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Water or Coke? (or rather any carbonated drink)

meriterry
  • By meriterry · New reply yesterday at 6:22 pm
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • This was sent to me by a friend: Focus on the hydration thing....... Water or Coke? I could not believe this..... Very interesting WATER #1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies ...

SO excited to share what I have found!

pwrsrg77
  • By pwrsrg77 · New reply yesterday at 2:14 pm
  • Journal · 42 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 ...

A nice puszzle

gettingby
  • By gettingby · New reply yesterday at 10:29 am
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Today being the 20th of November I am working on a puszzle of the ship Titanic. As I looked at the box it came in it came to me that even though we might be sick it could be worse. Know what I mean ...

So far, So good

gettingby
  • By gettingby · New reply yesterday at 10:04 am
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • It seems to me that everyone at this web site has as illness. So with that in mind I would like to tell a story I heard from a friend. There was a man who was very optimistic. Accidently he fell from ...

Plaquenil

LuLu24293
  • By LuLu24293 · New reply November 18, 2009
  • Discussion in Treatment · 3 replies
  • Has anyone ever felt like they had become immune to plaquenil? I've been taking it for over 4 years now but it just doesn't seem to do the job anymore. My Rheummy isn't ready to go to the next level ...

swine flu

meriterry
  • By meriterry · Posted November 18, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • My daughter let us know that the doctor told her husband not to come into the doctor's office, and to assume he has swine flu due to symptoms he reported. He has headache, achy, fever, coughing, but unless ...

Dr. Hastings

meriterry
  • By meriterry · New reply November 17, 2009
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Dr. Carl Named to CRN Board of Directors. Reliv Vice Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Carl Hastings has been elected to the board of directors of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN ...

Somebody PLEASE HELP!!! ={

pwrsrg77
  • By pwrsrg77 · New reply November 13, 2009
  • Journal · 83 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 ...

Are you born with lupus anticoagulant?

Prinz
  • By Prinz · Posted November 10, 2009
  • Discussion in Family and friends · 0 replies
  • Is lupus anticoagulant something you are born with or does it/can it develop for unknown reasons later in life ...

Learn to Live with it (just telling my story).

BBWWPeaches
  • By BBWWPeaches · New reply November 8, 2009
  • Journal · 20 replies
  • I have had problems with my knees since I was about 8 years old. In my mid twenties, I was diagnosed as having inherited Chondromalacia, along with having knee caps that were displaced so that they rubbed ...

I spilled my coffee all over the computer table!

deebelle
  • By deebelle · New reply November 8, 2009
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • Every morning I get up and fix a big mug of coffee and then sit down at the table and read my emails, Inspire etc. Today I spilled the whole mug and fortunately had a full box of tissues to immediately ...

"HYPOKALEMIA OR LOW POTASSIUM"

mandyblue
  • By mandyblue · New reply November 8, 2009
  • Journal · 32 replies
  • I want to share this research information in "My Journal". This is a very long collection of articles, that explains in great detail, about Hypokalemia or Low Potassium. It is for anyone who needs help ...

LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT DISORDER IS NOT LUPUS!

calijoann
  • By calijoann · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with lupus · 23 replies
  • MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT DISORDER. HE SAID I DO NOT HAVE LUPUS. TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. I AM CLEARING THIS UP. SOME PEOPLE WITH LUPUS HAVE LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT. BUT IF YOU HAVE THE ...

Lupus Anticoagulant some help & an intro

utopianaurora
  • By utopianaurora · Posted November 6, 2009
  • Discussion in Treatment · 0 replies
  • *if you are looking for cost effective solutions scroll to the bottom* Hi, i am Amber. I am 23 years old, married and a college graduate in psychology. I am back in school for social work for my second ...

lupus anticoagulant

maryjr
  • By maryjr · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with lupus · 4 replies
  • HI I AM NEW TO THIS GROUP AND I HAD A QUESTION. I HAVE LUPUS ANITCOAGULANT AND HAVE TO TAKE COUMADIN FOR LIFE. I WANTED TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAS A HOME INR TESTING KIT AND IF IT WORKS. ALSO DOES MEDICARE ...

stroke survivor with lupus anticoagulant

drewswife
  • By drewswife · New reply November 5, 2009
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • im 31 year old male who had a stroke at the age of 27 and im living with la and it has caused me problems i would love to share stories with anybody who is interested ...

Finally...SS approval!!!!

Yvonda
  • By Yvonda · New reply October 26, 2009
  • Journal · 20 replies
  • I finally...after 2 1/2 years of fighting...got my disability approval last week!!! I am so glad the fighting is over...seeing SS doctors...going before judges....all over finally!!! All I can say is...if ...

October 14, 2009

calijoann
  • By calijoann · New reply October 24, 2009
  • Journal · 8 replies
  • I feel pretty well today. I am going to a dermatologist tomorrow to have my moles checked and get a cream for my dry skin from venous insufficiency. I noticed even my arms get numb now in addition to ...

about me and my CVA

tzadworny
  • By tzadworny · Posted October 22, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • I had a CVA back in November of 09 no on beleieves me (my family) because I look normal. My left side is weak but not numb I suffer from Migraines which I never had a problem with before dizzyness and ...

New diagnosis

Yvonda
  • By Yvonda · New reply October 20, 2009
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Well, everything was great when I learned 2 weeks ago that my s s disability was finally approved. I was in really good mood for a change. Had to see the doc on Monday. Had an ultra sound of my legs and ...

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