Shirley:
Progressive Systemic SclerosisI
found out about my Scleroderma on November 1, 1971 at 4pm.
Difficulty swallowing was the thing which got my doctor's
attention...
Flora
- Sclerodermia Sistemica (Italiana)
Sono una ragazza di 23 anni e nell' Agosto di quest'anno
(1999), dopo un ricovero, presso l' Arcispedale S. Anna di
Ferrara, mi hanno diagnosticato una sclerodermia sistemica...
Valeria
- Scleroderma Sistemica (Italiana)
Mi farebbe anche molto piacere sapere se esiste qualche centro,
possibilmente non troppo lontano da Roma...
Naye:
Systemic Scleroderma"I
was looking in the mirror one morning when I noticed a pink
discoloration around my nose. I thought maybe I had scratched
myself..."
Amy:
Daughter of Systemic Sclerosis Patient(This
was written for an informative speech which I delivered in
my Communications class.) Imagine for me if you would that
in certain areas of your body the skin has begun to thicken
and harden...
Sheri:
CREST SyndromeIn the winter
of '97, my fingers and toes started turning white and numb
in response to the cold weather...
Jaci: MCTD and Autoimmune HepatitisOut of fear of going back to the doctors, I tried just to live with it, whatever it was. What I found strange was that nobody seemed to noticed how terrible I was feeling, not even the doctors...
Heather: Vitiligo, Hypothyroidism, and now Linear MorpheaI am not too concerned about
the other two conditions since there really is nothing you can do about
the vitiligo, and the
thyroid is under control. The morphea is what is bugging me...
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