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@tabathab Hello~ Happy belated birthday! You've been through so much. It's easy to see why you're...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/908374/

Discussion: How do you cope with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Aug 6, 2023

I have many of the symptoms with MCTD (an overlap of Lupus). Electrolytes really matter; we...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/320343/

Discussion: Are these bad feelings bad enough?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Aug 28, 2020

I have had MCTD since 1996. Dry eyes are part of my life, but I use...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/955006/

Discussion: Sjogren’s Syndrome – Introduce yourself and meet others

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Oct 28, 2023

I went to ER for broken ribs (7) and they found lots of other issues that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/615812/

Discussion: Misdiagnosed multiple times I need answers

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Jul 11, 2021

Welcome. We have a very nice group of people here. Always ready to share info and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816620/

Discussion: MCTD (Mixed Connective Tissue Disease)

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Feb 24, 2023

Thank you so much! I’ve been the 2 rheumatologists. One in Huntsville, AL and one at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/742844/

Discussion: MCTD, Fibromyalgia, Reynauds

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Aug 28, 2022

I have dry eyes with Sjogrens symptoms, but not specifically diagnosed. I have MCTD. I gently...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/265360/

Discussion: How do you deal with dry eyes?

Support Group: Eye Conditions

Posted: Mar 24, 2021

The worst ones would last three weeks and seemed to be triggered by stress. At the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/218269/

Discussion: Help on treatment for Erythema Multiforme Major

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Nov 6, 2018

Hello, I’m researching mixed connective tissue disease for my husband. I am a member of the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/80635/

Discussion: How do you cope with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Jan 16, 2021

Hi, @curiousgirl2468. I’m Amy.🙋‍♀️ You are not alone. 💛 Everyone here is going through this process,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1280558/

Discussion: Desperate for Advice

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: 4 days ago

I am at this very place in my life. I have had so many symptoms since...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/806593/

Discussion: Severe brain fog with possible MCTD

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Feb 5, 2023

Hi mariejk1, I would NOT worry about your eyes and Plaquenil. As long as you have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/56484/

Discussion: MCTD (Mixed Connective Tissue Disease)

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Oct 4, 2017

I was diagnosed with MCTD in 2012. It surely has not been an easy road for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/56510/

Discussion: MCTD (Mixed Connective Tissue Disease)

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Apr 6, 2018

I've lost count of how many autoimmune diseases I have, not kidding. Maybe 20? I try...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1258244/

Discussion: How many autoimmune diseases can you have?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Mar 15 1:55am

I have an autoimmune disease (MCTD) and suggest you follow some of the practical advice even...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/858502/

Discussion: Autoimmune symptoms continuing for 12 months post Covid - no answers

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: May 12, 2023

Hey, folks, great to get to know everyone, I read just about every post here. Anyone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956594/

Discussion: MCTD (Mixed Connective Tissue Disease)

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Oct 30, 2023

Wow, an MCTD group! Long-term survivor here, 66 years old, diagnosed in 1972. Initial treatment was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/951102/

Discussion: MCTD (Mixed Connective Tissue Disease)

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Oct 20, 2023

@jessiek Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am so sorry for your diagnosis and your families’...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1071918/

Discussion: MCTD (Mixed Connective Tissue Disease)

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: May 20, 2024

I had written a long well thought out response & lost it all. Extremely frustrating. Bottom...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1218067/

Discussion: MCTD and saline implants - connection ?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Jan 21 9:43am

Repeatedly high RNP antibodies are clinically significant and usually associated with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/987431/

Discussion: Not sure what to do? ANA negative but RNP repeatedly high

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Dec 28, 2023

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