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finally a small glimmer of hope!
- By dizzybee · Posted November 17, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- went to new neurologist monday -- he specializes in vascular issues. after talking w/me & hubster, and doing all the neuro tests, he went out to review my pictures. he came back with a very puzzled look ...
Appointment at Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center
- By besh61 · Posted November 11, 2009
- Journal · 11 replies
- I am so happy to report that I have an appointment on November 17, 2009. I am so anxious about making the most of this appointment because I have so many concerns. Please wish me luck ...
Maintaining the Status Quo
- By toomanyeos · Posted November 10, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Nothing new to report, really. Still having problems with the edema... still no hope of relieving it... still waiting for the appt at Duke to get over with so we can move on to something that actually ...
Walk or Smoke
- By Chinapainter · Posted November 6, 2009
- Discussion in Living with a circulatory disorder · 1 reply
- Hi all. I am new here and wanted to introduce myself as well as give you a little info about me and my medical problem. 3 years ago I was told I had P.A.D.. I had to have 4 angioplasty's and 5 stints ...
Mad and thankful at the same time
- By sacarver · Posted November 3, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- I first have to say I am so thankful I don't have to have a Jtube like a lot of people on here. Was supposed to have one placed 3 years ago, but because of blood clotting reasons, I was not a candidate ...
Out Damn Spot!
- By dizzybee · Posted October 31, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- have been having trigeminal neuralgia (fancy word for pain from Hades) since around Sept. 23 -- been to ER twice one shot of dilaudel and next time a shot of morphine. Finally got an MRI -- i basically ...
Almost back to my "normal"
- By spiritlove · Posted October 13, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- Well, hope this gets posted. Wrote a long one and accidentally deleted! Thanks everyone for soothing my brat. I'm doing better and haven't quite figured out what I'll do. Don't feel right asking for delivery ...
2:41 am and I want to be a brat!!!
- By spiritlove · Posted October 11, 2009
- Journal · 38 replies
- An hour ago I had one of those frightening, choking attacks, my heart was throbbing, it felt like my throat was going to rip open and it was a struggle to get all the velcro off. I've been battling this ...
my NIH experience
- By dizzybee · Posted October 2, 2009
- Journal · 40 replies
- THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE -- I HAVE TRIED TO LEAVE THE DOCTORS' INVOLVED NAMES OUT SO AS NOT TO CAUSE ISSUES -- AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. Well, where to start--nurse took my vitals and some allergy ...
PTA Stent on Sept 29th
- By Jamaicanmenuts · Posted September 27, 2009
- Journal · 13 replies
- Here we go again. I will have my second femoral angioplasty/stent performed on Tuesday. Even though I know what to expect for the most part, I am anxious and edgy again. Since the last one was placed ...
Shellfish allergy and angiogram premedication
- By Jamaicanmenuts · Posted September 20, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- Hi all, I am scheduled to have another angiogram/plasty for PAD on Sept 29th. (Femoral artery). More than likely I will follow my surgeon's recommendation but I would like to have some imput on this topic ...
P.A.D
- By phillyboy · Posted September 4, 2009
- Discussion in Living with a circulatory disorder · 1 reply
- I would like to ask if anyone has had this happen about 3 years ago i discover i have pad 100% femioal artery blocked could walk about 6 minutes now i can walk about 1 minute also have pain at rest also ...
Surgery tomorrow
- By Jamaicanmenuts · Posted August 13, 2009
- Journal · 11 replies
- So tomorrow is the big day for the angioplasty / stent on my "good leg". Of course I am hoping all will go well. And of course I took he day off today to prepare a few things. Work was NOT happy even ...
Scheduled maintenance this evening
- By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
- Journal · 13 replies
- All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...
New to this!
- By kate63 · Posted July 11, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- What a great idea this is. I hope to find answers regarding insurance and doctors, and also for pain management; and in return to provide inspiration with my own experiences. The best medicine, in my ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
- Journal · 28 replies
- Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...
Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
- Journal · 32 replies
- We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...
Life
- By goinghome · Posted June 4, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- I am spending all my time on computer reading and learning "Mediare ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
- Journal · 35 replies
- Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...
