@heather8568, I want to extend a Welcome to Connect. I can see that you have diagnoses for a wide range of medical complications. And I can understand why you are feeling depressed, as you have shared. I don't share your experiences, and I am definitely not familiar with your diagnoses, but I can understand how miserable you must be feeling. I do hope that find some comfort for all of this.

Heather, Who has diagnosed you with these conditions that you have listed? Are you currently under the care of any medical provider?

I’m sorry you’re struggling with all the things you mentioned. You mentioned you have pruritus which is itching of the skin. Do you also have hives? Also, have you had your Thyroid levels checked? You could have hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. I was diagnosed in November of 2022 with Hypothyroidism/Hashimoto’s before catching Covid in December of 2022. Once I got Covid in December of 2022, I then started loosing my hair, gaining weight and lost my taste and smell and still don’t have it back. It is depressing and I’m working on regaining it. I also am now taking Synthroid for the Hypothyroidism. I’ve also been tested for food allergies and have stopped eating the foods that made me feel unwell, for 6 months now and have just begun to reincorporate those foods, 1 per week. I am feeling much better, have lost the weight and my hair is growing back. I do hope this helps you. If you decide to have your thyroid levels checked, it’s a blood test that checks your TSH, T3-Free, T4-Free and your thyroid antibodies. If your numbers are high, you probably need thyroid medications. Good luck!

Yikes! I would get a second opinion from the best rheumatologist you can find. That is a crazy number of autoimmune diseases.