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GONE NEVER MEANS FORGOTTEN

Rj
  • By Rj · New reply yesterday at 2:29 pm
  • Journal · 11 replies
  • My friend, who was like a brother to me, was diagnosed with renal cell cancer, died yesterday. He was diagnosed last July and went so fast I and his family are stunned. And I know this is just the beginning ...

CANCER PAIN STUDY

Rj
  • By Rj · New reply yesterday at 12:20 pm
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • I have been accepted for this study and will actually start the drug, sativex or the placebo on friday 11/21/08. the study is still open and conducted in Hagerstown, MD. If your interested you can e-mail ...

Tomorrow

Alloriea
  • By Alloriea · New reply November 19, 2008
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • Well, tomorrows the day ladies, I'm seeing yet another surgeon, this one is a specialist in Aortic Dissection and Diseases of the Aorta. I have to say I'm nervous about this one, I don't know what to ...

Feeling more lost then ever! with medical and education

CanadaNuse
  • By CanadaNuse · Posted November 17, 2008
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • A lot has been happening on the home front. Ash's medical team including mental health are changing her dosage of medications, times given etc. In hopes that the current combination of medications will ...

Its been a while since I last posted!

CanadaNuse
  • By CanadaNuse · New reply November 17, 2008
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • There has been alot going on, since our last post, and honestly I don't know where to start. We had over TEN doctor visits and still not closer to anything. But we keep on getting more clinical DX for ...

Why are we here?

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply November 16, 2008
  • Journal · 124 replies
  • When we started this community, each of us faced important health issues in our lives. Some of us have family members with medical conditions. Many of us have medical conditions of our own. All of us ...

Six months yesterday,

Alloriea
  • By Alloriea · New reply November 9, 2008
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • May 6th, that day will be in my mind forever. I died that day and came back. I still feel a little jipped, there was no white light for me, no memories of my life passing before my eyes, just hearing ...

Fire log and Asthma / Allergy

AmyTsu
  • By AmyTsu · Posted November 6, 2008
  • Discussion in Living with asthma · 0 replies
  • It seems I am allergic to fire logs. Every time neighbor starts burning fire logs, I suffer. Does anyone know any patient advocacy group to regulate the fire log usage ...

PAIN & TREATMENTS

Rj
  • By Rj · New reply November 5, 2008
  • Journal · 16 replies
  • I've searched through all of my groups, but, haven't found any mention of "HYPERTROPHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY" Please let me know if you have heard of this diagnoses? The pain is in all of my joints and bones ...

Sick and sick and tired of nebs!-also looking for friends!

jessnsim
  • By jessnsim · Posted November 5, 2008
  • Discussion in Living with asthma · 0 replies
  • Gosh I think i just need to whine. I have a sinus infection and it's triggering the heck out of my asthma. I've on max home therapy and doing freq nebs. I'm just sick of nebs, and i'm sick of being sick ...

Hello all, just a little interesting (to me at least) info.

Alloriea
  • By Alloriea · New reply November 2, 2008
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • Hi Guys, Hope all is well with everyone, just wanted to drop a little note to fill you all in on something you may have been having problems with. Ever since my surgery it seemed that every few weeks ...

My 15 year old has Asthma

spena21
  • By spena21 · Posted October 29, 2008
  • Discussion in Raising a child with asthma · 0 replies
  • HI I AM A MOTHER OF A 15 YEAR OLD. SHE IS NEVER BEEN HOSPITALIZED, ALTHOUGHT I HAVE TAKEN HER TO THE ER/EMERGENCY ROOM. BUT AFTER COUPLES HOURS WITH NEUBULIZER SHE IS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. MY DAUGHTER'S ...

Anybody from Northwestern PA area?

13amyers
  • By 13amyers · New reply October 24, 2008
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • We live in northwest pa along the lake just outside of erie. I was wondering if anybody with nf lives around here that we could have get togethers and maybe start some fundraising or relays for life ...

Okay, I am coughing again... I know this!!!

LadyForce
  • By LadyForce · New reply October 19, 2008
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • Okay, I am coughing up a lung again… I know this feeling. Been through it before... The coughing hurts my chest. The last time this happened, I ended up with Costochondritis. I keep coughing and coughing ...

RESENTMENT vs GUILT

Rj
  • By Rj · New reply October 8, 2008
  • Journal · 44 replies
  • I just stopped myself from replying to a post regarding caregiver resentment for cancer patients, and it's acceptance! I feel this is a 'open wound' subject that 'we' should discuss with a broad range ...

FRIENDSHIP- REVISITED

Rj
  • By Rj · New reply October 2, 2008
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • Once again, LC patients tell the truth about 'friends and family's so far 44 more replies and counting to yet another discussion posted about how our so called friends decided to become (fill in the blank ...

Tweaked my back...

LadyForce
  • By LadyForce · New reply September 28, 2008
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • Well, if it's not one thing it's another, isn't it? LOL I bought a new crock pot the other day; got it home and went to pick it up to show my daughter and.... OUCH!!! It hurts!!! Not like I haven't tweaked ...

Excited & Sad

LadyForce
  • By LadyForce · New reply September 27, 2008
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • Well, I did it!!! I got the tattoo that I had been wanting for the past ten years. It is sooooooo cool. I just updated my photo to show my new tat; although with my fibromyalgia and etc.... it hurts quite ...

New Symptom

LadyForce
  • By LadyForce · New reply September 16, 2008
  • Journal · 17 replies
  • Well, I am not sure where this one is coming from, but.... I have recently come down with a new symptom.. of what, I am not so sure. My ankles hurt soooo bad.... It feels like I have two sprained ankles ...

Okay, now I'm sick

LadyForce
  • By LadyForce · New reply September 16, 2008
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • Woke up this afternoon (wow, I finally got some sleep!!!), and now I'm sick... cough again, sore throat, stuffy nose, fatigue... some normal stuff, but more dramatic... Lying down today, but for different ...

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