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DiscussionFinancial strain of having multiple autoimmune diseases
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Hello @joielivingbyfai, welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your post. It is scary when you are alone. I can assure you that you are not alone and you will get support from members of the Connect community. There is another active discussion where you will be able to meet other members and learn how they are dealing with MCTD (Mixed Connective Tissue Disease). I'm tagging our Moderator @kanaazpereira to see if she can move your post to the discussion.
Groups > Autoimmune Diseases > MCTD (Mixed Connective Tissue Disease)
-- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mctd-mixed-connective-tissue-disease/
While we are waiting, here some information that will help you learn a more about MCTD:
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease - Symtoms & Causes
-- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mixed-connective-tissue-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20375147
@joielivingbyfai so you have any specific questions you are trying to get answered?
John
I can certainly relate to all the symptoms from the unbearable pain in the abdomen, all over body itching and joint muscle pain. The most menial tasks might put me in bed for 2-3 days. And I mean not get up to do anything! At Mayo, my endocrinologist told me it was not Addison’s Disease, because I increased in cortisol when stressed during my ACTH test. However, I had no baseline cortisol @