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@marymaryoregon Thank you so much for this post. I have had symptoms for 20+ yrs and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1530788/
still be listed as Undifferentiated connective ... tissue disease so hearing you mention ... validation because I could swear I have lupus
Discussion: ANA positive for Lupus
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: 5 days ago
I have had RA for over 25 years. Back then the anti-ccp ,which is a more...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1527516/
me with RA, but with inflammatory disease ... is closely linked with autoimmune diseases ... Inflammatory lung diseases, such as ... Mixed connective tissue disease. ... Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Discussion: What are the standard tests for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 15 12:36pm
The changes in hands and fingers described sound like those the occur with Mixed Connective Tissue...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1514023/
sound like those the occur with Mixed Connective ... Tissue Disease (MCTD). ... It’s autoimmune and similar to lupus ... RNP with your blood test results for lupus ... MCTD is treated similar to lupus.
Discussion: Is it Raynaud's or something else?
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 25 5:12am
@hunterhadley03 hello, did you end up getting answers? I was on here looking up lupus because...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1520778/
I was on here looking up lupus because ... which is typically a symptom of a connective ... tissue disease from what I’ve read) ... think I might have a mild version of lupus ... they had finally figured out what my issue
Discussion: ANA positive for Lupus
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 6 8:23am
@proteusx Apparently you have not taken Anatomy and Physiology in college. Yes, there are a ton...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1511874/
Autoimmune- mixed connective tissue ... disease, lupus, Hashimotos and Sjogrens ... you find a cure for the autoimmune diseases
Discussion: Do I need to deep dive diagnosis?
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 22 9:11am
I took dexilant 60 mgs twice a day. I had in 2002 MRSA Bacterial Spinal Meningitis....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1499957/
also caused by my autoimmune immune diseases ... Mixed Connective tissue disease. ... Lupus, Sojourns and Hashimotos.
Discussion: Anyone take a PPI?
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 7 7:02am
@stonewheel I've since then been re-diagnosed from PMR to connective tissue disease, with lupus and vasculitis...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1501993/
then been re-diagnosed from PMR to connective ... tissue disease, with lupus and vasculitis ... PMR is itself a connective tissue condition
Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 9 5:46pm
@celia16 Dear Celia, I started have this problem when I was in my late 30ties or...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1498785/
diagnosed as having Sjogren's and Lupus ... doctors feel that it is related to connective ... tissue disease. ... probably related to diabetes or a disease
Discussion: Skin that is painful to the touch
Support Group: Fibromyalgia
Posted: Feb 5 1:39pm
@celia16 Dear Celia, It feel exactly as you described. The lower part of my legs, halfway...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1498240/
reason that I have Sjogren's and Lupus ... so they are connective tissue diseases ... probably related to the authimmune diseases
Discussion: Skin that is painful to the touch
Support Group: Fibromyalgia
Posted: Feb 4 5:22pm
I have had skin painful to the touch since I was in my 40ties. I am...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1492843/
My doctor's said its connective ... tissue disease. ... I have Sjogren's and Lupus.
Discussion: Skin that is painful to the touch
Support Group: Fibromyalgia
Posted: Jan 28 4:07pm
@stallen mine was autoimmune My sed rate, CRP , complement C3 was elevated, speckled Ana positive...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1500039/
The mixed connnective tissue disease ... , lupus, Hashimotos and Sojourns. ... pictures of my face because I had the lupus
Discussion: PN and trembling/ hands shaking
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 7 8:51am
leb5863, Bless you. I too have Raynaud's and until your post, I never made a connection...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1500440/
and until your post, I never made a connection ... have found if you have one autoimmune disease ... Lupus can cause itchy hands and feet ... Most people with Lupus have a positive ... Liver issues can cause itching.
Discussion: Chronic Itchy Hands and Feet
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 7 4:43pm
Lisa I don’t have restless legs or Parkinson’s. What I do have is tremors in my...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1345477/
Dysautonomia My autoimmune diagnosis Lupus ... Sjogrens Hashimotos Mixed connective ... tissue disease I do not carry genetics
Discussion: Parkinson's plus restless leg syndrome
Support Group: Parkinson's Disease
Posted: Jul 10, 2025
Does she get the butterfly rash on her face? My Ana, c reactive protein, sed rate...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1332698/
He finally agreed that I have lupus ... tested positive for sojourns, mixed connective ... tissue disease, Hashimotos. ... Lupus is very hard to diagnose. ... Part of lupus is drug allergies.
Discussion: Lupus Raynaud
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jun 22, 2025