Romantic PartnershipsHas your rare disease impacted your romantic relationships? What challenges or successes have you encountered?...Reactions0reactionsComments18 replies
Do you allow your child with a rare disease to go on overnight school field trips?If so, what tips have worked for you and your child? How did you prepare your child and yourself for this experience? Please share your insights or personal anecdotes below....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCaregivingTravel
Colonoscopy to rule out Mast Cell Activation Syndrome...What exactly are they trying to find out from the results of Colonoscopy?...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesNewly DiagnosedDiagnosisSurgery
Long time to diagnosis I had symptoms with Bechets when I was 10 yrs old hospitalized with terrible mouth sores and pain. From abused home. No support never Complained again . Continuing symptoms terrible...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
MysteryNo doctor over many years can diagnosis my skin condition. Hospitals and physicians have no idea what it is. Doesn’t show in blood work. I have researched for many years...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
help: Persistent Sensation of Heaviness from Clothing on Chest! – ruining my life!I'm a 19-year-old who’s been dealing with a frustrating issue since I was around 8 years old, and it's really starting to wear on me, especially because I'm big on...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSymptomsTips & Advice
Road to NMOSDIn 2009 I began having more symptoms of blurred vision, double vision, back pain, leg pain Iretractable vomiting, nausea, hiccuping,walking became impaired. I went to ER. UTI and stomach pain...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Have you ever seen your rare disease represented in the media? How did it make you feel? Did you feel it was an accurate depiction? Tell us more about what you would like to see and what effect you hope it...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAwareness
Experimental treatmentsI have TOS (thoracic outlet syndrome). Unfortunately, the ONLY treatment that I have gotten any relief from my symptoms with is dry needling which the insurance companies consider experimental even...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
What’s wrong with my daughterHi my name is araselys. My daughter’s name is aniah. Aniah is 16, I took her to the hospital a year ago with abdominal pain. They said she had colitis...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies