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update on life, lyme, and fibro
- By koolkelleywithak · Posted yesterday at 7:22 am
- Journal · 0 replies
- 3 months ago today was the last time I did self harm. I owe my success to my new job. Not only do I have great benefits, I get to work with kids all day long. I also only have to work 5 days a week, as ...
Five million
- By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
- Journal · 205 replies
- 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 ...
Flu-like Symptoms Caused an Emergency CT Scan and CBC Today.
- By Jer_ · New reply May 18, 2013
- Journal · 18 replies
- This morning began in a left inguinal lymph node being a little touchy during a shower. I passed it off for being out in the yard all weekend. However, when I drove to work and got out of the vehicle ...
A new Inspire report in collaboration with Stanford Medical School
- By Brian · New reply May 5, 2013
- Journal · 84 replies
- As many of you know, Inspire has a professional collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine. Inspire members have written personal stories for the Stanford Scope column. I am pleased ...
The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Deanna Attai, MD
- By John2 · New reply April 16, 2013
- Journal · 16 replies
- Dear members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people who are making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. The people in this ...
Lymes Med Doxycycline
We're hiring!
- By Walter · Posted January 22, 2013
- Journal · 0 replies
- Hello everyone, We have a position open with our engineering team at Inspire, and I'd like to share the job description with you in the event you know just the person we're looking for. We found our most ...
Lyme herxing
- By Lorah · New reply January 8, 2013
- Discussion in Lyme disease · 6 replies
- I am on IV Ceftriaxone, amantidine, Tinidizole. I did not yet get any sort of "herx" reaction. My body seems to resist all these meds, and it's very frustrating. Anyone have any advice for me ...
How do you get through everything?
- By Betterton2006 · New reply January 3, 2013
- Discussion in Lyme disease · 7 replies
- I was diagnosed with Lyme in July 2011. I have been on oral antibiotics sinse. My doctor is now talking about sending me to DC to a controversial dr and putting me on IV antibiotics. (I live in South ...
Iron
- By BeckyL29 · New reply November 7, 2012
- Journal · 9 replies
- I am on Isosource 1.5 through my J-tube but my Ferritin and Iron have actually been going down since I've been on it. My Ferritin is 8.0 and my RBC, Hemocrit, and Hemoglobin have all been going in a downward ...
How Is This Possible?
- By BeckyL29 · New reply November 5, 2012
- Journal · 9 replies
- I was wondering if anyone with GP and GERD experienced this problem. I have a j-tube but I am hungry, feel full,have pain,bloating and nausea all at the same time! It doesn't make any sense to me! I am ...
Has Anyone Developed Gastroparesis From Lyme and Co-Infections?
- By BeckyL29 · New reply November 3, 2012
- Discussion in Lyme disease · 5 replies
- I have developed a paralyzed stomach(Gastroparesis) and had to have a feeding tube surgically placed in my small intestine to stay alive. I am positive that Lyme/Bartonella/Babasia are the underlying ...
Prayer... Very interesting.
- By strgzr · New reply July 28, 2012
- Journal · 16 replies
- After my divorce, I rededicated to a life of faith... well, at least to some extent. Blogging on a Christian site. Writing songs from a place of faith. Joining the praise team. Helping to start a local ...
a little background info
- By koolkelleywithak · New reply July 26, 2012
- Journal · 17 replies
- Its been 9 yrs since I graduated high school. I had an awful experience all thru my private school yrs. I was an outcast. To find friends, I had to look beyond the 16 people in my class to other classes ...
Sources still sought for article on medical “apps”
- By John2 · Posted July 2, 2012
- Journal · 0 replies
- From: John Novack Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, The New England Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit organization based at Boston University http://necir-bu.org, is working ...
update on life and horrid back pain
- By koolkelleywithak · New reply June 20, 2012
- Journal · 1 reply
- i have great news! i got a part time job! i start tomorrow. the bad news is my back pain has gotten much worse. its all up through my spine from my neck and shoulders to my tailbone. ive tried ice, heat ...
job search?
- By koolkelleywithak · New reply May 21, 2012
- Journal · 13 replies
- im self employed as a nanny/babysitter. but i dont make enough. so im wondering if someone has some ideas for work at home. or what you do to make ends meet. im single, so its just me ...
just curious and btw
- By koolkelleywithak · New reply May 15, 2012
- Journal · 4 replies
- i have had some really inflamed and swollen feeling days lately, esp in my hands, back, knees, legs, feet. i was wondering if anyone else felt that way. im not officially diagnosed with fibro bc i dont ...
Sources sought for MSNBC.com article
- By John2 · Posted April 26, 2012
- Journal · 0 replies
- From: John Novack, Inspire Dear members, An MSNBC.com reporter contacted us last night in search of a person to interview for a story related to shortage of antivenom in the US. The reporter wrote me ...
The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Howard Luks, MD
- By John2 · New reply April 15, 2012
- Journal · 59 replies
- Dear Inspire Community Members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people we feel are making contributions to helping patients worldwide. We are posting ...
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