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Re my previous Post my text was changed and should have read that I have MCTD, Sjorgens and Raynaud's.

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I tried to reply to your other post at length but it got lost and chilblains and neuropathy are too bad to write much again. Just to say I have similar combination and experience this too. I’m told it’s a Sjögren’s related thing? Look up Hypergammaglobulemia - this is what the Sjögren’s expert told me I have. I can’t tolerate meds either but I am prepping to retry Mycophenolate for this condition as it didn’t seem to give me bad side effects.

“Sjögren's syndrome patients presenting with hypergammaglobulinemia are relatively unresponsive to cevimeline treatment. ... Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by sicca symptoms, including dry eyes and dry mouth. Cevimeline is used for the treatment of dry mouth in patients with SS.19 May 2009

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