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(((((((((( Rhapsody )))))))))))))

Second, last week I was diagnosed with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease. It is a mixture of lupus, polymyocitis, schleraderma and Raynaulds. I have other kinds of arthritis, ect., all autoimmune problems. With MCTD, you have some symptoms of them all. In time, one may come to the forefront, but right now, it's like a cocktail of autoimmune problems. It's not fun. You do feel like you have the flu when the rash hits and you run a fever. Right now my face and legs are broken out again and it burns. I never know where the rash will be when I wake up.

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For JAN..........

This is an interesting fact of GERDS - my newest Dx

Multiple Connective tissue disorders. Diseases such as scleroderma (and others) that cause muscular tissue to thicken and swell can keep digestive muscles from relaxing and contracting as they should, allowing acid reflux - GERDS.

My doctors are considering this along with the Lupus...... but never the less this is still a wait and see game.

Rhapsody -