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Discussion topics
Introduce yourself
Share your story and tell us how encephalitis has touched your life.
Tick Born Encephalitis - Czech
- By capemermaid · New reply November 11, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi I spent a month in the Czech Republic this past August. I was not aware of any tick bites but was bitten by many mosquitoes and a horsefly (to which i reacted badly, and was put on a course of Doxycicline ...
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Diagnosis of encephalitis
Discuss the experience of being diagnosed. What type of encephalitis were you diagnosed with?
Viral and Autoimmune E Study. Conducted by a survivor.
- By Dan_ · New reply yesterday at 9:48 pm
- 8 replies
- This past April, after two days of fever, I slipped into a 10-day coma. After being flown from Maine to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston I was diagnosed with nonspecific viral encephalitis. Long ...
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Treatment and therapy
Discuss treatment and therapy options here.
What made wife's teeth black?
- By Anarchy_X · New reply November 14, 2009
- 1 reply
- Just wondering why in the past couple of weeks my wife's teeth turned black, then all of a suddent they are turning back to their normal color? Could it have been the morphine she was on for the two weeks ...
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Children and encephalitis
For parents and family to exchange questions and ideas.
Anyone here ever get an exact cause of what triggered their Encephalitis
- By Nubbsy · New reply yesterday at 5:29 pm
- 30 replies
- I was talking to some other parents over the weekend and was intrigued to find out some of the causes of their child's diagnosis, a few were because of severe problems with their immune system and some ...
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Relationships
Discuss family and social changes after encephalitis.
In the chatroom!
- By WendyStation · New reply October 15, 2009
- 4 replies
- Please type a message here when you're "in the chatroom", to let others know when the room is active ...
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Medical insurance and returning to work
Discuss how and when to go back to work.
Benefits in the UK?
- By Mac33 · New reply November 5, 2009
- 18 replies
- Hi all, I think this site is mainly US-based but maybe someone can give me some pointers. Short story is - I've been ill since the start of April and a few weeks ago was diagnosed with cerebellitis. I've ...
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Headaches, anger and confusion
Discuss dealing with post-encephalitis symptoms.
Wife's remembering a bit and also that she doesn't remember.
- By Anarchy_X · New reply November 19, 2009
- 3 replies
- Well my wife has been on Risperdal for two weeks now and is able to remember somethings, once and a while of course, but more importantly is saying that she knows there are things she doesn't remember ...
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Life after encephalitis
How has encephalitis changed your life?
Didn't realize how lucky my wife was.
- By Anarchy_X · New reply yesterday at 7:02 pm
- 6 replies
- I was talking to the infectious disease doctor who told me that the main reason my wifeis going to recover is because of the Acyclovir. He was telling me that compared to others, my wife looks great and ...
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Caregivers
For caregivers, family and loved ones to share information and support.
Support Groups in New England
- By concrndsisinlaw · New reply October 22, 2009
- 1 reply
- Does anyone know of any support groups in the New England area ...
