Sarcoidosis can affect almost any organ in the body. Symptoms typically depend on which organ the disease affects. Discuss your specific organ symptoms (lung, heart, eyes, skin, central nervous system) and meet others who have had similar experiences.
- By priscurl · New reply 6:18 pm
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- I have read a lot about sarcoidosis over the years and as a sarcoidosis sufferer, a lot of the statistics make no sense to me. From my point of view, these statistics have always been a barrier to getting ...
- By missymom32 · New reply 5:54 pm
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- My husband has been having high blood pressure. The doctor called and said his cholesterol is up and also his calcium is up that he wants to see him monday morning. Has anyone experienced this ...
- By clcsj · New reply yesterday at 10:11 pm
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- Did anyone see the House episode that aired on Tuesday November 25th called Last Resort. Here is the recap of the show. While working the busy clinic, Foreman suggests to Thirteen that she participate ...
- By sherryberry · New reply yesterday at 5:32 pm
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- I stopped smoking 5 weeks ago. I am on methotrexate since last April. The front and back of my lungs have not hurt me for almost the past four months. BUT, now they have been for the past two days. Its ...
- By prairieannie · New reply yesterday at 5:03 pm
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- I know others have mentioned this as a symptom.. or maybe I was just imagining that!! LOL, but DAMN! This is an ongoing thing for me, but today it was bad. My skin feels like I have a horrible sunburn ...
- By Two_Labs · New reply yesterday at 12:58 pm
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- So, I had a visit with the local Neuro Doc about a week ago. Got a call from his office telling me I needed to come in to get B12 IVs everyday for the next two weeks, then once every two weeks, and then ...
- By corlinwil · New reply yesterday at 12:19 pm
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- I have been on Prednisone for about 4 months now, and as a result, I have been diagnosed with Diabetes. I noticed it when I started urinating more than usual, I started testing my sugar and it is thru ...
- By steelerfan · New reply yesterday at 8:58 am
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- I have been on prednisone now for 4 months and recently had my dose cut from 20mg-15mg to10mg. The last week or so I have had intermittent headaches where they would start in the front of my head and ...
- By Optimistic77 · New reply November 28, 2008
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- Odd Question: I was interested to know if any of you have had problems with your teeth or gums. I recently read people can develop unusual symptoms if they have teeth/gum disease, i.e., problems with ...
- By Krissy · New reply November 28, 2008
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- I really feel so bad for anyone who has Sarcoidosis affecting their lungs. That is the case for 90% of diagnosed cases, I believe. It must be terrible, having to endure a lung illness. I am concerned ...
- By Debbers · New reply November 27, 2008
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- I was diagnosed with Sarcoidosis in 1996. Up until this year, the symptoms have restricted themselves to poor breathing, and only during periodic flare-ups. Now there seems to be additional symptoms ...
- By neal · New reply November 26, 2008
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- I've been blessed with the ever-present tinnitus. Has anyone else been through a couple of months of tinnitus and have it disappear? I can't describe it as debilitating. It's between mildly annoying to ...
- By jowi · New reply November 26, 2008
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- I have stage II pulmonary sarc, diagnosed recently and on Pred 40mg every other day for one month. Today I see the pulmonlogist and depending on how the chest xray looks he will either up the dose or ...
- By Cisco611 · New reply November 25, 2008
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- I have had a chronic headache for months now. Nothing (advil, tylenol, excedrin etc) does anything to ease the pain. Dr. ordered an MRI a few weeks ago. Came back normal. I was diagnosed with Sarc in ...
- By donaflora · New reply November 23, 2008
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- i haven't officially been diagnosed yet, but my doctors are leaning towards it. i'm getting an mri thus week and they are going to biopsy my lacrymal glands next week to get the diagnosis. my biggest ...
- By zip2k26 · New reply November 23, 2008
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- I am 32. I work in a small factory with 6 co-workers. We cut, assemble, and package picture frames. I have been employed at this company since Jan. 14, 2008. I went into one of the local hospitals on ...
- By Marlene1 · New reply November 23, 2008
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- Ok here is one.....is anyone anemic? I have been anemic for years. Its not due to being female because I don't menstruate anymore, so that is ruled out. Of course now they want to run all kinds of cancer ...
- By SarcoidSooner · New reply November 23, 2008
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- Hi gang, I don't post often but read almost daily. The information here has been so helpful since I was diagnosed last year with Neurosarc(spine). I've just recently begun having PVC's, and I've also ...
- By Laura7 · New reply November 22, 2008
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- Does anybody else have high blood pressure since being diagnosed? I am just wondering did the sarc bring this on. I always had normal blood pressure but for the past two months mine has been really high ...
- By Purplelilly · New reply November 22, 2008
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- Hi, Iam 26 year old female, I am having pain on my right side. I was diagnosed a week ago with a Chronic Kidney infection. The doctors told me it would take some time to recover from this. I have been ...
