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Why are we here?

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted April 11, 2008
  • Journal · 49 recommendations
  • When we started this community, each of us faced important health issues in our lives. Some of us have family members with medical conditions. Many of us have medical conditions of our own. All of us ...

Support your group and raise awareness with badges

Walter
  • By Walter · Posted June 20, 2008
  • Journal · 23 recommendations
  • Hi everyone. We added a new feature today that you can use to support your groups and the organizations that sponsor them, and get the word out about the causes that are important to you. If you visit ...

New feature - See what you've replied to

Walter
  • By Walter · Posted April 25, 2008
  • Journal · 18 recommendations
  • Hello everyone. We just added a feature that many of you have requested - a list of all of the posts that you have replied to. To get to your list, all you need to do is: 1. Sign in 2. Click "Me" in the ...

Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted March 13, 2008
  • Journal · 16 recommendations
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

New feature: video!

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted June 28, 2008
  • Journal · 13 recommendations
  • I am pleased to announce that we have updated Inspire to support video. You can now share a video of yourself, videos that you find inspirational or informative, and more. I've included one of myself ...

Isaac's syndrome

Lynn2
  • By Lynn2 · Posted March 23, 2007
  • Discussion in Getting a diagnosis · 7 recommendations
  • Does anyone have Isaac's syndrome or have a relative or friend who does? Also, if you are just knowledgeable about this disease... Thanks, Lynn ...

What am I thankful for this Thanksgiving?

tammysci
  • By tammysci · Posted November 25, 2008
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • 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 ...

What do I miss about life before my injury?

tammysci
  • By tammysci · Posted November 13, 2008
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • 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 ...

Differential - All input welcome!

dennisandkristen
  • By dennisandkristen · Posted October 30, 2008
  • Discussion in Getting a diagnosis · 3 recommendations
  • The differential includes but is not limited to: Shortness of breath worsening with exertion/exercise intolerance Arthralgias Myalgias Spasms Feet and ankle contortions Nerve and muscle pain worst in ...

Handicap Parking Abusers; Part 1- Excuses, Excuses, Excuses

tammysci
  • By tammysci · Posted October 8, 2008
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • I have read many different blogs from people with various disabilities about their frustrations with people who abuse handicap parking. I have wanted to start a handicap parking enforcement program for ...

AMAZING!!

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · Posted November 7, 2008
  • Journal · 2 recommendations
  • Scott Rigsby is an amazing person that did not let something that destroyed his body destroy his life. Scott has an amazing testimony that’s why I felt I should post this video so that you too would be ...

Jake

shan789
  • By shan789 · Posted November 7, 2008
  • Journal · 2 recommendations
  • So we ended up at the ER last night, with a very clogged NG tube. The dr. had a nurse try to unclog it, but it wouldn't budge. So they ended up putting in a new one. This one is a little bigger, and last ...

What's the difference between “Barrier Free” and "ADA" apartments?

tammysci
  • By tammysci · Posted November 3, 2008
  • Journal · 2 recommendations
  • 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 ...

I hope my storie inspires you. please post your storie.

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · Posted October 28, 2008
  • Journal · 2 recommendations
  • Four years ago I became extremely ill and paralyzed from the waist down. My left arm and hand were also immobile. At the time I was very worried about my future because the night I became ill I was doing ...

Conn's syndrome (hyperaldosteronism)

jacque
  • By jacque · Posted April 12, 2008
  • Discussion in Finding emotional support · 2 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 ...

ok, freaking out a little here

dizzybee
  • By dizzybee · Posted November 26, 2008
  • Journal · 1 recommendation
  • had an upper endoscopy done today due to what we thought was gastroparesis and I have a very hard time swallowing. so the middle third of my esophagus is Tortuous (which i think means twisted in some ...

Trying to win the war on pain

tammysci
  • By tammysci · Posted November 19, 2008
  • Journal · 1 recommendation
  • 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 ...

daughter with POTS in south Fl

fltraveler
  • By fltraveler · Posted November 17, 2008
  • Journal · 1 recommendation
  • we have a wonderful dr. out of state but need one locally to do follow-up...live near boca..does anyone know of one ...

PET/CT Scans

dizzybee
  • By dizzybee · Posted November 14, 2008
  • Journal · 1 recommendation
  • Has anyone had a PET & CT with contrast and radioactive tracer and felt sick afterwards? I had one done on 10/24 and every since then I've been very weak, nauseous and just don't feel well. I thought ...

Veteran's Day - A day to remember and honor our heroes!

tammysci
  • By tammysci · Posted November 11, 2008
  • Journal · 1 recommendation
  • 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 ...

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