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  1. MariaMagdalena

    Brand New Rash with Petichiae. MCAS?

    Hi Everyone! Please forgive if this has been discussed elsewhere. I'm at the end of my cognitive endurance for the day and can't deal with sorting through threads at the moment. I developed 2 weird skin issues in the last week. This is highly unusual for me, but not unheard of in the long...
  2. nyanko_the_sane

    Connecting the Dots with EDS in Managing Pain w/Dr. Pradeep Chopra

    These Posts Have Been Moved from: https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/jen-brea-on-whether-some-of-us-might-be-mis-diagnosed-eds-patients.75684/page-2 Connecting the Dots with EDS in Managing Pain w/Dr. Pradeep Chopra Not sure how this great webinar got past us, but I am posting it here...
  3. Galixie

    Just Dermatographism or MCAS?

    A couple of weeks ago, the back of my shoulders started feeling itchy and tight. The itchiness progressed to my neck, chest, face, arms, and legs over the next couple of days. The worst day also included a bad sinus headache and probably the worst heartburn I've ever had. (It was so painful I...
  4. M

    MCAS in Portugal

    Here is Dra. Margarida Lima from the public hospital in Porto speaking about MCAS. She is doing a lot to raise awareness in Portugal, and has access to run fairly in depth tests that are analyzed in Porto, and also sent to a specialist MCAS lab in Spain. It’s in Portuguese...