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Scleroderma & Raynaud's UK (SRUK)

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Hello am I in the right place.

Yesterday, after being treated for RA for two years I was diagnosed with mixed connective tissue disease with scleroderma. Does this make sense to anybody and...

Yesterday, after being treated for RA for two years I was diagnosed with mixed c...

•13 years ago

Has anyone had a blood clot?

I've had mixed connective tissue disease and Raynaud's since I was a teenager. Four years ago I ended up with a subclavian vein thrombosis (a clot near my...

I've had mixed connective tissue disease and Raynaud's since I was a teenager. F...

•13 years ago

another trip to the doctors

has anyone had boils, & I don't mean just one, i have had them on my breast under my arm on the left cheek of the buttock and on the back of the leg I lost...

has anyone had boils, & I don't mean just one, i have had them on my breast unde...

•13 years ago

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Sunshine at last

Hi am going by thanking those who have commented on my blogs and answering my questions. Just writting to say its great to have a bit of sunshine for a change,...

Hi am going by thanking those who have commented on my blogs and answering my qu...

•13 years ago

Scatty

i ache and its been a long day, caught my foot in a dip of the path, then my other foot slipped as one of my saddle's broke. So had to buy some new saddles,...

i ache and its been a long day, caught my foot in a dip of the path, then my oth...

•13 years ago

Does anyone else with Raynaud's have asthma?

•13 years ago

I have a white chalky patch of skin on tip of left forefinger, partly under nail. I showed it to the doctor about 10 wks ago.

He said it probably was a calcium deposit conected with my Raynaud's. I have had Raynaud's since I was 6 - now almost 72, never experienced this before. Not...

He said it probably was a calcium deposit conected with my Raynaud's. I have had...

•13 years ago

Has anyone got both epilepsy and scleroderma?

I have just been diagnosed with epilepsy and feel like this disease has took over my whole life now.

I have just been diagnosed with epilepsy and feel like this disease has took ove...

•13 years ago

‘Feeling the Cold’ Survey

The cold is more than a nuisance for sufferers of Raynaud’s and chilblains so Avicenna (who own Balmosa chilblain cream) have produced a survey to find out how...

The cold is more than a nuisance for sufferers of Raynaud’s and chilblains so Av...

•13 years ago

Warmest cars?

Whilst all the vehicle manufacturers and sales people tout performance stats like fuel consumption, I find it really difficult to compare which vehicles heat...

Whilst all the vehicle manufacturers and sales people tout performance stats lik...

•13 years ago

I have had CREST for almost 7 years now. At the moment I am getting so tired and struggle daily at the moment.

I work and have an active life (keep myself busy). Head pains are a recent problem - is that stress? Not like a headache that stays? These pains move about...

I work and have an active life (keep myself busy). Head pains are a recent probl...

•13 years ago

Finally might be getting my ingrown nail sorted.

Hiya blogging is still bewildering to me, been suffering from an ingrowing toe nail for about four years. Been on several lots of antiobiotics, for it. Had it...

Hiya blogging is still bewildering to me, been suffering from an ingrowing toe n...

•13 years ago

How do you eat?

Systemic Scleroderma has made my mouth smaller and nose pinched my lips and inside my mouth are numb.How do others eat and drink and how small will my mouth...

Systemic Scleroderma has made my mouth smaller and nose pinched my lips and ins...

•13 years ago

Think I must have been in a boxing match last night ......

Have woken up and every bit of my body hurts including my inner organs - feel like I have been punched from pillar to post .......

Have woken up and every bit of my body hurts including my inner organs - feel li...

•13 years ago

Problems with grip

Whether I am having an attack or not, I seem to have trouble with grip. I am constantly finding myself dropping things, big or small. It's becoming a bit of a...

Whether I am having an attack or not, I seem to have trouble with grip. I am con...

•13 years ago

Feet affected far more than hands. Is this the same for you?

Hi I have been diagnosed with Raynaud's for a couple of years, and despite Nifedepine, have freezing feet every day. I even had an ulcer for the first time...

Hi I have been diagnosed with Raynaud's for a couple of years, and despite Nife...

•13 years ago

Painful eyes.

I have suffered with Raynaud's and Scleroderma for nearly thirty years. I am now wondering if I also have Sjogren's Syndrome. At the moment my eyes are very...

I have suffered with Raynaud's and Scleroderma for nearly thirty years. I am no...

•13 years ago

My first blog

I enjoy reading everybody elses blogs (it's good to see other peoples experiences and know you are not alone), I thought i would add one of my own. I'm having...

I enjoy reading everybody elses blogs (it's good to see other peoples experience...

•13 years ago

Latest Trip to the Rheumatologist.

Hi everyone, I havent posted in a while, been trying to keep busy and not let myself get to down lately. I had my appointment with the Rheumatologists last...

Hi everyone, I havent posted in a while, been trying to keep busy and not let m...

•13 years ago

Prof HERRICK (Salford Royal) Dr McKENNA (Trafford) and the RSA

I was in Salford Royal (Hope Hospital) for 10 days in April '11 until Easter Sunday.. yet again!! For some reason its usually pre Easter or pre Xmas I end up...

I was in Salford Royal (Hope Hospital) for 10 days in April '11 until Easter Sun...

•13 years ago

Raynaud's, Sjogren's syndrome, rectal prolapse and digital ulcer

Hi I have been diagnosed with Sjogren's for about 4 years, Raynaud's for about 2 1/2 years and have had various pelvic prolapses, including a full rectal...

Hi I have been diagnosed with Sjogren's for about 4 years, Raynaud's for about ...

•13 years ago

I was just wondering if a connection between Raynaud's and angina is possible? I have both as well as reflux disease and bowel problems.

•13 years ago