October 2002 |
| Renae B: CREST, Sjögren's, Raynaud's I was diagnosed with scleroderma about four years ago at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa... |
| Salina: Surviving Granddaughter of Scleroderma Patient My grandma died about two years ago from scleroderma. I am not too sure when she was diagnosed, but when I was in the sixth grade, we found out that she was sick... |
| Maria: Scleroderma and Raynaud's (Ukraine) I live in a small town and in a poor country. My doctors have no computers or medical magazines... |
| Lisa R: Difficult Diagnosis - Scleroderma? My story started five months ago when I woke up one day and out of nowhere, my fingers were tingling and a bit swollen... |
| Mary S: Diffuse Scleroderma When he called the internist I was in the office and I heard him say, "I think I'm sending you a patient who has scleroderma but I'm not sure. She has a lot of the symptoms." |
| Dave Wilcher: Diffuse Scleroderma Early in 1998, I noticed my hands were swollen. I had a hard time gripping the handle of my coffee cup... |
| Michelle (JR): Morphea Scleroderma My doctor had never seen anything like this, and prescribed some cortisone cream assuming it was a fungus and it would disappear in a week... |
| Heidi: Difficult Diagnosis of UCTD Do these symptoms resemble the beginning symptoms for others who have gone on to be diagnosed with scleroderma? |
| Monica: MCTD This diagnosis is a bittersweet one for us. Yes, after seven years of hell, we now have a name... |
| Melanie W: Linear Morphea Scleroderma The only good thing about this disease is that it makes you a better person.... |
| Pam M: Diffuse Scleroderma, CREST and Raynaud's I went to a rheumatologist and after she had almost killed me with all the tests and drugs for a year, she threw her hands up and said there was nothing else she could do... |
| Toni H: Morphea Scleroderma I was diagnosed as a child with a strange skin complaint, but was given no information about it... |
| Brenda K: Morphea Scleroderma I was diagnosed with Morphea Scleroderma about twelve years ago. It started with a dark linear mark on my lower back... |
| (Update) Sherrill: Diffuse Systemic Scleroderma I am steadily getting more wrinkles on my face as my skin softens. Who would have thought that I would welcome this... |
| September 2002 Patient & Caregiver Stories |
