autoimmune disease

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The Lady Adopted a Duck

@acelawrites @acelawrites (19272) • Philippines 21 Jan 19

I saw on Facebook about the lady who adopted a sick duck who was abandoned by its owner. The lady herself is sick with autoimmune disease, and her companionship with the duck improved her health. She taught the duck to swim,...

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Autoimmune fevers

LillianPearl @LillianPearl (101) • United States 11 Sep 11

For several years now, I have had vague low grade fevers. I normally run about 97.1 deg F, when I get one of these it's between 99.2 & 100.2. When I get the flu, it hits 102+;when I was 19 it got so high as 105 (SCARY!) with...

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fever of unknown origin

rheumatic fever

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Auttoimmune disease=chronic pain

LillianPearl @LillianPearl (101) • United States 5 Sep 11

I was wondering how many mylotters out there experience chronic pain? Initially, I had brachial plexus nerve damage, which severely aggravated degenerative disks in my back and lead to stenosis. I finally found an amazing...

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pain management

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Help! going to hospital in the morning with my daughter? whats wrong with her?

angepange @angepange (123) • Australia 11 May 08

my 2year old daughter is suffering from an autoimmune disease. she was diagnosed a month ago with JDM which is juvenille dermatomyositis, last week she formed blood clots all the way down the back of both her legs. they are so big...

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connective tissue

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having a BAD day, week, month, year - when will it end?

angepange @angepange (123) • Australia 14 Apr 08

ok so now im really cranky, just typed up why im having a bad day so far and my computer crashed. so now i have to do it again! not happy jan! so anyway it is 8am and ive been up since 6am with my 2 yr old and 3 yr old, they...

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my youngest daughter has Lupus or Juvenile Dermatomyositis

angepange @angepange (123) • Australia 9 Apr 08

my youngest daughter has been through the mill while doctors are trying to diagnose her with an autoimmune disease. she has either Lupus (SLE) or Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) or both which is then called mixed connective tissue...

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connective tissue

juvenile dermatomyositis

mixed connective tissue disorder

Understanding Lupus For Your Loved One

JaLuvYa @JaLuvYa (175) • United States 22 Oct 07

There are many challenges that face people that have Lupus. One of the biggest is the lack of knowledge and understanding of the disease and it's symptoms by the people who are closest to those who suffer from it. Lupus is a...

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Graves disease

emerald1953 @emerald1953 (2) 23 Jul 07

I went through horrific difficulty with the hyperthyroid state,,onset late last Dec. Diagnosis and radioiodine treatment131 followed by Feb...took 3 months to feel normal and my respite lasted all of two weeks before becoming...

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Dr. Brice Vickery

574967081 @574967081 (1) 19 Jul 07

Hi everyone I am fortunate not to be affected by the fibromyalgia syndrome/ disease I have however been actively researching the topic since two of my friends have been diagnosed FMS. I recently found many web-sites...

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Parents of kids on the spectrum- you have any auto-immune problems?

sylviekitty @sylviekitty (2083) • United States 28 Jan 07

Somebody on another forum brought up an interesting question, so I thought I'd ask it here. I have read many times that Autism is being studied by several doctors now as an "autoimmune" disease. I know that my son, who has...

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