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just got back from the doc

starre
  • By starre · Posted November 4, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • - just got came from the doctor yesterday says my skin is getting tighter. that's why my legs are hurting-- my bones are fine my legs are not swollen my skin is just pulling and causing me pain want to ...

Oral health? what oral health!

Blueboy4357
  • By Blueboy4357 · Posted October 18, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • First of all I mentioned in other journal entries that I lived in Nye county from 1957 to 1962 where the Government let off over 100 Nuclear bombs and was exposed to I-131(nuclear fallout) I think the ...

Leg pain is getting worse

starre
  • By starre · Posted October 13, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • Lately my legs have been hurting so bad that i just can't take it i told my doctor and they seem to just ignore me i quest i have more important problems and they just want to give me pain med's. it's ...

Being pulled in 3 derections

starre
  • By starre · Posted October 9, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • I have 3 kids a 13 yr old that i need to be involed in because she is a teenager that is starting to like boys and hormones ranging is try to keep her active in dancing and school activities but i find ...

new test

starre
  • By starre · Posted October 6, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • i had a Cine esophagram done yesterday found out why i'am having that feeling in my chest like food is stuck the doctor said that my esophog is like a funnel and food dosent have a big enough tunnel to ...

On a New Med's

starre
  • By starre · Posted August 11, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • My doctor gave me new med called Hydroxychlor 200mg i see that a lot of people take it that have sclerelerma and lupus. and still taking letaris which is helping a lot. and started taking asprin again ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
  • 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 ...

just want to crawl into bed

starre
  • By starre · Posted August 1, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • Latley i haven't been feeling to hot body parts hurt had to go to the er the found out i had pneumona which is better than problems with my kidneys. now i'am just in pain all the time and have no one ...

Had to visit the hospital

starre
  • By starre · Posted July 29, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Yesterday i had to go to the hospital my back and side where bothering me so i thought i would find out what was wrong. i had pneumonia gave me some antibotics for four days so i hope to feel better soon ...

body acting funny

starre
  • By starre · Posted July 27, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Had two doctors app. last week. had some blood wrk dne. my stomach has been swollen latley and my back has been hurting i think it may be my liver or kidney. but i will try not to worry. i know that will ...

Taking one day at a time

starre
  • By starre · Posted July 16, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Today is a ok day i pulled a muscle in my shoulder a month ago and it still hurts i try not to take pain med's until i go to sleep at night. my husband decides he wants to work alot instead of dealing ...

Again its' been a while since I last posted

CanadaNuse
  • By CanadaNuse · Posted July 4, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • A lot has happened since we last posted. Current Up date from NIH isn't going to be clear cut and to the point. All it say's that my daughter Ashley case is more complex then they thought! Yesterday July ...

Hands Have been Hurting

starre
  • By starre · Posted July 3, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Latley hands have been hurting// it's summer i thought they wouldn't hurt as much but forgot about air conditions and going down the frozen section at the grocery store and my finger tips hurt a lot ...

Hard to get close to my husband

starre
  • By starre · Posted June 28, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • I've had sd for 3 yrs the first yr i was going back and forth to the hospital and doctors then we where close for one yr but the beginning of this month i don't want to be touched because it hurts to ...

rainy days are hard on my body

starre
  • By starre · Posted June 20, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Today it is raining in Md and my hands hurt really bad makes it hard to take care of my little ones i have a 3yr old and a 5 yr old. its hard to open little pakages and open can's to fix them lunch it ...

Connect with sd survivors in Baltimore Md

starre
  • By starre · Posted June 19, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • I've had sd for 3 years I have been to one confrence in Pa last year I felt so impowered and hope full and full of determination that every thing was going to be ok i would like to start a group to meet ...

Tooth feels better

starre
  • By starre · Posted June 17, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • I called the university of md to go to a dental school but you have to pay 56.00 to be seen . i tried the hydrogen peroxide it helped out a lot. i realy apparciate all the help i am glad i got connected ...

bad tooth day

starre
  • By starre · Posted June 15, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • today my gums are swollen and probly infected medicare dosen't cover any dental care until you end up in the emergyncy room i wish i could afford dental insurance but ill try to get through the pain and ...

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TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

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TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

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