If it was costochondritis would the pred calm that down? is that something that flares in the fall/winter colder times and comes and goes?...
Hi, I am a lurker but i have been flaring up on and off for the last 3 years- mainly in the fall/winter time when it gets cold. I have had all the tests you have done negative as well but i have a...
Hey everyone, I am LOST! I need some help, advice or suggestions on what to do. Starting in Nov 2012 i started having chest pain went to the ER was checked for heart attack etc. (i was 24) -My family...
[i]For past 2 years from Oct-April i will have inflammation in my chest, leg pain, knee pain and back pain and swelling. My Dr had me do blood and it came back 1:180 and 1:80 homogenous the first and...
Symptoms are inflammation in my chest/back, headaches, dizziness, swelling of my back, joint pain in my shoulders, hips and hands. Also have hand rash i think he said eczema. My family does have...
Hi, so my rheumy ran every test possible for sjorgens, lupus, RA, muscle mass etc. he said it all came negative and no markers for lupus etc. I dont understand because ive read a simple test cannot...
Hi all, I have been on prednisone for about 8 weeks now and was having a light period when i started it. Fast forward to now and i started it again this morning and it is the heaviest period i have...
True to that thank you for your response...
HI everyone, I am still waiting on my test results to be back (blood work & chest CT) and got to thinking if you can get an autoimmune disease from blood transfusions? I had 3 transfusions back in...
HI, so i finally got into my rheumatologist yesterday after having flare ups on inflammation going on right down my chest and in my shoulder blades. He is running the tests: ANA, ANTI-DS DNA,...