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TeamInspire
  • 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 ...

SO excited to share what I have found!

pwrsrg77
  • By pwrsrg77 · Posted November 4, 2009
  • Journal · 4 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 ...

Water or Coke? (or rather any carbonated drink)

meriterry
  • By meriterry · Posted November 18, 2009
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • This was sent to me by a friend: Focus on the hydration thing....... Water or Coke? I could not believe this..... Very interesting WATER #1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies ...

The Big Golden Rabid Barking Lymph Nodes Holiday Reprint

theGardener
  • By theGardener · Posted November 24, 2009
  • Journal · 1 recommendation
  • This is for all of you, old guard and newbie alike... Happy Holidays! May the Season bring you peace and good health. Holiday Joy to All! (please scroll down....) (sorry, scroll down a little more ...

Brain Fatigue/Fogginess

whatsupdoc
  • By whatsupdoc · Posted November 23, 2009
  • Discussion in Symptoms · 1 recommendation
  • I've had sarc for a year now and have worked through most of my health issues. Today I had device clinic for my pacemaker/defibrillator screening and I am another six months free of any heart symptoms ...

Attention Charlotte, NC Sarkies...Support Group

KarenGSO
  • By KarenGSO · Posted November 21, 2009
  • Discussion in Emotional support · 1 recommendation
  • Hi, I just wanted to let you guys know that I have started a new Sarcoidosis Meetup Support group here in Greensboro. Gram1 from Charlotte has expressed an interest in participating, particularly if there ...

Attention Charlotte, NC Sarkies...Support Group

KarenGSO
  • By KarenGSO · Posted November 21, 2009
  • Discussion in Emotional support · 1 recommendation
  • Hi, I just wanted to let you guys know that I have started a new Sarcoidosis Meetup Support group here in Greensboro. Gram1 from Charlotte has expressed an interest in participating, particularly if there ...

First time posting

AtlanticOcean
  • By AtlanticOcean · Posted November 20, 2009
  • Journal · 1 recommendation
  • I have been reading alot of the journals over the past two months and have learned so much from all you wonderful people. My story is not unlike many of you. I developed what I thought was just a cold ...

Calling ALL PEEPS from Greensboro, NC!!

KarenGSO
  • By KarenGSO · Posted November 19, 2009
  • Discussion in Emotional support · 1 recommendation
  • I have just started a new support group and I am hoping to find a group of you guys on here in Greensboro (I CAN’T be the ONLY Sarkie here in Greensboro!). You have all been a WEALTH of knowledge and ...

Disability Hearing

Daff81
  • By Daff81 · Posted November 18, 2009
  • Discussion in Emotional support · 1 recommendation
  • Hello All ! , Had my disability hearing before the Judge on 11-17-09 . All went well and we were told that my case has been approved !!! What a wonderful blessing it was to hear those words !! The long ...

Sarcoid and Ankle Pain

NDLS
  • By NDLS · Posted November 17, 2009
  • Discussion in Symptoms · 1 recommendation
  • I was diagnosed with Sarcoid in April of 09. It started with swelling in my ankles and pain. Which I was sent to physical therapy for. Then I got a respiratory infection and the symptoms started showing ...

Bringing awareness

boatlady
  • By boatlady · Posted November 3, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with sarcoidosis · 1 recommendation
  • The tv show "The View" did a great job yesterday to bring in Lung and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness. Let's all contact them and see if we can get them to do a piece on Sarcoidosis! Here's a link to write ...

Bone Sarcoid

janepauline
  • By janepauline · Posted May 11, 2009
  • Discussion in Symptoms · 1 recommendation
  • I think I may be developing sarcoid in my bones. My ankle is really painful and it feels as though it is in the distal bone end. Does anyone else have bone sarcoid? What are the symptoms and how were ...

Help and information from FSR

Sarcoidosis and the Body
Sarcoidosis is a "multiorgan" disease - meaning it almost always involves more than one organ. It's unpredictable and affects different people in different ways.

You can learn about the ways in which sarcoidosis affects the body in FSR's Sarcoidosis and the Body brochure.

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