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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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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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
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So I’m 23 and have been sickly my entire life. Doctors never take me seriously and when they do, they only check my... 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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Hello all, I have a mild case of MCTD, no rashes, no sores, no excruciating pain. I do have extreme fatigue and some... 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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Hey everyone! I have a quick question. So I've been on plaquenil for 3 months and prednisone for about 3 weeks. I had a... READ MORE
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Hello All! I'm new on here and have just been diagnosed almost 2 months ago with MCTD after a year of symptoms. I've... READ MORE
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Morning GuysI’m from Australia and recently been diagnosed withMCTD and Fibromyalia. Im strugggling with the pain... READ MORE
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OK. So I had to go off my blood pressure med and cholesterol med because of the drug induced Lupus. (See my previous... 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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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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Hi i have mctd i am so fatigued im looking at reducing my hours to 16 a week can u get any help with benifits?
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I have not been able to post lately as my life is a mess right now. My husband has prostate cancer and had surgery in... READ MORE
