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This is NOT an inspirational entry
- By piperpetpete · New reply 4:53 pm
- Journal · 17 replies
- After the last visit to the rheumy, who is still not wanting to put the sclero dx, I am tired....tired of all the bullshit and "maybes ,maybe nots" She had more lab tests done...12 vials! and said "well ...
Thankful For My Fingers
- By GringoGrandma · New reply 1:50 pm
- Journal · 1 reply
- Lately my fingers, both hands have been acting rather strange. I had frostbite a number of years ago, nerve damage...then they seemed to calm down. Now since it is getting cold again down here, my fingers ...
Harrington Rods
- By Sparkles84 · Posted 1:54 am
- Discussion in Bone, joint and muscle diseases · 0 replies
- Hi, I had harrington rods placed in my back in 2000. I had a second surgery in 2002 because one of the rods slipped and started poking out of my back. They went in and refused the spine and cut the rod ...
Sun Damage and Duct Tape!
- By GringoGrandma · Posted yesterday at 10:27 am
- Journal · 0 replies
- Too much sun as a teenager and beyond. Oh well, it looked and felt great. Now I have a spot of thickened skin (not CA) on my temple. Hmm, if duct tape restricts the air from warts, and causes them to ...
Just here
- By SamDeTray-11 · New reply yesterday at 8:35 am
- Journal · 4 replies
- Well things have been crazy for the past two weeks but it a good craziness. The only thing is I have had a headache for over a week and my neck is hurting. I need to call the chiro and see if I can get ...
OCTREOTIDE and P.O.T.S
- By InSyncopy · New reply yesterday at 3:48 am
- Journal · 3 replies
- Hello everyone! I am going to see a specialist in Children's Hospital Yale/New Haven within the next two weeks. When I do finally get there, I want to be ready! I have been researching some medications ...
New here...
- By razz51 · New reply yesterday at 2:14 am
- Journal · 37 replies
- I'm 58 and looking for answers to solve my suite of problems. Some are worse than others but taken together they are really limiting. I have osteoporosis with a loss of height and one really weak hip ...
Peace for My Mother :)
- By GringoGrandma · New reply yesterday at 12:51 am
- Journal · 19 replies
- After a lot of emails to find out how Mom is, a miscommunication with my brother and the foster home lady, (my good friend)..allowed that I found out on Monday that my Mom had passed away the previous ...
Happy Thanksgiving to All! :)
- By GringoGrandma · New reply November 25, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- Dear friends on Inspire, I may be in Mexico, where today isn't celebrated..but it is in my heart. I have much to be thankful for, I believe we all do. No cooking for me, there's something right there ...
SO excited to share what I have found!
- By pwrsrg77 · New reply November 25, 2009
- Journal · 47 replies
- I have received TONS of wonderful support from this amazing community of people just like myself. All that struggle with debilitating symptoms, wrong diagnosis, less than quality doctors etc... I wish ...
I have lost my power
- By deebelle · New reply November 25, 2009
- Journal · 24 replies
- The Lost Hip : I scheduled December 17 for total hip replacement but my daughter does not like it and refuses to help because its bad timing at the Christmas season. Note that she was there for my back ...
Civil Unrest and Demonstrations
- By GringoGrandma · New reply November 25, 2009
- Journal · 10 replies
- Today is Constitution Day here. There is a large group of people who are acting up again, the Zapatistas. They have closed some roads, and are causing disruption here & there. You never know where they ...
I just dont know what to do
- By ButterFlyGirl86 · New reply November 24, 2009
- Journal · 5 replies
- I know its going to happen 1 or 2 times a year and I was thinking That well it has not happen this year yet that i am going to be good and its not going to happen. I am talking about my Antoimmune hepatitis ...
Happy Thanksgiving!
- By millie123 · New reply November 24, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- My husband and I will be leaving tomorrow morning to spend Thanksgiving with my mother-in-law. As she lives out in the country, my computer won't connect so I will be away from you guys for a while. I ...
Biomagnetism a non invasive therapy
- By Luma · New reply November 24, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- I found out about this therapy in a Spanish television show. You can do more searches about this subject, many people claim that is healing diseases such as cancer and many more ...
Invitation ( story unknow writer)
- By nanascorner · New reply November 24, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in ...
Under the weather
- By nanascorner · New reply November 23, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- I had to thank my husband for the bug he brought home from work. Having a cold or flu is bad enough when you are a healthy and strong person. Add a cold bug when you have fibro, and a common achy becomes ...
Cement Dust, "Choke, Cough, Gag!!"
- By GringoGrandma · New reply November 23, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- What a trade off! a week of my kitchen being torn apart, old cement being taken out, and no use of my sink. Here, they literally have to hack out the 26 yr. cement, I can't believe how much and the ongoing ...
GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS PULMONARY CHECK UP
- By Blkjewelz8960 · New reply November 22, 2009
- Journal · 25 replies
- Well had my 6 month Pulmonary check up. Visited the vampires and photographer first. Took pretty pictures of my scarred up lungs. They have automated the system now so no film to take with you. Did my ...
Bottoms of Feet Hurt - especially the Heel
- By Peggy59 · New reply November 22, 2009
- Journal · 41 replies
- I've had a new development in the last couple of months in that the bottom of my feet hurt, especially the left heel. I brought it up with my apt with my rheumatologist in October and he said I may need ...
