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Difficult case, several diagnosis, no solution yet
Hi everyone As I have been ill for more than 3.5 years and have already applied for an appointment at Mayo clinic, I would still...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Mar 7, 2025
Male, 23, Possible Autoimmune Issues, Difficult to Diagnose
Hi there, I have been struggling to receive a diagnosis for quite some time and my condition is getting worse; I was hoping someone here...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jan 29 2:47pm
Diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, on no prescribed meds!
I was recently diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. My Dr. did the bloodwork, there were 9 tests and 5 were abnormal and 4 were normal. I...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: 14 seconds ago
Speech Difficulty (dysarthria) - Autoimmune Cerebellar Ataxia
Hi all,I was diagnosed with autoimmune cerebellar ataxia a couple years ago. I have some balance problems, but my biggest problem is difficulty speaking. They...
Support Group: Brain & Nervous System
Last active: Dec 29, 2023
Sun exposure advice
Hi, I have a lot of difficulty being in th sun. Im not diagnosed yet but my symptoms align with Erythromelalgia. Whatever it is, I...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jun 22, 2020
AIH (Autoimmune Hepititus)
AIH is difficult to diagnose. but how easy is it to dismiss this as the correct dignosis ?Which tests prove that the issue is in...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jan 17, 2023
New diagnosis of Addison disease
I was just diagnosed with Addison disease. I started medicine today. I'm exhausted. I can't push myself through things it's really difficult. Do you know...
Last active: Sep 13, 2025
Lack of diagnosis has become urgent; calm needed (How?)
This is a general question anybody who has ever faced a difficult diagnosis (autoimmune diseases can all be) and the lack of diagnosis has made...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jun 6, 2022
CIDP and arachnoid cysts
Has anyone with CIDP subsequently developed arachnoid cysts on their spinal cord? About one year after being diagnosed with CIDP, I started having terrible back...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jun 6, 2025
IBM Anti-cN-1A (NT5c1A): 5x Normal
I posted this a while back but I put it in the wrong forum and couldn’t transfer it so figured I would create a new...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Mar 12 10:21am
Looking for any food links regarding Vasculitis - Wegeners disease
Hello - looking for any food links regarding Vasculitis - Wegners disease - it's such a new diagnosis - and also very difficult to research...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Feb 6, 2023
Amyloidosis. Diagnosis, treatment, frustration. AL, hATTR, etc.
Perhaps the most difficult disorders are those which offer little hope, such as some forms of Amy. The diagnosis is very difficult, slow, frustrating and...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Sep 9, 2023
Teaching Hospitals
Hi, I know getting diagnosed with AI is difficult. A couple of people suggested going to a teaching hospital as they are more thorough. Any...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jul 12, 2024
How did you feel when you were first diagnosed?
When I was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia, I felt strangely relieved. But being diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome didn't relieve me. I think this time it...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Aug 25, 2025
CIDP/GBS
I was diagnosed with CIDP in 2001. My neurologist says it is no longer active and the weakness I experience with exertion is from nerve...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Feb 24, 2024
Currently waiting approval for Rheumatology physician referral
My situation is complicated and frustrating..trying to find answers and a diagnosis is like watching paint dry in the rain. Someone, please, if you have...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Feb 9 10:30pm
Learn more about Autoimmune Disease
The Autoimmune Organization is holding a free, virtual summit in October. Everyone is invited! The speakers will cover topics such a diagnosis difficulty, fatigue, why...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Apr 15, 2025
Autoimmune Muscle Atrophy Myositis coupled with Rheumatoid Arthiritis
Male. 63 years old; residing in Karachi. Rheumatoid conditions. Had flair of Rheumatoid Arthritis between 2016 and 2021 which has since subsided / remission; followed...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Apr 30, 2025
Cardiac Sarcoidosis (Autoimmune Disease) and the use of Prednisone.
Cardiac Sarcoidosis is a rare / uncommon autoimmune disease which affects the heart, causing Heart & Kidney failure and risk of an untimely V Tach...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: May 15, 2025
Tips for Getting a Proper Diagnosis of an Autoimmune Disease
Getting a diagnosis can be a real challenge indeed! It may be one of the most difficult challenges in your health journey. I received some...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: May 2, 2025