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bonkrzz
  • By bonkrzz · New reply yesterday at 8:02 pm
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • well, i finally got a job, so now i dont have to stress so much on that. ive been doing a little better on my eating. have slowed down ALOT. ive been running whenever possible and work out pretty much ...

Ate some apple jelly today

cookielover86
  • By cookielover86 · Posted November 20, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • I ate some apple jelly on water crackers about a half hour ago. My stomach is handling them well. I just have to wait until 1 pm to have my ensure with more crackers. I am having to help my mom with my ...

enough

arielyn76
  • By arielyn76 · New reply November 16, 2009
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • I have come to the realization that my sight is only important to myself. My doctor on my last visit actually shrugged his shoulders and told me to just come back when and if the pain increased any. I ...

Gays with Prostate Cancer

BerkshireBear
  • By BerkshireBear · New reply October 27, 2009
  • Discussion in Gay male health · 1 reply
  • It is always a unknown when starting one of these groups whether there will be enough population to make it viable. If the designation is too broad no one joins because it lacks focus on our specific ...

San Francisco

BeccaSF
  • By BeccaSF · New reply October 27, 2009
  • Discussion in Lesbian health · 2 replies
  • I just got out of the Hospital. My Sarcoidosis attacked me really bad last weekend and I was going into Respiratory Arrest. The ER described it as a "Massive Pulmonary Event" and if my girlfriend didn't ...

can i survive a divorce?

Rj
  • By Rj · New reply October 19, 2009
  • Discussion in Gay male health · 3 replies
  • i don't know where to turn with my problem, my spouse is trying to hold on to me and to keep all of his friends so he wont be lonely when i'm gone. his friends disappeared when i was diagnosed and i wrote ...

BUTT! YOU LOOK SO GOOD?

Rj
  • By Rj · New reply October 19, 2009
  • Discussion in Psychological well being · 1 reply
  • I remember the first time I herd "butt, you look so good" all I could say to them was thank you, to myself, I thought 'oh if you/they only knew. I'm now N E D, but suffering from the aftermath of chemo ...

Low testosterone

Andrew_Rossi
  • By Andrew_Rossi · New reply October 19, 2009
  • Discussion in Gay male health · 1 reply
  • I was in my 40s when my health began to deteriorate. My docs suspected thyroid but after every stone was uncovered it was learned I had testosterone deficiency. I pretty much had the testosterone level ...

Giving it another try!

Andrew_Rossi
  • By Andrew_Rossi · New reply October 18, 2009
  • Journal · 11 replies
  • Thank you Peter! You convinced me to come back and give this group another try. Lots has happened with me since this summer, hope to hear from folks. Regards, Andrew ...

Hi Everyone

BeccaSF
  • By BeccaSF · New reply October 6, 2009
  • Discussion in Lesbian health · 3 replies
  • Hi All, I just wanted to introduce myself. I am in to Inspire and found this place because I joined the Sarcoidosis Support Group. Once I joined I searched for other groups and found all of you. I am ...

IN THE NOW

pbarth
  • By pbarth · New reply October 6, 2009
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • WELL I'M HERE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND HER PARTNER NOW. I AM STAYING A WK W/THEM IN THIER NEW APARTMENT. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER. I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO EXPECT OR EXACTLY HOW I WOULD ACT, BUT ALL IS VERY ...

THE MOM

pbarth
  • By pbarth · New reply October 3, 2009
  • Discussion in Lesbian health · 3 replies
  • HI TO EVERYONE OUT THERE! I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I SUPPORT YOUR HAPPINESS IN ANY WAY OR FORM. MY DAUGHTER (20 YR) WHO WE HAD ALL HAD OUR WONDERS HAS FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE WORTH COMING OUT. I AM SO PROUD ...

If only willpower came in pill form...

lovthablackrose
  • By lovthablackrose · New reply September 9, 2009
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • i think i'm finally going to really try this National body challenge thing.. i mean i'm 5'1 and a half, and i'm 167lbs.... i need to do SOMETHING.. but it sucks because my family is having a hard time ...

can I ask a doctor

rdrazr
  • By rdrazr · New reply August 21, 2009
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • I havea rash around my anal region and this is reaccuring. I cannot talk to GP as family friend This has been ongoing for a year on and of any ideas or advice appreciated ...

Greetings!

sobergirl05
  • By sobergirl05 · New reply August 17, 2009
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Hello Folks! I hooked up through Facebook and like what I see.I am 48,a recovering alcoholic,and have Hepatitis C. Luckily for me (knock on wood),so far I've had few symptoms. I have,however,recently ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 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 ...

surgry

jtafoya11
  • By jtafoya11 · New reply August 14, 2009
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • i am haveing surgury on tuesday the 18th of this month . i am still a scared with what could happen but im looking forward to find out the cause of whats might be wrong im look toward the postive i guess ...

A MUST READ!

Rj
  • By Rj · New reply August 14, 2009
  • Journal · 16 replies
  • This letter was posted as an open letter from an oncologist, but reveals much more ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 12, 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 here

bonkrzz
  • By bonkrzz · New reply August 6, 2009
  • Discussion in Psychological well being · 1 reply
  • Well im new here so i thought id introduce myself. My name is Ashlee, im a 20 year old single lesbian from wichita ks. My health isnt all that great, as far as the healthy eating and excercising goes ...

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