MCTD Support Group
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) or Sharp's syndrome is a human autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body. MCTD combines features of polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic scleroderma and is thus considered an overlap syndrome. MCTD commonly causes joint pain/swelling, Raynaud phenomenon, muscle inflammation, and scarring of...
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Well, my hair is again falling out. I had some success in keeping it while on Plaquenil and Medrol. I have been off of... READ MORE
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I got diagnosed with mctd 7 months ago. I immeditely left school and began doing classes online. I am on medicine that... READ MORE
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Hello, I am newly diagnosed with MCTD and Inflammatory Arthritis. I'm relieved to have some answers on my declining... READ MORE
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I just get back from the ENT Dr. I cannot get rid of this cough which they determined is caused by allergies and... READ MORE
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I'm hanging in there, but it's getting really bad in the mornings with high humidity here in Southern California.People... READ MORE
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I have recently had tests on my heart, and was told by the nurse that i have mild mitral regurgatation. It is when the... READ MORE
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I turned 55 years-old today. I have been diagnosed with MCTD in July 2018. I have been prescribed... READ MORE
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Hey All,I haven't been here that much, I do check in every now and then. Most things have been going well, at least... READ MORE
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Hi, everyone. I'm a 55 year old female who has just been diagnosed as likely MCTD. I don't have an appointment with a... READ MORE
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Hello all, It has been a long while since I posted. I do look at your posts every few weeks. So after going to see... READ MORE
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does the amount of RNP distinguish the severity of disease. I have been tested for years because I have had CRP and ESR... READ MORE
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Hello, I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago. I saw my doc on Friday and asked her if it's just in my mind that since the... READ MORE
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Wonder if anyone here has this disease? I was told it is terminal, 5-10 years.
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Yesterday, I got really hot. The temp was in the upper 80s. I was inside with no air. The humidity was high also. There... READ MORE
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I’ve just been diagnosed. I’m struggling with the shock. It is all as dire as I’m reading online? Can we... READ MORE
