Living The Dream - Nicola Whitehill

DAY 11  Scleroderma Awareness Month: Gastro-Intestinal (GI) Involvement Many patients diagnosed with scleroderma have gastro-intestinal problems with a multitude of symptoms, as can be seen in the image (above). The entire GI system…

    One of the major organs affected by Scleroderma is the thickening of the skin, as the name implies, Sclero, meaning thick, derma, meaning skin. This is usually the first tell-tale…

Day 9  Scleroderma Awareness Month – Digital Ulcer Management Today’s image shows the current NHS England management guidelines for The Best Practice of Digital Ulcer Management. I was honoured to…

DAY 8  Scleroderma Awareness Month – RAYNAUD’S Treatment Guidelines Today’s post shows the management of Raynaud’s as advised by the UK Scleroderma Study Group at The Royal Free…

DAY 7  Scleroderma Awareness Month Raynaud’s can be an initial symptom in the autoimmune patient (MS, Lupus, Fibromyalgia) and, which of course, includes scleroderma. It is important to emphasize that Raynaud’s can…

DAY 6  Scleroderma Awareness Month Over the decades, more has gradually become known and understood about scleroderma and the symptoms which it presents. Today’s post is a copy of the current guidelines…

DAY 5  Scleroderma Awareness Month DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Early diagnosis is crucial to prevent life threatening damage to the scleroderma patient. For, if the disease has progressed to a level causing irreversible damage,…

  The symptoms of Scleroderma can differ from patient to patient, with no two patients displaying the exact same set of symptoms. This makes diagnosis and treatment more challenging to meet the needs…

  Scleroderma is a systemic disease which can affect the entire body. This includes body organs, muscles, nerves, glands…. EVERYwhere! This makes for a very challenging time at tying to manage and…

  Scleroderma is systemic and can affect the entire body, depending on the type of scleroderma present in the body. This can be identified by specific blood screening and other diagnostic tests…

Each day, here at Scleroderma News, for the duration of Scleroderma Awareness month, I will be posting daily information and facts about Scleroderma, which I hope will be of interest. An empowered,…

  Wednesday is the start of Scleroderma Awareness Month, with the countdown to World Scleroderma Day, 29th June, fast approaching! To read my blog post about World Scleroderma Day,…