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messed up period
- 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 ...
lonely
- By kimikiwi1987 · New reply June 28, 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 ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 2009
- 28 replies
- Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...
Sarcoidosis backing down?
- By sleepyone · New reply June 21, 2009
- 1 reply
- I have noticed lately that my breathing is getting better and my body pains are getting less. I have stepped down (gradually) on the pred from 40 to the now 10MG/day. By the end of the month, I will be ...
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 ...
Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 12, 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 ...
Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 9, 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 ...
purple stria
- By kimikiwi1987 · New reply June 9, 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 · New reply June 8, 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 ...
is there any conventions or anything going on
- By kimikiwi1987 · New reply May 28, 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 ...
My Weight Loss Challenge
- By CKarger · New reply May 14, 2009
- 6 replies
- I started out last year at my highest weight ever- 212 lbs. I am 5'4" and needed to lose weight, lower my high LDL and get heathly. I have since gone on to lose 28 lbs to date, over 28 inches, kicked ...
We all have something in our lives to inspire us.
- By Nina372 · New reply May 10, 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 ...
NUCCA
- By Luke747 · New reply April 5, 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 ...
"What can I do for you?"
- By Luke747 · New reply March 30, 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 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 · New reply March 23, 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 ...
Now What? Sleep Study
- By frogcollector · New reply March 22, 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 ...
"At least you didn't lose all your hair"
- By Luke747 · New reply March 21, 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 ...
