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I feel so Blahhhhh................

kimikiwi1987
  • By kimikiwi1987 · New reply October 5, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • Lets see where to begin well got my biopsy results back about 2 wks ago i still have fsgs and know i also have iga, so the docs r taking me off my cyclosporine and utting me on cytoxin for 3 months since ...

An Uplifter

mrsbias
  • By mrsbias · New reply September 28, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • A PENNY You always hear the usual stories of pennies on the sidewalk being good luck, gifts from angels, etc. This is the first time I've ever heard this twist on the story. Gives you something to think ...

Contemplating Life Today

frogcollector
  • By frogcollector · New reply September 20, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • I have had a whirlwind of a summer. Subjects like cancer, concussion, suicide intervention, and now a child with shingles. What more could one ask for? Well I have a friend from twenty years ago. She ...

biopsy

kimikiwi1987
  • By kimikiwi1987 · New reply September 18, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • well tomorrow 9/3/09 im getting my second biopsy done my doc kinda sounds worried now, he says we need to do this to see what we are working with, now thats kinda scary... but oh well gotta keep going ...

I hate this Feeling.....

kimikiwi1987
  • By kimikiwi1987 · New reply September 17, 2009
  • 35 replies
  • I hate feeling like this, i feel sore all over and all. I think its depression, cause i have trouble sleeping and i dont wont to get out of bed cause its the same old same old everyday. i hate feeling ...

new to the group

miller123
  • By miller123 · New reply September 6, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • i am 33yrs old with 2 children recently been diagnosed with livedo and lupas anticoagulant syndrome for the past 2yr ive suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome and depression after the death of my grandad ...

A Poem by Me... :^)

PoohLover
  • By PoohLover · New reply September 5, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • Remember No matter how the day begins and no matter how it ends... Just remember a few things and on them you will depend... Be thankful for the little things like your family and your friends... Because ...

Your Dizzy Laugh of The Day

Unsure
  • By Unsure · New reply August 30, 2009
  • 21 replies
  • I'm lightheaded allllll the time! Have been for years. I often say that if the cops ever pulled me over, I could never pass the drunk driving test because I'm so dizzy all the time. I remember the first ...

Help!

steve9340
  • By steve9340 · New reply August 30, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Anyone have any ideas that could help me? I usually have no trouble falling to sleep. My problem is that I wake after about 4 hours (3 am typically), and from there on get anywhere from 0 - 3 hours sleep ...

I Let Em' Have It Today! How Dare They?!

Unsure
  • By Unsure · New reply August 21, 2009
  • 45 replies
  • Anyway, how do you deal with people not really knowing what we deal with and the daily fight that we deal with feeling that they have the right to tell you that you need to fight? I am so sick and tired ...

not the greatest news from my doc

kimikiwi1987
  • By kimikiwi1987 · Posted August 19, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • well i went to my kidney doc and he told me that since im not going down on my steriods that he wants to see me back in 3 wks and now hes also talking about doing another biopsy........blahhh ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 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 ...

Tired...of everything...

SweetOrganics
  • By SweetOrganics · New reply August 14, 2009
  • 15 replies
  • It's almost noon & I'm ready to go back to bed...I don't feel like I can make it if I don't. First I need to make my daughter lunch. Pretty much all I want to do is sleep. It's so hard to find a comfortable ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 12, 2009
  • 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 ...

O2 Annie - Just checking in!

frogcollector
  • By frogcollector · New reply August 8, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Thought I would check in after such a long silence. I no longer need the 'Metro' RX...Metoprolal. The O2 has stopped the SVT events entirely. Staying on the O2 for now...it works so why change anything ...

Hypnosis is the solution to insomnia

Maylisa
  • By Maylisa · Posted July 10, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I became a certified hypnotherapist after discovering how effective it was at getting me to sleep. I searched high and low to get to sleep and this was the solution that worked for me. I then went to ...

medical insurance help

kimikiwi1987
  • By kimikiwi1987 · New reply July 6, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • okay im 21 and im on welfare for my medical and if i work and make over 200 dollars a month they will take me off of my medical. so is there any medical insurance out there that doesnt cost an arm and ...

Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder..it has a name??

eviefor3
  • By eviefor3 · New reply July 5, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • finally........a name for what so many of us go through every day. now i have a LEGITIMATE excuse for what i do lol A. A. A. D. D.: Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests ...

anyone know anything about dreams?..

erika6487
  • By erika6487 · New reply July 2, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • my name is Erika and my Grandpa passed about 8 months ago. out of everyone in my family him and i had a special bond. i never left his side when i was younger and growing up i always made sure to call ...

messed up period

kimikiwi1987
  • By kimikiwi1987 · New reply June 30, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • OK is it just me or has anyone else thats been on pred cyclosporine, and all these other meds have problems with their periods being ereagular cause mine are so messed up it crazy doc says its probly ...

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