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God made you perfect
- By warriordaughter · Posted November 5, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- My daughter has JRA and has had it for 8 years now and she is currently enrolled in a private Christian school and the curriculm is very hard although she seems to thrive on it, however she recently came ...
SO excited to share what I have found!
- By pwrsrg77 · Posted November 4, 2009
- Journal · 15 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 ...
Blue Moldy Oatmeal! :(
- By GringoGrandma · Posted November 2, 2009
- Journal · 5 replies
- Don't know if it's the humidity? or what, almost has to be. My weekly cooked oatmeal was not available to eat!!!, unless I wanted home grown penicillin!!? Actually the color was awesomely vivid and beautiful.....for ...
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 ...
Do I have an eating disorder or am I just goal oriented?
- By fish_server · Posted October 31, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- Was watching Dr. Oz yesterday, and he had on a woman with anorexia. Needless to say, the woman looked terrible and there was no question that she was in trouble and could die. But I am confused. There ...
I AM tired of complaining of pain
- By algia247 · Posted October 30, 2009
- Journal · 13 replies
- I look fine and I act fine I guess its a habbit . but deep inside my joints and muscles and tendons throb stabb and sting. even though my diagnose is moderate degenerated disc disease hip tendonitis and ...
FINALLY GETTING BETTER
- By nanomary · Posted October 30, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- AFTER 16 MONTHS OF TERRIBLE PAIN, INFECTION AND NOT BEING ABLE TO WALK, I AM FIANNLY GETTING BETTER!!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!!! THANKS FOR PRAYERS ...
I am doing better!
- By Jody-C · Posted October 30, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- Thanks to all the positive thoughts and prayers from my friends, I am doing better! I am so glad as this has been a very rough time. This is day four back in my apartment and I am so very happy and thankful ...
Somebody PLEASE HELP!!! ={
- By pwrsrg77 · Posted October 29, 2009
- Journal · 81 replies
- Well, I'm now 2 years into a disease that is sucking the life out of me. If I had a nickel for every time I've balled my eyes out & said my famous quote "I can't take this anymore" I'd be a very rich ...
Six weeks post TSR..........
- By DocBabs · Posted October 29, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Actually it's six weeks and 2 days , but hey, who's counting.............ME.The sling was taken away last Friday and for the next day or so i didn't really know where to put my arm. It was so used to ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
- Journal · 29 replies
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
My day, 10/28
- By inspired57 · Posted October 28, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Yesterday I did pretty good with following my menu. Didn't have lunch tho' because of no appetite. Today I didn't get breakfast. Took care of my dog and his meal before mine when I ran out of time. Had ...
Shopping with Arthritis
- By stonie1 · Posted October 28, 2009
- Discussion in Coping with arthritis · 0 replies
- There was a time when I could walk pain free anywhere that I wanted to for as long as I wanted to. Now that I have an unoperable miniscus tear, and arthritis in my knees I do as much shopping as I can ...
thumb joint
- By debil · Posted October 28, 2009
- Discussion in Experiences with healthcare professionals · 0 replies
- Hi,, I just had surgery about 3 months ago on my right thumb joint. It was completely removed and a tendon taken from my arm to use as a new joint. I am wondering if I will ever lose the pain that I am ...
Home again!
- By Jody-C · Posted October 25, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- Here I am, home again! Five days in the hospital and another five in a nursing home. DX: pneumonia, sarcoid, chronic bronchitis (COPD) and asthma. I'm still coughing, will continue my antibiotic for another ...
What a blessing you all are.......
- By GringoGrandma · Posted October 24, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- My birthday was fabulous, and today I find over 20 greetings from Inspire and countless bouquets on FB. I am so blessed. You all are such a joy to know and pray for. I am deeply thankful. Love, prayers ...
Jogging and running with osteoporosis
- By fish_server · Posted October 24, 2009
- Journal · 10 replies
- Mayo Clinic does not recommend jogging or running with osteoporosis. This conflicts with a study I saw that running increased bone density in the spine. Confused and conflicted. Don't think that I have ...
Exercise Sabatoge
- By fish_server · Posted October 24, 2009
- Journal · 17 replies
- I think I have biker's voice and that it has had the potential of sabatoging my workouts. The voice says that workout is too challenging and who wants to break into the 130s anyway. Today I did my treadmill ...
Biggest Loser
- By fish_server · Posted October 23, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- I finally watched this week's episode yesterday. It was disheartening to see how some of the family members were so unsupportive. It's easy to see how when one family member decides to make healthy changes ...
Smashing Birthday!
- By GringoGrandma · Posted October 21, 2009
- Journal · 20 replies
- Worth becoming a year older for the absolutely [erfect day I've had. Drove to the farm Children's Home in Teopisca. Played with the now 23 kids, saw my new cabin. Awesome! Had a picnic, with cake and ...
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