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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...

New here today, and looking for folks dealing with MDS.

Been on different prostate cancer sites with interesting info, but can't find much on myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) anywhere. Know there is only 10-14K cases a year. Doesn't seem like there...

Urgent Help Needed: Undiagnosed Condition in 8-Month-Old with Severe Symptoms

Hello everyone! I'm posting on behalf of a friend in China whose 8-month-old son has been battling severe, unexplained symptoms since he was just 2 months old. These symptoms include...

Undiagnosed with neurological symptoms and multiple misdiagnoses

Hi folks! I'm currently seeing a neurologist, who is giving me multiple tests to see what rare disease I may have. About a year ago, I started randomly slurring my...

Dermatomyositis

I don’t know anybody else who has dermatomyositis. It is hard wearing all the stuff I need to in order to keep the sun off my skin and explaining this...

APLAID

I’m a patient of the NIH. I don’t believe there is anyone else out there with this disease besides my daughter and myself. Has anyone body be diagnosed with APLAID...

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