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Positive vizilite blue test in mouth

dragalumni
  • By dragalumni · Posted November 13, 2009
  • Discussion in Adult oral health · 0 replies
  • I went to a routine dental appointment the other day. The Doc asked about some lesions on the side of my tongue and in the right cheek area. I didnt know they were there so he said we should do a vizilite ...

Being pulled in 3 derections

starre
  • By starre · New reply November 11, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

just got back from the doc

starre
  • By starre · New reply November 5, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

Leg pain is getting worse

starre
  • By starre · New reply October 26, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

Oral health? what oral health!

Blueboy4357
  • By Blueboy4357 · New reply October 18, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

new test

starre
  • By starre · New reply October 9, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

just want to crawl into bed

starre
  • By starre · New reply August 17, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On a New Med's

starre
  • By starre · Posted August 11, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

Had to visit the hospital

starre
  • By starre · New reply July 29, 2009
  • Journal · 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 · New reply July 27, 2009
  • Journal · 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 · New reply July 17, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

Hands Have been Hurting

starre
  • By starre · New reply July 17, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

bad tooth day

starre
  • By starre · New reply July 4, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

Again its' been a while since I last posted

CanadaNuse
  • By CanadaNuse · Posted July 4, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

Hard to get close to my husband

starre
  • By starre · New reply June 29, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

rainy days are hard on my body

starre
  • By starre · New reply June 21, 2009
  • Journal · 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 · New reply June 20, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

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