Emotional support

The physical symptoms of sarcoidosis are often compounded by emotional ones. Research shows that many sarcoidosis patients experience stress, anxiety and depression. Find support from and share personal stories with others living with this disease.

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really scared with sarc

christisl33
  • By christisl33 · New reply yesterday at 11:32 am
  • 5 replies
  • hi i have posted before but I have to admit the more I hear about this disese the more scared i get. i have never been this sick in my life and am getting a lot of worrying symptoms but not sure if it ...

Chicago Suburbs Meeting Sat May 18 10am-noon

MadMaxLes
  • By MadMaxLes · New reply May 20, 2013
  • 10 replies
  • Come and join us - walk-ins welcome! "Let's Breathe" Sarcoidosis Support Group By supporting each other, our problems become less fearsome. Our purpose is to provide support, conversation and friendship ...

ssdi

keylia
  • By keylia · Posted May 20, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • Do anyone know any lawyers who handle ssdi at the federal level ...

Funny Stuff!

wearwolf
  • By wearwolf · New reply May 18, 2013
  • 11 replies
  • An 85-year-old man was requested by his Doctor for a sperm count as part of his physical exam. The doctor gave the man a jar and said, 'Take this jar home and bring back a semen sample tomorrow.' The ...

appendectomy

ironwoman
  • By ironwoman · New reply May 14, 2013
  • 10 replies
  • I am glad that you are all here; the support we give one another is without parallel. I need to rant; I am exhausted from literally no sleep and I have had pain that has wore me down. I had right lower ...

Enlarged Spleen

amd7
  • By amd7 · New reply May 12, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • Hello Sarc Friends, Wishing all of you beautiful ladies a Happy Mother's Day!! I was properly diagnosed in 2009 with Sarcoidosis in the lymphatic system and in my lungs. I have been off and on Imuran ...

Im 34 And have Sarcoidosis and It just has never gone away

christy0012
  • By christy0012 · New reply May 12, 2013
  • 11 replies
  • I am so lucky to have found this group. Every page on the internet makes it seem like it will just clear up on it's own. It started 2 years ago I was just so tired and then came the cough that would never ...

Prayers badly needed!

priscurl
  • By priscurl · New reply May 5, 2013
  • 50 replies
  • I know many of you out there have faith in Jesus Christ. I have dear friends who are also Christians and they have requested that I pray for their 17 year old grand daughter. This is not sarcoid related ...

Looking for memember from or near nw indiana

Helivesinme
  • By Helivesinme · New reply May 1, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • Looking for more memembers close home to join a support group that i am trying to build here in nw indiana ...

prayers for gallbladder surgery on thursday may 2

evon1969
  • By evon1969 · New reply May 1, 2013
  • 7 replies
  • im haveing my gallbladder out on may 2 please keep me in your prayers drs are unsure if its related to sarcoidosis, ive had it in my lungs, liver, spleen. praying for a cure to end all this suffering ...

central louisiana sarcoidosis support group

evon1969
  • By evon1969 · New reply April 30, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • hello my name is evon canoe and i would like to here from any sarcoidosis patients in central louisiana and surrounding areas my self and husband want to start a support group for sarcoidosis patients,family,friends,caregivers,imyse ...

is the V.A. hospital in dallas texas really the worst in the nation?

meshelia
  • By meshelia · New reply April 29, 2013
  • 1 reply
  • i just got the phone call from va today from a nurse prat. i have nodules on both lungs now. i had a ct and a lung test done on 4-19-2013. you know the docs never called me. i called them. this sucks ...

Medical Definations - well maybe?

DJ2003
  • By DJ2003 · New reply April 26, 2013
  • 3 replies
  • ARTERY - The Study of paintings BACTERIA - The back door of a cafeteria CESAREAN SECTION - A neighborhood in Rome CAT SCAN - Searching for kitty CAUTERIZE - Mede eye contact with her DILATE - To live ...

Losing myself

lhopefull74
  • By lhopefull74 · New reply April 24, 2013
  • 5 replies
  • I posted on another post and felt like I need my own discussion not to take away from her post. My husband is the one with the Scaro and Fibero and he is not feeling it anymore like i need or want him ...

SARCOID & BRONCHIECTASIS

ashleytc
  • By ashleytc · New reply April 23, 2013
  • 11 replies
  • HELLO EVERYONE ...I AM VERY PLEASED THAT THIS DISCUSSION BOARD IS HERE. WELL MY NAME IS ASHLEY AND I AM 24 YEARS OLD. MY MOM IS 45 AND SHE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH SARCOIDOSIS FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS AND ...

Staying Positive after Negative News

mland
  • By mland · New reply April 22, 2013
  • 16 replies
  • I was driving home yesterday after an appt w/ my doctor. As is often the case for so many of us, I didn’t hear what I was hoping to hear…only more concerns and more tests. My first reaction was to throw ...

Still Giggling

wearwolf
  • By wearwolf · New reply April 22, 2013
  • 11 replies
  • A husband walks into Victoria ’s Secret to purchase a sheer negligee for his wife. He is shown several possibilities that range from $250 to $500 in price -- the more sheer, the higher the price. He opts ...

new sarcoidoisis foundation

Helivesinme
  • By Helivesinme · New reply April 21, 2013
  • 6 replies
  • please come so some support to my page thank you https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/Sha nettasSarcoidosisFoundation https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/gro ups/shanettasarcoidosissupport/?fref=ts ...

NOT SO HAPPY ANYMORE

AngieRose
  • By AngieRose · New reply April 20, 2013
  • 14 replies
  • THIS YEAR MARKS MY SEVENTH OF BEING DIAGNOSED WITH SARC AND JOINING THIS SUPPORT COMMUNITY. I HAD SOME MILD SYMPTOMS FOR 3 YEARS PRIOR (BURNING HOT RASHES ON THE FRONT OF MY LEGS AND SPINE, SHORTNESS ...

Sat - Chicago Suburbs Support Group Meeting

MadMaxLes
  • By MadMaxLes · New reply April 19, 2013
  • 10 replies
  • Come and join us - walk-ins welcome! "Let's Breathe" Sarcoidosis Support Group By supporting each other, our problems become less fearsome. Our purpose is to provide support, conversation and friendship ...

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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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