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August-November 2009
Maria T: Daughter of Deceased Scleroderma Patient (Italy) He, upon looking at my mom's face and hands diagnosed her with sclerodermia, in fact he took care of her until the end...
(Italiano) Maria T: Figlia di una Paziente Defunta di Sclerodemia (Italia) Lui, come vide a mia madre disse "tu hai la sclerodermia", guardandole le mani e la faccia...
(Update) Dee B: Limited Scleroderma/CREST Syndrome (South Africa) There is so much I want to add to my original letter after reading more of other peoples stories. I am certainly not getting better but wish I was...
Tessa: Morphea The nurse just told me that I have morphea and knew nothing about it and she told me to look online for information...
Bill T: Diffuse Scleroderma I was diagnosed in July 2008 with Diffuse Scleroderma. I have consistently digressed since then, and have now been in my handicapped recliner, for the most part, since about July 2009...
Maritere: Mother of Daughter with Morphea It might have been just a regular bruise, but instead of swelling, the skin began to sink, perhaps just milimeters but it was sinking...
(Español/Spanish) Maritere: Madre de una niña Morfea (Mexico) Hubiera pasado por un golpe, pero en vez de inflamarse, se empezó a deprimir, quizá sólo milímetros, pero estaba hundida...
Morun: Morphea (Italy) I am a twenty-two year old guy, and I have had morphea for two years...
(Italiano) Morun: Morphea (Italia) Sono un ragazzo di 22 anni, e sono 2 anni che ho la morphea...
Dee B: Limited Scleroderma/CREST Syndrome I also had the problem with people saying I was a hypochondriac, as at that stage all the doctors I saw found nothing wrong with me, but I constantly felt weary and ill...
Alexandra: Scleroderma My scleroderma symptoms arrived in great style: reflux, itchy swollen skin, joint and muscle pain and tiredness. Plus hundreds of little red spots (telangiectasia). My mouth was tight and getting smaller too...
Rosú: Sjogren's Syndrome and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (Italy) Sjogren's causes periferic polyneuropathy, with pain and loss of sensibility in my right hand and arm...
(Italiano) Rosú: Sindrome di Sjogren e Tiroidite da Hashimoto (Italia) La Sjogren mi causa polineuropatia periferica con dolore é perdita di sensibilitá alla mano e braccio destro...
(Update) Kristen: Diffuse Scleroderma Well, I made it through the winter, but barely. I went into the hospital with chest pains and trouble breathing...
New Personal Stories
Maria T: Daughter of Deceased Scleroderma Patient (Italy) He, upon looking at my mom's face and hands diagnosed her with sclerodermia, in fact he took care of her until the end...
(Italiano) Maria T: Figlia di una Paziente Defunta di Sclerodemia (Italia) Lui, come vide a mia madre disse "tu hai la sclerodermia", guardandole le mani e la faccia...
(Update) Dee B: Limited Scleroderma/CREST Syndrome (South Africa) There is so much I want to add to my original letter after reading more of other peoples stories. I am certainly not getting better but wish I was...
Tessa: Morphea The nurse just told me that I have morphea and knew nothing about it and she told me to look online for information...
More New Stories: August-November 2009
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