my name is naresh k gupta male 40 years. i have sent total 8 emails to your address YYYY@YYYY from my address YYYY@YYYY . these consist of approx 60 scans and about 10 pictures and one email from a friend asking me to consult Rheumatologist with expertise in treating Connective Tissue Disorders. history:- all these started approx 12 years ago, started feeling week ness, in legs, problem in sitting rising from sitting position, walking for few 100 meters even. Treated with vitamins and other supplements, nuroblin etc etc. then visiting dr. in new Delhi, she said its dermetomyositis, report scan enclosed. Dr. asked me to have prednisone etc. I started the medicine but few days later have swear plural infection. then operated at chandigarh govt hospital. gained few health in few months. but still difficult to walk, stand, rise, comb hairs, went on and on. four years ago was given therapy for methylprednislone, not sure for spellings, suddenly collapse. 1500 mg x 5 days. had swear swelling in hole body. no one knows the reason for collapse. after that hole record is send. unfortunately previous records was left with the doctor who gave me therapy mythylprednislone. Did not know the reason why she did not gave it back. after 5 day therapy i came back home was feeling quite good, felt bit exhausted lied on bed feeling pain in back may be due to restlessness till that day I am still on bed till date. (Question1) does it have to do any thing with back bone as MRI for back bone done last year says healed fractures d11 and d12, (Question2) what does that mean. these hard muscle things (medical name is in reports FNAC tagore hospital) were there when i collapsed. (Question3) why then these hard muscles vanished in month or so when I was in treatment in dayanand hospital and shifted to patel hospital. and again started developing approx 8-9 months aga. doctors says as bed ritten due to so, if not paining not to worry these are due to steriods. presently not taking any sort of medicine at all. (Question4) what are these rashes on my back and chest these are dark blue-grayish in shade. Having scalp type of things on it. (Question5) how can my exact problem be diagnosed and what is the methord to it. (Question6) from last cople of months I do not have taste and more over in whole body on touch I always feel these is something between means even if I touch both fingers I feel there is something between both the fingers. (Question-7) are these tests required Anti–Mi-2 antibodies, Anti–Jo-1, anti signal recognition protein (anti-SRP), anti–PM-Scl, anti-Ku, EMG guided Muscle biopsy. (Question-8) what type of medicines I shall be taking. Or doctors in nearby area referred by you. i think i took lots of your valuable time. i shall be helpful if guided according to your experience. regards naresh k gupta, hi grade furniture, pholriwal road, village mithapur, distt, jalandhar, punjab, india, mob 0000, email :- YYYY@YYYY