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Journals
sleep apenea
- By ts551 · Posted June 14, 2009
- 0 replies
- Looking to hear from anyone who has had a tracheotomy as a last resort for sleep apenea with no vent machine. Use for sleep only,still can talk normal during day, need help decide to have one on 6/18/09 ...
lonely
- By kimikiwi1987 · Posted June 10, 2009
- 12 replies
- i feel so alone sometimes. Yeah i know i have my family and friends and all, but theres just something missing, i miss having someone to cuddle up with and tell em about my day. i keep feeling like im ...
Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!
- 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 ...
purple stria
- By kimikiwi1987 · Posted May 29, 2009
- 6 replies
- has anyone gotten these strech marks , and if so how did u deal with them. casue i got them all over and from what i understand is its a side effect from the pred. and well ive gotten them all over my ...
Cyclosporine
- By kimikiwi1987 · Posted May 29, 2009
- 12 replies
- Cyclosporine has anyone used this med, cus my doc just put me on it, how did it make u feel and all ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
- 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 ...
is there any conventions or anything going on
- By kimikiwi1987 · Posted May 21, 2009
- 1 reply
- hi everyone i was jsut wondering if there is any conventions or anything going on where i could go to to get more info and to meet people who have our diseases ...
Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
- 35 replies
- 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 ...
We all have something in our lives to inspire us.
- By Nina372 · Posted May 9, 2009
- 3 replies
- We all have something in our lives to inspire us and sometimes I think we all need to take the time to recognize them to bring back the hope we feel for our day to day lives and not forget that even when ...
Another Pulm Visit.
- By sleepyone · Posted May 4, 2009
- 0 replies
- I had another pulm visit today. He told me that the last CT and chest X-Ray look real good and that the lymph nodes show no more inflamation. He wants to cut me down on the pred. I am on 30mg now and ...
Moms, you rock!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
- 0 replies
- Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...
HELP!
- By Carolynn · Posted April 25, 2009
- 3 replies
- I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea and started trying to use the CPAP machine 5 days ago and have been absolutely miserable. I just don't seem to be able to get use to having the mask on my face ...
No Energy!
- By johnken · Posted March 30, 2009
- 0 replies
- Good Morning To All! Today is a lazy day for me i don't have no tap of energy at all! I had to make myself get up to check my page. My lympe nodes are inflamed and I'm hurting so bad but i'm going to ...
Vulnerability
- By Luke747 · Posted March 20, 2009
- 24 replies
- Living with a chronic illness has forced me to become vulnerable. I was a very capable woman, able to keep many balls in the air at the same time - go ahead and throw another one at me. Fibromyalgia eliminated ...
NUCCA
- By Luke747 · Posted March 20, 2009
- 11 replies
- This is the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association. It has been around for a few decades. The treatment isn't new. But the doctors that do it are few. I encourage you to check it out on the ...
"At least you didn't lose all your hair"
- By Luke747 · Posted March 20, 2009
- 11 replies
- People mean well. They really do! When chemotherapy made me look like a boy, it was just a wee bit troubling. When my husband first set his eyes on me after the inevitable haircut, the love in them set ...
"What can I do for you?"
- By Luke747 · Posted March 20, 2009
- 9 replies
- After my mastectomy, everyone asked the above question. I decided that to say "nothing" was not only a wrong answer but also deprived people of being blessed by helping to take care of me. So I decided ...
No Limits
- By martzj · Posted March 10, 2009
- 10 replies
- I've been searching for this video for years....only saw it briefly long ago and was haunted by the deep power and beauty of this love........It really is this primal for all of us. We all just want to ...
Now What? Sleep Study
- By frogcollector · Posted February 27, 2009
- 22 replies
- IT finally happened...after 10 plus years, of being told You Need to Go to, where?... I don't know...San Francisco...ie, another state far away, overnight, other accomodations, you are on your own to ...
Back in the saddle again - Feels GOOD
- By rakemp67 · Posted February 26, 2009
- 2 replies
- I have actually arrived at a place where I feel BETTER if I work out! I am sure that's mental for a good part, and physical too! I am finally past that horrible beginning period where any exercise is ...
