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What - Inspire is a place where you can connect with people who share your health concerns and find information and advice in groups sponsored by organizations you know and trust.
Why - As a member you can use Inspire to let friends and family know how you're doing, contact others who share your health concerns, receive personalized updates and information about participating in surveys and clinical trials, and more.
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Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
- Journal · 23 recommendations
- Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...
Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
- Journal · 12 recommendations
- 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 ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
- Journal · 10 recommendations
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
Loveology - a poem to inspire
- By Poetessa · Posted March 28, 2008
- Discussion in How my disease has changed my life · 6 recommendations
- Since my diagnosis I have viewed life differently. I truly value the good moments more and more though the bad moments are still so very hard to bare sometimes. I have the worst time with the pain that ...
Conn's syndrome (hyperaldosteronism)
- By jacque · Posted April 12, 2008
- Discussion in Finding emotional support · 5 recommendations
- I would like to know someone else's story about their experience with Conn's syndrome. What were their symptoms before they were finally dignosed, and what is their treatment (medication or surgery ...
SO excited to share what I have found!
- By pwrsrg77 · Posted November 4, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- 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 ...
To: Pain From: Me
- By Nina372 · Posted November 2, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- To: Pain From: Me Well hello pain, you might not want to hear this but you have out-stayed your welcome here in my body. You are the most annoying, agitating, distracting, way to needy, company that I ...
my NIH experience
- By dizzybee · Posted October 2, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE -- I HAVE TRIED TO LEAVE THE DOCTORS' INVOLVED NAMES OUT SO AS NOT TO CAUSE ISSUES -- AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. Well, where to start--nurse took my vitals and some allergy ...
Isn't it strange...
- By ShannonZ · Posted July 22, 2008
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- that quite a few of us on here have more then one health "issue"? We ALL must be tough cookies ...
Conn's Syndrome and Kidney pain
- By nikki_G · Posted June 8, 2009
- Discussion in How my disease has changed my life · 2 recommendations
- I was wondering if anyone one else with Conn's syndrome gets extreme kidney and flank pain. I have regular bouts of extreme pain and spend quite a bit of time in hospital but the doctors here do not know ...
Chondrocalcinosis CPPD
- By 1irishman · Posted May 7, 2009
- Discussion in My disease has no treatment · 2 recommendations
- Does anyone have this disease? Looking to find anyone interested in having a support group. How do you deal with the constant pain? Need someone to talk to who knows what it is like ...
Sources for Financial Help; Transportation; Surgery; Housing, etc.
- By dizzybee · Posted October 24, 2008
- Discussion in Financial issues · 2 recommendations
- I am in no way affiliated with any of the links/names I am about to post. I just happened upon them. Transportation Assistance: Air Charity Network The Medical Transportation Reimbursement Fund (the MOTOR ...
Ocular neuromytonia
- By Kyla · Posted November 12, 2007
- Discussion in Getting a diagnosis · 2 recommendations
- I have just been diagnosed with ocular neuromytonia. At least I presume its the ocular kind as it is only my eyes effected. It doesnt have a major impact on things fortunately though I would be interested ...
Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP)
- By nativef0x · Posted February 14, 2007
- Discussion in My disease has no treatment · 2 recommendations
- My 16 yr. old son was diagnosed a few months ago with HSP Henoch- Schonlein purpura. His 1st symptom was a reddish purple dotted rash from his thighs down to his ankles. The rash went away after about ...
Arachnoid cysts and Arnold Chiari syndrome
- By Stefanija · Posted November 17, 2009
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- My two year old son was just diagnosed last week with both of these. I am looking to meet others who has these or has a child who has these. I would like to find out more information and possibly hope ...
COURAGE
- By tmichaelroche · Posted November 17, 2009
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- Courage is a special kind of knowledge; the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared, and how not to fear what ought not be feared. From this knowledge comes an inner strength that subconsciously ...
A "wake up" call to my soul
- By tmichaelroche · Posted November 4, 2009
- Discussion in How my disease has changed my life · 1 recommendation
- I really appreciate everyone's comments, suggestions and inspiration. This is a great web site. I am severely depressed. My Psychologist (have been with him since 1994) was informed of my suicidal thoughts ...
ICD, LQT, low potassium
- By edmar · Posted November 3, 2009
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- I'm a SCA survivor, and i'm lucky to be alive again. I fainted, April 23, 2009, the reason i was rushed to the hospital. I was admitted for 12 days, and after a series of tests and investigation, my doctor ...
Living with Ollier's
- By Mummakaren · Posted October 19, 2009
- Discussion in Finding emotional support · 1 recommendation
- My name is Karen and I have Ollier's disease. I am 36 years old now and have never had the chance to talk to any one else who has it as well. I started having surgeries when I was 10 years old and about ...
CRPS and RSD Information - Can't go on living like this !
- By tmichaelroche · Posted September 14, 2009
- Discussion in My disease has no treatment · 1 recommendation
- Does anyone suffer from these conditions? I was told that exercise and physical therapy would help aliveate some of the pain. How in the HEL_ am I supposed to exercise and take therapy when I can't even ...
