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@kariulrich

Hi @iagrrl! So very nice to meet you and welcome to the FMD family! How are you feeling? I have found with FMD that the more you learn about the disease you will find your self saying... oh I can relate to that! Do you have any fatigue? Or joint problems? Some of us have overlapping connective tissue problems. My friend is doing well, thank you for asking. I know there is a new doctor at Mayo Vascular that is interested in FMD patients, but I cannot recall his name. I will do some digging and see if I can figure out who it is. I see Dr. Thom Rooke in vascular. Dr. Gustavo Oderich for vascular surgery and Dr. Robert Brown for neurology. With finding a doctor, find one who is knowledgeable in the area, but most importantly one that you connect with. Everyone has different personalities and finding a doctor that you can communicate with is so important. I have been diagnosed with FMD since 2004... if I remember correctly lol! It has been a while. I believe all the vascular doctors at Mayo Rochester are very familiar with FMD and will be helpful. Not every speciality is familiar with FMD, so keep that in mind if you are sent to GI or another speciality. The swooshing in the ears can drive you crazy at times! I have that too. Will you be going to Mayo Rochester?

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I just was diagnosed with FMD of renal artery after a CT for something else. Awaiting results of additional CT if head and neck. I live in Rochester and have a consult in Vascular Medicine in October. No symptoms other than my lifetime ones of fatigue, anxiety, tinnitus. I’ve researched everything I can online. Scary as it’s considered rare. It helps to talk with people who have it. Thanks for sharing h.

Hi, I’m QueenKEB
I believe my Doctor diagnosed me with FMD by way of CTA.
But she haven’t really heard of it!
So she is putting me on a statin and referring me to Vascular.
I am scared and symptoms are swooshing in ear and pain in neck laterally. Lots of aucilar migraines with blurred vision.
Does this sound like something anyone has had?