have DM and DM double jeopardy, that is I have diabetes mellitus and dermatomyositis! What a terrible combination!! But I am doin okay. I was wondering if any...
Shelly, What is REMICADE? my hubby has had dermatomyositis for 24 yrs...fights fatigue on a daily bases. chronic leg pain, he does have watery eyes at times.He...
Hi, I was having problems with inflamed mucus membranes. I couldn't eat spicy or lightly seasoned foods and even toothpaste brought tears to my eyes. I...
Help! Help! I am trying so hard to be patient but my son's mood swings are wearing me thin. Am I being too permissive becasue I help more or give hime more...
Hi, This is the first time I have ever know a support group exist I have had DM for ever but muscle biopsy was done in 1994. Unfortunately I had breast...
Hello Kristen, I was also three when I was diagnosed so I understand. I think the reason he is having mood swings is either because of meds or he is in pain or...
Hello i am new here. My 15 year old son has just been diagnosed with Polymyositis. I want to learn everything there is to know about this disease and what i...
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Hello, My name is Ellen and I'm new to the group. After some wrong diagnoses and a trip to the emergency room with anaphylaxis from the Plaquenil I was taking...
Hi Judith, You are not alone. I'm also in Virginia and have been "living" with DM (diagnosed) for over four years. I know the feeling of weakness. I know...
I think DMM is still DerMatoMyositis - she must just be abbreviating it differently. I was dx in 1996 you can read my story at www.rheumatic.org under the...
I was dx'd with DM 8/01, 6 mos after open heart surgery for mitral valve replacement. I believe the dm was a secondary infection. I travel the country...
Hi Bruce, Thanks for the info.. so are you on any meds? and u say the disease is completly gone? My husband has had this disease for 24yrs now. He is 33yrs of...
Remember that no question is ever dumb. This is Ellen, who saw the character in Charlottesville. Yes, I've seen DM and DMM listed, although more comonly it's...
Gloria, this is Ellen, in Va. who saw the dermie in Charlottesville. I have the same problems with my cuticles. Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! My scalp is a mess too,...
Thanks for clearing that up. I love Dr. Callen. I give his articles to all my specialists! (I just haven't seen that particular one.) I am so sorry to hear...
HI Folks I am tryin to help a 23 yr old woman in indonesia with birth control options, She has very limited access to doctors but has been told about D...
Bruce - interesting on the hp... many who use AP (antibiotic protocol) also use hydrogen peroxide - it is good as a soak to relieve many symptoms and release...
Hi Penny, the only med I take now is coumadin for the heart valve. I'll be stuck with that forever. Otherwise, I take lots of vitamins and minerals, but no...
Judith Smith here, Liesl. Please be very, very assured that DM suffers DO have muscle involvement! MY EMG and muscle biopsy were both positive for myopathy...
Hi Liesl, I was dx'd 8/01, and took 60 mg prednisone for 10 mos., bringing my cpk's down from 4400 to 155. The muscle biopsy on my left shoulder was the...
Here is a web site to read concerning h2o2: www.sumeria.net/oxy/h2o2.html It talks about peroxide, ozone, hyperbaric, and other hyperoxygenation therapies. and...
Hi Bruce very interesting article on h2o2. I told my husband about hp last night he just laughed, maybe if he reads this article he might think twice. what...
Hi Judith... I know DM definitely has muscle involvement (been there done that!) I could barely lift a blow dryer and get up from sitting in 1996... I may be...
Hi Liesl, The Amish also used the food grade hp, but it is difficult to get. Being a traveller, I called one of the references on the link I provided and...
He Liesl- I looked up ADM after I sent that last message to discover that you, are in fact, correct and I was wrong. There really are two kinds of Dm (as if...
Hi Ellen, Thanks for writing. You're the first person I know who's also had problems with cuticles. Mine are so sore. I just saw my dermatologist Monday and...
