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- By kala · Posted November 28, 2008
- Journal · 4 replies
- I'm out of hospital after having my 14th operation. this one was easier than the others thank god, the other ones were on my spine and this one was on my shoulder so there was no learning to walk again ...
- By tammysci · Posted November 25, 2008
- Journal · 9 replies
- This past week I was reminded that I have a lot to be thankful for, and especially since it is almost Thanksgiving. Out of nowhere I received a letter in the mail announcing that a health professional ...
- By Julia1 · Posted November 21, 2008
- Journal · 0 replies
- I have written to the Bernie Mac foundation about bring their road show to Las Vegas. But in the mean time I would be interested in speaking with people in and around Las Vegas that have Sarco. To start ...
- By Rj · Posted November 19, 2008
- Journal · 8 replies
- I have been accepted for this study and will actually start the drug, sativex or the placebo on friday 11/21/08. the study is still open and conducted in Hagerstown, MD. If your interested you can e-mail ...
- By tammysci · Posted November 19, 2008
- Journal · 8 replies
- Over the past 15 years I have struggled with pain and it can be very frustrating. When I wake up, the first 15 minutes of my day are the worst. I even bought a new mattress this year to try to help my ...
- By tammysci · Posted November 13, 2008
- Journal · 10 replies
- In the last couple of months people have asked me what I miss about my life before my injury. The answer is everything! How could I not miss things, it changed everything about how I thought my future ...
- By tammysci · Posted November 11, 2008
- Journal · 5 replies
- Veteran's Day was not a day that meant much to me personally until I started meeting veterans coming back from Iraq. I was surprised to find out that the amount deaths because of the war in Iraq was 4193 ...
- By dizzybee · Posted November 9, 2008
- Journal · 5 replies
- As you may have read, I have dysautonomia which is a dysfunction of your autonomic system (everything in your body that works without you thinking about it, brain, heart, breathing, bp, bowels, kidneys ...
- By dizzybee · Posted November 9, 2008
- Journal · 3 replies
- I am a 45 yo white female, my mother was almost 35 when I was born and she smoked throughout her pregnancy. My brother had mumps and german measles, which my mother exposed me to, but I never got. I had ...
- By Rj · Posted November 8, 2008
- Journal · 13 replies
- My friend, who was like a brother to me, was diagnosed with renal cell cancer, died yesterday. He was diagnosed last July and went so fast I and his family are stunned. And I know this is just the beginning ...
- By tammysci · Posted November 7, 2008
- Journal · 5 replies
- Traveling Tips Part 1: Renting a car In the past 15 years since I have been using a wheelchair, traveling has never been easy, but I don’t let it stop me. Just a few weeks ago I had to go to Atlanta ...
- By tammysci · Posted November 3, 2008
- Journal · 0 replies
- When you use a wheelchair it can be hard to find accessible apartments and housing. Over the last 10 years, I have always been someone that rented an apartment and at one time I even had a small house ...
- By Ibeam · Posted October 31, 2008
- Journal · 1 reply
- I have been interested in getting the lap-band, and go for the first consultation in two and half weeks. I can not go to the closest hospital as I do not weigh enough for them. I am just at the border ...
- By Rj · Posted October 26, 2008
- Journal · 16 replies
- I've searched through all of my groups, but, haven't found any mention of "HYPERTROPHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY" Please let me know if you have heard of this diagnoses? The pain is in all of my joints and bones ...
- By LisaAnn · Posted October 25, 2008
- Journal · 5 replies
- Here is my list of problems: Any Advice Welcomed Migraines Mild COPD/emphysema/mild asthma(lungs age 66 in 04) HBP/High Cholesterol Edema LOWER Kidney Stones Osteoarthritis and Osetopenia Gerd/reflux/aerophagia ...
- By Ibeam · Posted October 22, 2008
- Journal · 1 reply
- I have not posted a journal entry for a while, but I have been reading all the posts. My surgery went well and I am very pleased with the outcome. I had two bands of scar tissue removed from above my ...
- By tammysci · Posted October 22, 2008
- Journal · 6 replies
- I know that stem cell research is a very controversial subject among people with disabilities, but I was forwarded this link on the candidate’s views on Stem Cell Research. If you are not informed on ...
- By tammysci · Posted October 20, 2008
- Journal · 13 replies
- According to a website on the census of how many people have disabilities of some sort in the United States; are about 58 million people. With that amount of people affected by disabilities in the United ...
- By LadyForce · Posted October 19, 2008
- Journal · 1 reply
- Okay, I am coughing up a lung again… I know this feeling. Been through it before... The coughing hurts my chest. The last time this happened, I ended up with Costochondritis. I keep coughing and coughing ...
- By fairydustgrma · Posted October 18, 2008
- Journal · 1 reply
- Oh uh another sleepless night, I almost hate to go to sleep because I know in the morning at 3am I will awake in pain, I keep my breakthru pain meds next to me and my cain and a drink, just for this reason ...
