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Donna’s Story—Defying a Scleroderma “Death Sentence”

Donna’s Story—Defying a Scleroderma “Death Sentence” Scleroderma N Name: Donna N Date Submitted: 2020 N Country: USA N Antibiotic: Minocycline Story My name is Donna Celeiro, I am 71, and live in Saugerties, New York (USA). I have had systemic scleroderma for...

Janet’s Story—Peeling Back the Layers of Chronic Illness

Janet’s Story—Peeling Back the Layers of Chronic Illness Scleroderma, Lyme Disease/MSIDs N Name: Beverly N Date Submitted: 2020 N Country: Canada N Antibiotic: Minocycline, Doxycycline, Rifampin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin, Tetracycline Story In 2002, the good...

RJR1066’s Story—A Negative ANA and a 50-Mile Hike

RJR1066’s Story—A Negative ANA and a 50-Mile Hike Scleroderma N Name: RJR1066 N Date Submitted: 2018 N Country: USA N Antibiotic: Minocin, IV Antibiotics Story In July of 2012 I woke up with numbness extending from my elbows to hands that quickly became painful....

Sharon’s Story—From Diffuse Scleroderma to Symptom-Free

Sharon’s Story—From Diffuse Scleroderma to Symptom-Free Scleroderma N Name: Sharon N Date Submitted: 2018 N Country: USA N Antibiotic: Minocycline, Clindamycin Story Systemic diffuse scleroderma with RNA polymerase III antibody My symptoms began in Sept. 2014...

Beverly’s Story—From Rapid Decline to Lasting Balance

Beverly’s Story—From Rapid Decline to Lasting Balance Scleroderma, Polymyositis N Name: Beverly N Date Submitted: 2018 N Country: USA N Antibiotic: Minocycline Story Up until the Spring of 1988, I considered myself phenomenally healthy. I ran three to five miles...