I have UCTD

[destimmy]

I was told i have SLE 6yrs ago now it has been changed to UCTD  my symptoms has got worse over the years, ranging from joints pains loss of use of one hand and one leg for short periods now the other leg is doing the same it is like i loss all strength in these joints, swollowing food sometimes causes me to be sick and panic from the pain, the list goes on. I am waiting to see a specialist but i need to know more about this condition and what to look out for. I suffer a dry mouth all the time i have a spray for that, i don't know if that is the cause for the choking feeling i am getting. Please could you give me some information.


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[Alexandra1975]

Hi all,
I am sick now for three years and am hardly able to work half days or enjoy my free days (usually lying in bed to recover).
I have chronic inflammation in my ileum, not yet diagnosed uterus problems and recently diagnosed UCTD wilt lot of SLE symptoms. I take plaquenil (200mg a day) for UCTD since three months.

Since some months my knees hurt quite a lot. The bones on the inside hurt when I lie in bed and sit for some while. Sleeping on my side is too painful. I can take the this kind of pain but sometimes the pain is like knives stabbing in my knee bones. That agony lasts some hours and disappears.
I noticed my knees are rotated inside. I had this before but not this much rotated.
The knees are not swollen.

Anyone relates to this problem? Is it SLE or UCTD?  

[DenTek]

I also had dry mouth for over 35 years and nobody knew what I had
I also had painful joints and vitamin D deficiency with a whole lot of other symptoms.  I had my lip biopsy and it was positive for Sjogrens.  It took over 30 years before for me to get an answer.  I was told it was all in my head.  Thank goodness I did not give up.  I found a wonderful Doctor at the University of Chicago.  Do not give up.  Keep looking even if you have to switch Doctors.  I went thru 70 Doctors in my lifetime.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
Since you have a very dry mouth, Sjogren’s syndrome should be looked into. Vitamin B12 and vitamin D deficiency should be investigated for. Lyme’s, lupus, and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis are the other possibilities.
Since I cannot examine you and know other related conditions you may be having, nor is a detailed history possible on net, I have listed the various possibilities that should be looked into. Please consult your PCP for primary examination followed by proper referral. Take care!