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@toomanyoars You have been through the wringer. It's good you are taking a balanced approach regarding...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/335552/

for-anyone-who-still-cant-find-a-diagnosis/ - Undiagnosed and frustrated: RA

Discussion: Lost: Being sick and not knowing why wears on you

Support Group: Just Want to Talk

Posted: Feb 16, 2021

Definitely talk to a neurologist about Myasthenia Gravis (MG). That’s where all my issues started-double vision...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/254711/

menopause I was diagnosed with Lupus and RA

Discussion: Worsening diplopia with no explanation

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Mar 11, 2019

@oakbourne Hi, Oak. Yes there are many pictures on the internet, especially through Mayo-MN, NIK, Boston...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/163072/

kidneys, bladder, prostate, urethra, RA

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Dystonia?

Support Group: Brain & Nervous System

Posted: Sep 10, 2018

Love to know how long the flu lasts. My eyes have been watering lately and I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/107514/

Along with my RA and alergies, I just

Discussion: Autoimmune Diseases and Fatigue

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Feb 17, 2018

I have RA and pulmonary fibrosis and am supposed to have a team. I can't get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1242608/

I have RA and pulmonary fibrosis and

Discussion: How to find a doctor interested in providing care for aging patients?

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Feb 21 9:06pm

@playadelcarmen Interesting question...I have had RA for years, but no rheumatologist would treat it because my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1382009/

Interesting question...I have had RA

Discussion: Need drug to suppress RA that does not flare up my BE or MAI.

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Aug 29 12:12pm

Thank you for your support and input. I live in St Petersburg, FL. Do I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/981403/

so it could be more than Lupus and RA

Discussion: Low WBC and MCTD

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Dec 16, 2023

As I read all of this, I'm realizing I have this too. I'm almost 70. There...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974867/

Rheumatologist said I do not have RA

Discussion: Raynaud's Syndrome: Anyone want to talk about Raynaud’s?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Dec 4, 2023

Hi Pam, @pb50, It's easy to doubt treatment decisions after the fact, but we never really...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/959934/

It sounds like the RA certainly complicates

Discussion: Had lobectomy in 2020 still having radiating severe nerve pain.

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Nov 6, 2023

This is my second attempt to take Prolia. I took one injection 6 or 7 years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870597/

It aggravated my RA, and my hands and

Discussion: Weight gain with Prolia

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jun 1, 2023

CRP is always high, but sed rate is pretty normal. Negative for RA, lupus, most cancers,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/847680/

Negative for RA, lupus, most cancers

Discussion: Spinal steroid injections while on Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 22, 2023

Hi. You said you were having the Orencia infusions for a year and a half? Why...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/733620/

I've had RA for 30 years or so and

Discussion: Anyone have experience with ORENCIA (abatacept) infusions for RA?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Aug 3, 2022

Hello @rkprice, Sorry to hear you have been struggling with your PMR and tapering off of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286805/

Did your RA doc provide a tapering schedule

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 18, 2021

Hi @grandmar! I sure like your attitude- it’s great! I thoroughly enjoy reading your posts! They...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/97595/

I have fibro, RA, diabetes, and recently

Discussion: Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself

Support Group: Chronic Pain

Posted: Sep 13, 2018

@oregongirl Each and every person reacts to each shot differently. It depends on the meds used,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211500/

more thing, I don't know that an RA

Discussion: Back Surgery

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Aug 10, 2018

Hi @debcha, and welcome to Connect. I'm so glad you decided to share your positive experience...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/103541/

blindeyepug - two members who also have RA

Discussion: Is it possible to go off RA drugs by following a plant based diet

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: May 25, 2016

Greetings to someone with this unusual disease. I was diagnosed with Autoimmune Hepatitis in 1996; at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1203035/

but did have temporary bouts with RA

Discussion: Autoimmune Hepatitis and remission?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Jan 3 9:47am

I was originally diagnosed with PMR on Feb, 17th , 2025 after my complaints of stiffness...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1259391/

when he did blood tests for PMR and RA

Discussion: Should I have temporal biopsy for GCA even after 8 weeks prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 16 10:41am

Hi, I've taken quite a few Covid vaccines/boosters at this point and will be getting another...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1285653/

My RA is very well managed, and skipping

Discussion: Covid booster while on Humira?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Apr 19 6:36pm

I have been on IVIG since 8/23 for CIDP, but it also is supposed to help...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1183024/

also is supposed to help my lupus and RA

Discussion: Just developed signs of IGA vasculitis ( Henoch Schonlein purpura).

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Dec 2, 2024