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Touch

banana1946
  • By banana1946 · New reply 2:29 am
  • Discussion in Living with NF1 · 2 replies
  • I miss being touched. Just saying, would love a massage or something but the last time I went, the massage therapist told me people like me should refrain from massage.. RRRR, I hate NF. Sorry, just had ...

Word association game

Amzy
  • By Amzy · New reply 1:21 am
  • Discussion in Off-Topic · 2790 replies
  • So I have seen everyone seems to like the song game so i was wandering if yous would like to try the word association game It's a similar style to the song game, But here is how to play Once an original ...

Prayer Please

Liz32
  • By Liz32 · New reply 1:18 am
  • Discussion in Off-Topic · 6 replies
  • So I found out a very close friend of mine (who by the dose not have nf) has been diagnosed with lymphoma she is only 33. We have been friends for 30 years, our parents were friends first. She will be ...

Long term effects of medications

GirlA
  • By GirlA · New reply 1:12 am
  • Discussion in Living with NF1 · 9 replies
  • Pain meds and even anti-depressants can be very helpful in the short term. Would like to know if anyone has experienced any long term effects from these. I try to limit the use of these medications because ...

Propolis

hayley5
  • By hayley5 · New reply yesterday at 11:17 pm
  • Discussion in News, research and advocacy · 9 replies
  • Has anyone ever tried propolis? has it made a differences? (they say it takes 3-6 months ...

Hair cut

GREENBAY1961
  • By GREENBAY1961 · New reply yesterday at 10:39 pm
  • Discussion in Living with NF1 · 1 reply
  • just had my hair cut and trim of my facial hair, first time with this styalist . We talked about several subjects we covered NF a little then talked about the new BASS PRO shop opening she said she could ...

Single neurofibroma but not neurofibromatosis

Jasiek
  • By Jasiek · New reply yesterday at 9:41 pm
  • Discussion in Newly diagnosed with NF2 · 6 replies
  • Hi all! I'm new to this site and was just wondering if anyone has had similar problem. I have a single case of benign neurofibroma but not neurofibromatosis of any type. There is no family history, I'm ...

NF and LEarning Differences

jwmcc
  • By jwmcc · New reply yesterday at 9:16 pm
  • Discussion in NF1 and children · 9 replies
  • My 14 year old daughter has NF1 (as does my husband, his brother, his sister who passed from a cancerous tumor at age 15, his father and his aunt and cousin). She also has learning differences. She has ...

Doctors in Kentucky dont know jack

Livewyre78
  • By Livewyre78 · New reply yesterday at 8:19 pm
  • Discussion in Living with NF1 · 1 reply
  • Hello all hope today is a good day your pain is low and life is good. this is a post saying that the doctors here in Ky dont seem to know jack bout NF at all. they have "read" about it in medical journals ...

I have nf and want to have a baby

Kaykay1990
  • By Kaykay1990 · New reply yesterday at 8:16 pm
  • Discussion in NF1 and pregnancy · 37 replies
  • I am getting married soon and I have always wanted to have my own baby but info not know if I should? Can you tell me your stories ...

THE SONG GAME!!! Revisited

Miss-No-Name
  • By Miss-No-Name · New reply yesterday at 7:02 pm
  • Discussion in Off-Topic · 3924 replies
  • GAME RULES: *One person posts a song *Then the next person takes a WORD from that song & adds another song which contains that same word. example.. "Don't STOP believing" Journey (next person) "STOP In ...

Annual PA NF Picnic

seesnow
  • By seesnow · New reply yesterday at 6:15 pm
  • Discussion in Living with NF1 · 2 replies
  • http://www.schneeway.info/nf_pa_picnic.p hp Anyone with neurofibromatosis, their families, friends, doctors, etc. are welcome to attend the 12th annual PA NF picnic held in Manheim, PA on Saturday, June ...

NF 1 ILLINOIS

nf1father
  • By nf1father · New reply yesterday at 4:52 pm
  • Discussion in Living with NF1 · 7 replies
  • just wondering if any of you are from il, is so where , im in Kankakee very crap place to live ...

friends

bugboy
  • By bugboy · Posted yesterday at 3:37 pm
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • any time you need a ear to bend or to vent I'll do my best to help..you can Fb me Ann Thacker fredricksburg VA ...

NEED BETTER AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE.

redneckgal82
  • By redneckgal82 · New reply yesterday at 3:33 pm
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • I need better insurance so I can get my NF1& my scoliosis checked out plus have masses on my spine. I am in pain a lot & I do exercise & very active so what to do? To find better insurance ? I am worried ...

doc's

bugboy
  • By bugboy · New reply yesterday at 3:14 pm
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • I live in the Fredricksburg area of VA I was wondering if any adult NF doc's close by and does most insurance Co. pay for removing the the tumors ...

NF1 & NF1

Sohel
  • By Sohel · New reply yesterday at 3:02 pm
  • Journal · 11 replies
  • I AM SUFFERING FROM NF1&NF2. I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THIS. HOW TO REMOVE OR CURE OR STOP TO GROWING ANY ONE SUGGEST ME ...

cancer

daisy_1 (Inactive)
  • By daisy_1 (Inactive) · New reply yesterday at 2:51 pm
  • Discussion in Living with NF1 · 9 replies
  • So i have been researchin online..so scarey..cancer scares me. Idk y im askin afarid of the responses..but..how many ppl with nf have developed cancer due to nf..or if u know of someone who has..what ...

Why

Bklyn18
  • By Bklyn18 · New reply yesterday at 12:02 pm
  • Discussion in Living with NF1 · 13 replies
  • I live Brooklyn, NEW YORK. The city that is always open so tell why not a soul knows about NF a cat get lost and the whole city is on the go. So why is NF hidden, 30 years I went to a hospital in the ...

nf and Coeliac disease

FreyaF
  • By FreyaF · Posted yesterday at 10:37 am
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • hi, do you have both nf and Coeliac disease? is here any conection ...

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