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I went away to come to Life!!

By Billie_Jo · New reply 8:32 am
Journal · 5 replies
Hi Everyone.... First, let me apologize for my random absences.... That's why some of you have my email, and even phone to text.... I kind of have a habit of disappearing for a time, then popping back ...

Stay Strong - Stay Connected For EDS Awareness Campaign

By NadiaBodkin · New reply 2:44 am
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Hello Everyone, I am posting this journal entry on behalf of EDSers United's 2013 EDS Awareness Campaign Initiative. As of January 1st, 2013 we have officially launched the Stay Strong - Stay Connected ...

osteomyelitis, bone infection please help

By Charlot · New reply yesterday at 9:48 pm
Discussion in Treatment of diseases · 1 reply
Hello, has anyone had chronic osteomyelitis and get cured? Please share your experiences and advices. What are the possible treatments? Your help is much appreciate as I am having a chronic osteomyelitis ...

Lady Passed Over Rainbow Bridge Yesterday

By gentle-huggies-annie · New reply yesterday at 8:19 pm
Journal · 12 replies
Hey, Y'all... Some of you know that Lady's daddy is an ex of mine, and is now my roommate. I knew Lady, a mostly white Shih Tsu with bits of grey and tan (kept in a short puppy cut), when she was still ...

Simponi after Enbrel lost effectiveness

By Halfsteppin · New reply yesterday at 7:25 pm
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I was taken off of Enbrel, we tried Humira for 5 or 6 months with very limited results. Yesterday I did my 2nd injection of Simponi (monthly injection). I am always hoping to get the results that I had ...

Joint Pain after Chemo and Radation

By stillwater1 · Posted yesterday at 7:04 pm
Discussion in Living with a bone, joint or muscle disease · 0 replies
Hi! Just found this group and wanted to know if anyone else is suffering from joint pain that began after chemo and radiation. I finished treatment of cisplatin and 5fu and six weeks of radation in my ...

Intro

By NYRJessica · New reply yesterday at 6:29 pm
Journal · 7 replies
My name is Jessica I am 37 years old and have been battling with pain, swelling, loss of strength, and fatigue for the last four years. After many doctors, blood work, medications, and treatments, I am ...

feeling tired

By hummingbird300 · Posted yesterday at 2:49 pm
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I'm not feeling very good today. i keep having spasms.also a bad headache.I'm thankdul for inspire.com many of u haveencouraged me i try to stay positive ...

hi

By hummingbird300 · Posted yesterday at 10:58 am
Discussion in Living with a bone, joint or muscle disease · 0 replies
I thought id join this group cause my back is most of the time afffecting my muscles ( scholiisis) they get pulled easily also .its triggured fibromyalgia from surgeries I've had to put rods n my back.when ...

NEED BETTER AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE.

By redneckgal82 · New reply May 16, 2013
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I need better insurance so I can get my NF1& my scoliosis checked out plus have masses on my spine. I am in pain a lot & I do exercise & very active so what to do? To find better insurance ? I am worried ...

Five million

By Brian · New reply May 16, 2013
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Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

may 2013 already

By redneckgal82 · New reply May 16, 2013
Journal · 5 replies
I haven't been on here in quite awhile. Just been trying to get somethings in done in my life. Got to admit I have been depressed & dealing w/ college & work and trying to get into better shape. I am ...

Opiates

By Chistery · New reply May 15, 2013
Discussion in Living with a bone, joint or muscle disease · 20 replies
I have pretty severe pain in my hip (have had for about 5 years). I fell a few weeks ago, and twisted my knee. Been round and round with the doctors. Been taking opiates for a while now. Problem is, doctor ...

Way too much excitement during my MRI!

By ltomascik37 · New reply May 14, 2013
Journal · 4 replies
So yesterday I had an MRI to see if my disc at L5/S1 had healed. I first felt the pain from my disc in Jan of 2012. An xray was done which was normal. In July they finally did an MRI which showed the ...

Severe pain post hip replacement

By bdennis · New reply May 13, 2013
Discussion in Living with a bone, joint or muscle disease · 1 reply
Looking for any advice on what has helped you in pain reduction post total hip replacement. I'm young ... just shy of 44 years old. Had AVN (avascular necrosis) and forced to do total hip replacement ...

19 years old and 6 knee surgeries

By agass32 · Posted May 12, 2013
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I've had two surgeries on my left knee, three on my right and now I need a fourth on my right. My first surgery, I tore my ACL, LCL, and meniscus playing basketball in high school. Then I retore my meniscus ...

New column: National Pain Day

By John2 · Posted May 10, 2013
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From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, I'm writing to share with you a link to a new column, "National Pain Day," that I think you'll find interesting. You can read the column ...

Wanting, Getting and Having.

By Jahnsart · New reply May 10, 2013
Journal · 26 replies
I have been thinking a lot lately about how I was prior to cancer. I remember how some new gadget would come out and I would get really excited about it. I thought of what would I do with it, how much ...

My visit to the doctor yesterday...

By CharMangaTastic · New reply May 10, 2013
Journal · 14 replies
So I went to see my doctor and shes changed my gabapentin now to 800mg three times daily from 2x 300mg 3 times daily so hoping they work. She won't give me sleeping tablets for my insomnia cos she said ...

Diagnosed with fused ribs

By Chagousa · New reply May 10, 2013
Discussion in Bone, joint and muscle diseases · 4 replies
Hello, to the ones that know my story this is a repeat, but with a purpose :) I have been feeling the pains and pressure of "fused ribs" in the left chest. The Issue was discovered by doctors after many ...

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