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Rare Diagnosis Experiences

How long did it take you to get diagnosed with your rare disease? Did you receive any misdiagnoses?...

Will you take our In America survey and help others understand the true impact of rare diseases?

The In America survey is now closed. To better understand the patient experience and realities of living with a rare disease, we are fielding our Rare Disease In America survey...

Dealing w more than one

Hi, I'm happy to have run across this email, community forum. I currently suffer with HS & also Hydrocephalus. These are two rare diseases. How did I get both... Guess...

Learning to cope w/all my medical issues

I'm new on here, hoping to have some people to chat with. I have 4pups that keep me company everyday. Hugs +snuggling are the best! I'm dealing w/6 autoimmune diseases...

My symptoms are random and cannot be detected by EMT or any fancy machine so I’m accused of faking.

my life with Polymyositis

About 7 years ago (I was 77 then) I began noticing body weakness, first, gentle, then more acute. I needed a cushion or two to rise from a chair, needed...

I CAN'T OPEN MY FINGERS when my wrist is curled up!!! (docs pls help I wanna play guitar pls)

(my right hand) When I fully extend my wrist, making it bend as far backward as I can, I lose the ability to open my fingers; it feels as though...

Goosebumps with most emotions/passion, sneezing, yawning..

Since march of this year, every time I cried, goosebumps all over my left side of my body. Over the last few months it’s escalated, to goosebumps all over my...

Unknown Illness - Side pain & Snycope

For the past few years I have seen multiple specialists and had many tests. Physical - Female, white, 32yo, 200 lbs. Historical symptoms: Ongoing: Low blood pressure, bradycardia (normal resting...

Undiagnosed all season cold sensation of body

I'm 59 and I have a condition for over last 10 years that is now immensely impacting quality of my life. I feel cold getting absorbed throughout my body except...

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