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Health Topic: Connective Tissue

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"ing the fluid retention in my legs? Or is it the lyme attacking connective tissue?"
"Hi I'm Katie, I have just been diagnosed today with a connective tissue disease, the genetics doctor said i have a connective tissue di"
"'s. Also have migraines, and bad allergies. I have evidence of a connective tissue disease, but it hasn't been found yet. I have r"
"Do any of you just have twinges of pain here and there most of the day. My hand will ache for a minute or two, then my face (left chee"
"Just got back MRI results - have a seizure disorder and positive antibiodies for Mixed Connective Tissue Disease. I have 2 small areas"
"an me off that. he said for the time being he is going to go with connective tissue disease, but was 'concerned'. I have to say I am"
"my name is Susan, I come from a family of depression, and unforunatly I have passed it along as well. My mother and my only sister, mys"
"5th, it was also confirmed that I do indeed have Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease with a major portion of that being charact"
"Hi I'm new here. Needed to talk tried the counselling thing but just felt worse! UK based and lonely even though there's lots of folk a"
"d and how hard it is. My main illness is actually Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease. My doctor believes it is Mixed Connective"
"so i don't really feel like i'm getting any real answers and i'm not sure what to do. i see a rhuem and thats it. he looks at me once e"
"I'm new and fustrated just like so many others I'm sure. The closest I've come to a diagnosis is "Undefined Connective Tissue Dise"
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"So, I'm Melynie. I've recently been told by my RA I have Undefined Connective Tissue Disease and Reynaulds. I guess I feel a little bet"
"It feels like my left knee is stiff, all the times! I limp when I walk and it goes between limping to walk or not even wanting to walk"
"I tried searching the forum to see if there was any threads on SAM-e, but it kept finding the word "same" :) Can anyone gi"
"Kristopher is scheduled for surgery at Dr. Perry's in March. We are so nervous about the proceedure as Kris has a Dr. that is telling"
"Hello, I am deperate to find out if the pain I feel in the tops of my feet, my wrists and my Left knee are part of fibro. Gosh, My knee"
"bowel and to put slings under both my bladder and bowel due to my connective tissue not working. I have suffered with joint pain and e"
"l hide in places with very little blood like joint fluid and joint connective tissue(tendons,ligaments)and stay there waiting for an op"
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"e of a condition known as Ehlers Danlos Syndrome which affects the connective tissue in the joints, I lost my idenity and my social lif"
"I just went through the list of members of the Social Anxiety Disorder group and of 71 members, There is only one other person besides"
"I'm just wondering.... did you research your symptoms and figure out on your own that you probably had FMS before talking to your docto"
"Hi, I have been diagnosed with mixed connective tissue disease which consist of systemic lupus, scleroderma and polymyositis. i have n"
"Hi Everyone. My name is Gaye Myers, I'm 49 years old and I was just diagnosed with Fibro. I have been to many doctors and they all told"
"I am new to the group and fairly recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Does everyone else hurt all over? I am 50 and a Registered Nur"
"Hi, everyone! I've been reading the forum for several days and am now a member. I appreciate all of the great discussions here. I f"
"[color=#800080]Hello to my new FMily~ My name is MiMi0221. I'm a FM suffer of over 17 1/2 years, along with Mixed Connective Tissue"
"I was diagnosed with Lupus 2 years ago. I'm fortunate to not have any major problems. I've been suffering in silence since my mid-teens"
"Hi there, I am wondering if anyone else has other autoimmune diseases along with Graves? Just because I have been having aching joints,"
"Would anyone like to share how Lymes affected their muscles? What has worked and not worked to relieve the muscles so the muscles work"
"Do most of you feel like you have muscle fatigue along with the pain? They have tested my strength and I am not weak, but I notice my a"
"abetes, and fibromyalgia along with "non specific" mixed connective tissue disease. I was thinking, if I try to get all of t"
"Do you ever wonder that you have something more serious then fibro (not to say it is fun having fibro because it sucks) and that the do"
"laquinel since October. Has anyone out there ever had Unspecified connective tissue disease that manifested as panniculitis? We went"
"der II. My 17 year old daughter was diagnosed with an unspecified connective tissue disease. This has been a challenging year, to say"
"Hi. I am 31 years old, married with two daughters, almost 10 and 11 (from a previous marriage) and a stepdaughter, 12 (lives with her"
"tude but I just gotta let this go... I have fibromyalgia, mixed connective tissue disease, hypothyroidsm, Reynouds, sleep apnea, rot"
"what is it and what is its attact sytemps?:S"
"Hello - I was just diagnosed with Lyme disease 2 weeks ago. I\'ve had it for about 9 months though - or at least that\'s when I got th"
"hi! im new here!! my lupus mainly affects my rib cartaledge and my liver, but lately my jaw bone has been particularly achey, i know"
"I went to my doctor today and told her that the pain doctor did diagnose me with Fibromyalgia. My doctor, the one that brought up thi"
"I was just wondering if anyone has severe pain, stiffness, muscle swelling, and feet and hand swelling with ms. My doctor is looking in"
"able stuff as well.( mine was probably due to genetics of having a connective tissue disorder--EDS/JHS and therefore strecthy blood ves"
"My name is Tami and my 5 yr old son is scheduled to see a rheumatologist soon. He has had \"unexplained\" illness since he h"
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