkjewelz8960 · New reply 3:43 pm
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • Well had my 6 month Pulmonary check up. Visited the vampires and photographer first. Took pretty pictures of my scarred up lungs. They have automated the system now so no film to take with you. Did my ...

Headaches and Nausea and Dizziness????

Jrs_Mom
  • By Jrs_Mom · New reply 3:30 pm
  • Discussion in Symptoms · 7 replies
  • Can anyone share with me whether or not severe headaches, nausea and dizziness are a factor with Sarcs? Is it a symptom of neurosarcs? My son, has Sarcs in his lungs and for awhile they thought it was ...

Splenectomy

tishee
  • By tishee · New reply 1:01 pm
  • Discussion in Treatment decisions · 9 replies
  • After feeling the way I have for so many months, I decided to excersize my option for having my spleen removed next week. I have my sarcoid primarily in my spleen. Years ago I had mono, and the symptoms ...

Vitamin D deficiency

lynn03
  • By lynn03 · New reply 12:51 pm
  • Discussion in Symptoms · 20 replies
  • Everything I have read talks about high vitamin d levels in sarcoidosis. I have just been told i have very low vitamin d and put on a supplement. Is this uncommon in Sarcoidosis ...

Water or Coke? (or rather any carbonated drink)

meriterry
  • By meriterry · New reply 12:39 pm
  • Journal · 11 replies
  • This was sent to me by a friend: Focus on the hydration thing....... Water or Coke? I could not believe this..... Very interesting WATER #1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies ...

Thank you

coolbreeze0121
  • By coolbreeze0121 · Posted 12:20 pm
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • I want to first say thank you to all the people who have sent me a welcome. After doing a little reading I thought I would post a little more about what is going on with me. As a reminder I have just ...

Collecting symptoms

L96
  • By L96 · New reply 11:41 am
  • Discussion in Symptoms · 82 replies
  • Weird as that may sound. I'm new here, and have been reading topics all over the place before saying too much. One thing I have noticed is that a lot of people seem to share the same symptoms, and they ...

Need your input, please

Tashabella
  • By Tashabella · New reply 11:27 am
  • Discussion in Symptoms · 9 replies
  • I have sarcoidosis in my lymph nodes so I know about this, but there's something I'm not sure about. I was wondering if any of you know the answer to this question. My friend's husband has undergone a ...

a grateful day

jon-with-no-h
  • By jon-with-no-h · New reply 11:19 am
  • Discussion in Emotional support · 11 replies
  • To my fellow sarckies... Today I humble and gratefully celebrate four years of sobriety thanks to the simply program of AA. One day at a time. jon ...

can ciggarets make sarc symptoms worser

MrsUyarlar
  • By MrsUyarlar · New reply 10:06 am
  • Journal · 8 replies
  • im tryin to stop, its just became so addictive again and now i my back hurts like out of this world and still feel very tired at times ...

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Sarcoidosis and the Body
Sarcoidosis is a "multiorgan" disease - meaning it almost always involves more than one organ. It's unpredictable and affects different people in different ways.

You can learn about the ways in which sarcoidosis affects the body in FSR's Sarcoidosis and the Body brochure.

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