I agree...see a rheumatologist. My primary - who is lovely - kept saying "healthy people can have an elevated ANA". But my dermatologist pushed me to see a rheumatologist. It took more than one, as...
Anyone else have this? Like the area just at the base of your nail? I know it can be seen any any of the connective tissue diseases. This was actually the first clue I had that something was really...
Sort of a shot in the dark.....doesn't look like Elbee has been around here in a while, but just wondering if anything ever changed with the UCTD dx, or if it stayed that way. I don't see any PM...
Hi NDCHEG, Very similar stories. I was dx with UCTD in Feb. We are about the same age, and my complaints have mostly been skin issues and muscle pain in thighs.....and like joint/tendon pain in...
I would be disheartened too. But remember....Plaquenil takes 4-6 months to assess for a positive effect. But, I know it's annoying to swallow a pill everyday and not expect it to work sooner. I am...
Does anyone get swelling in their feet/ankles from sun/heat? I had trouble with that 2 summers ago....was a new thing - and before I had any other symptoms. Thought it might have been thyroid related...
I did see the rheumatologist at "specialty center". She was fabulous and I feel confident in her expertise. At this point she is saying UCTD and I am satisfied with that. She put me on Plaquenil. And...
I was also recently given a Discoid Lupus dx from a skin biopsy on my scalp. I did not have the associated hair loss, but it was scaly and itchy for a bit. Betamethasone works to calm it. Also have...