Today as I’m writing in my journal I realize it has been 90 days since my last flare. I smiled as I read my journal entry because there was a time when I was trying so hard to reach 90 days and fallin… more →
Me vs Mixed Connective Tissue Diseasewrote 1 week ago: Today as I’m writing in my journal I realize it has been 90 days since my last flare. I smiled as I … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Could there be a correlation between gluten and swollen fingers? With MCTD my fingers are pretty mu … more →
wrote 3 months ago: There are some days when you wake up in flare and have no idea what triggered it, why you are dealin … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I have been to Bikram the last 4 days in a row and the warmth in that studio is enough to temporari … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Does it seem like everywhere you go someone is coughing, sneezing, and make noises that should not c … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Every summer and fall I forget about the one MCTD symptom that really bothers me and happens every w … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Today is the day after Christmas and with all the celebrating that has taken place in my life for th … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Many of you have written to me indicating that you are in flare for long periods of time and that yo … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Happy Thanksgiving, yes I’m a few days late but for good reason. I will write about it in the … more →
wrote 6 months ago: There are many days I’m cold, sometimes I think even unbearably cold but nothing could have pr … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Today is 177 days without a flare and the last flare I had was on May 5, 6 months ago. I feel great … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Every day something new happens or could happen in conjunction with MCTD. Yesterday morning I woke … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Sorry to say I still have MCTD. I didn’t really think that only a few weeks would cure me but … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Yesterday I met with my Rheumatologist and for 9 years this doctor has been a supporter of mine and … more →
wrote 7 months ago: It has been a while since I have written about my Raynaud’s. The slowdown in the writings is basica … more →
wrote 8 months ago: The month of August I was taking a cross fit class twice a week and really excelling with the workou … more →
wrote 8 months ago: What are nightshades and how does it affect autoimmune diseases and flare-ups? Are these trigger foo … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Ever watch people make the face when they believe you are attached to a fad or trend? It doesn’t ma … more →
wrote 8 months ago: It might sound crazy but I flipped a switch in my brain last Sunday when I had that cake. I work in … more →