1. Carmen Garcia Carmen Garcia United States says:

    I have Dercum’s, fibromyalgia, and I’ve also had trigeminal nerve attacks in my face. For years, I thought my main problem was Dercum’s. Unfortunately, it’s not. I have a condition called him MCTD multi connective tissue disorder. MCTD is what caused my bladder to quit suddenly, and my hands just start dropping things which are clear signs of MS. I have arthritis, lupus symptoms and tested positive for RA twice and suffered with leg pain for 25 years until finally diagnosed with MCTD. If you have Dercums, Fibro, etc. I would highly suggest you go to rheumatologist and have them test you for MCTD. It will save you a lot of heartache and pain that I went through for 25 years. There’s a test your GP can use, but I would recommend going to the rheumatologist. My MCTD test with my GP was negative. The one my rheumatologist did which isn’t just a straight up test, but involves them looking at levels etc. on a case by case basis, is the one you need to take. My leg pain that haa been constant for two decades (which led me to have three unnecessary back surgeries that ruined my back to the point I was given disability at 49 years oldj) turned out to be Myleoitis, which is one of the big branches of MCTD. I’m not commenting here on the article. I think it’s a terrific selection, although I do believe that the over arching condition of Durcums and Fibro are varying levels of MCTD.

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