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DX w/ Sjogren's Syndrome, in pain since May-present....I need opinions...PLEASE!!

2johndeereboys

My name is Lisa. I am 45 y/o. I was dx w/ SS in April 2016 via a barbaric lip bx. I was sero-negative. I'm not 100% sure my lip bx was re...

Help with rare diagnosis of IgG4 Sclerosing Disease??

Christie1983

I have recently been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder called IgG4 Sclerosing Disease. I know very little about it and have had m...

73 answers | 10 comments

Anyone take Humira (Adalimumab)?

alixmillsvox

Yesterday my rheumatologist has finally decided to give me something other than anti-inflammatories and anti-depressants for my list of s...

What is Small Fiber Neuprothay?

vic2151

Hi, I have had feelings of strands of ?? something in my hair or on scalp. Like strands of rope I don't know. I get so tired of never b...

Hair on skin feeling but no hair

TrudieC

I am in the midst of finalizing a diagnosis of Lupus. I often feel like I have a hair on or bugs crawling on my arms and head and now fe...

9 answers | 5 comments

What is the difference between T3/T4 ?

judithmhol

My lab work results are finally ready I will receive a copy in the mail shortly. But I was told over the phone that I have Hashimoto as w...

1 answer | 1 comment

Memory loss/brain fog with autoimmune disease

mhop111

Hi all, I am in the middle of the long and frustrating process of being diagnosed - first it was fibro, then RA, now maybe lupus. the ...

4 answers

Hot face and neck with no fever

Sweetvelocity

I am a 27 year old female I keep getting very hot, mostly in the trunk of my body and hottest on my face and neck. I have taken my temp ...

3 answers

Multiple Autoimmune Dx; Newly Positive ANA 1:320 with Areolar; Need Suggestions

AutoimmuneConfusion

I have multiple autoimmune conditions already diagnosed. Multiple doctors now believe there is an additional one at play. Work is being...

2 answers | 7 comments

what is MGUS?

Thor711

Doc says i have MGUS(blood disorder-rare) similiar to Guillain-Barre syndrome but not that(there was no topic name for mgus) but it is ki...

4 answers

Could I have Adult Onset Stills Disease without having a high Ferritin level?

MB1MB2MB3

My symptoms seem to be the main symptoms of Stills Disease, except I have normal Ferritin Levels. I have fevers that come in the late aft...

1 answer

Positive ANA 1:2560 Nucleolar Pattern

ilandgirl

Last week my ANA test came back positive. It seems really high @ 1:2560 Nucleolar Pattern (6 months ago positive as well @ 1:320 - Dr ig...

3 answers

Pain with positive ANA, ran out of ideas

zestyequinox

Firstly, I'm not sure if all of these symptom are related. I'm 21 years old and have been having extreme joint pain in the past couple...

1 answer

Help with IgG4

Frizzini

My father has been diagnoses a few days ago with some IgG4 related disease and is in really bad shape. His whole abdomen is frozen with f...

2 answers | 1 comment

Spreading numbness, tingling itchy sensation and more, ran out of options... :((

EdRo2012

I'm a 46 y old man. It starts a year ago in April with a numb point just above my right upper lip . In one week I got two more numb poi...

h-pylori, the only cause of vitiligo

wfrozan

Dear Dr. I was diagnosed with vitiligo recently and I came across a book which was actually the only source that provided a root cause fo...

26 answers | 2 comments

Nucleolar ANA Pattern--Scleroderma or Lupus?

floridagirl11

Hello, Recently, I had two labs run ANA panels on me and they both came back as positive with a 1:160 titer result, Nucleolar pattern...

9 answers | 5 comments

Positive ANA Swelling in Hands, Ankles, Knees, Wrists

GS712

I will try to make this short and I appreciate your thoughts. My problem started last year, April 12th, 2008 to be exact. I woke up with...

12 answers

Unusual causes of widespread joint pain

Magpiemoles

I have widespread bilateral pain in elbows/hands/shoulders/ knees/ lowerback and now both insteps of my feet. I have essential thrombocyt...

Autoimmune disorder, anxiety, or both?

gd2005

Hi Everyone, I'm curious to see if anyone else has had similar symptoms. I began having abnormal neurological symptoms in 2006 (sud...

9 answers | 1 comment

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