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haiti (to help, or not to help.)

Deedee6
  • By Deedee6 · New reply 10:43 am
  • Discussion in Your story · 29 replies
  • although i do feel bad for the people in haiti, i can't help but ask myself. "should we as a nation help? i would like to know if anyone out there knows, how many countries offered there help to us, when ...

need input on shedding pounds!

Deedee6
  • By Deedee6 · New reply yesterday at 5:31 pm
  • Discussion in Your story · 3 replies
  • I am a 43 year old female, wanting to lose weight, but have no idea how to start! I am not rich enough to hire a personal trainer, and can not leave my home to often. I have severe asthma, gerd, a fiber ...

UPDATE 11708 I am a medical malfunction that doctors can not figure out.

jipsyloner
  • By jipsyloner · New reply February 6, 2010
  • Discussion in Your story · 40 replies
  • I have been to so many doctors that I have lost count. None of them can agree what is wrong with me. When the doctors cant figure it out they tell me it is my imagination. Can anyone here tell me what ...

EATING FOR YOUR BLOOD TYPE A

dvwgenealogy
  • By dvwgenealogy · New reply February 5, 2010
  • Discussion in Your story · 2 replies
  • I have been concerned about my thyroid and adrenal glands since I know that medication is not good for your body. My primary physician only says take synthroid. I went to a nutritionist recommended by ...

lets learn to eat better to gether "recipes"easy one that are healthy

morena51
  • By morena51 · New reply February 2, 2010
  • Discussion in How to... · 27 replies
  • i am hoping tht we can come to gether and share recipes, because after all ,that can be the hardest part of living and getting healthy and staying that way. and losing weight.. there are so many good ...

CHRISTmas

Deedee6
  • By Deedee6 · New reply January 30, 2010
  • Discussion in Your story · 26 replies
  • i know there are a lot of people out there, that do not believe in GOD! and because of those people, we are now wishing everyone a happy holliday, not merry christmas. it is getting to the point that ...

Ativa

nats
  • By nats · New reply January 28, 2010
  • Discussion in Your story · 3 replies
  • I was trying to ween myself off ATIVAn and and found it very difficult after 30 days I needed to take more just to calm the symptoms. Anyone know how long it takes to ween off Ativan ...

Any good recipes for Interstitial Cystitis?

NineToesOffTheEdge
  • By NineToesOffTheEdge · New reply January 28, 2010
  • Discussion in Help desk · 18 replies
  • Hello, I am suffering with Interstitial Cystitis and find the diet very boring. Anyone have any ideas? Food pairing, or ideas for a salad. What a bummer not to be able to have any salad dressing. Plain ...

Gastric Pacemaker/Stimulator

45river
  • By 45river · New reply January 28, 2010
  • Discussion in How to... · 6 replies
  • I am interested in anyone's experience with gastric stimulators. My daughter throws up all the time and this seems to be her only option. However, we are told it is experimental. Advice is welcome. Thank ...

SIDE EFFECTS OF TAMOXIFEN

me_healthy
  • By me_healthy · New reply January 25, 2010
  • Discussion in Your story · 5 replies
  • I WAS DX WITH BREAST CANCER IN 7-08, HAD RADICAL BI-LATERAL MASTECTOMY IN AUG. DR'S RX TAMOXIFEN FOR TREATMENT INSTEAD OF CHEMO. I ALSO WAS DX WITH SARCOIDOSIS WHICH I HAD SYMTOMS OF SINCE OCT. 06. WHEN ...

rare painful fatty tissue rheumatism

jhewels2
  • By jhewels2 · Posted January 24, 2010
  • Discussion in Your story · 0 replies
  • After years suffereing and finally being diagnosed with dercum's I have learned so much about this disease already for others who suffer along with me. Tommorrow I go to Dermatology surgeon to check how ...

Sound Like Prinzmetal's?

Cindy56
  • By Cindy56 · Posted January 22, 2010
  • Discussion in How to... · 0 replies
  • Hi, I'm new here and stumbled upon the site while Googling for artery spasms. First a little medical history: I am 56 y.o. healthy but not fit - sedentary work and need to exercise (edit: when the chest ...

48 yr old widow living with stage iv breast cancer

edaura
  • By edaura · New reply January 21, 2010
  • Discussion in Help desk · 9 replies
  • Not at all sure where to plop this blurb. Right now I am on the site for advanced cancer. The women and the men are wonderful, but I am suffering a loss that few of them know. I was wondering if their ...

Ostoeporosis, alternatives to zolendronic acid infusions

SusanUSA
  • By SusanUSA · New reply January 17, 2010
  • Discussion in Help desk · 3 replies
  • I need to make an informed decision about whether to refuse treatment with zolendronic acid. I have quite severe osteoporosis but also have just had 2 dental extractions & have aggressive peridontal disease ...

I FOUND HELP FROM MY INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS PAIN!!

NineToesOffTheEdge
  • By NineToesOffTheEdge · Posted January 16, 2010
  • Discussion in Inspire news · 0 replies
  • I just wanted to let anybody else know who suffers with the horrific pain and burning associated with IC (Interstital Cystitis). I found a natural supplement called Reuma-Art that takes away the pain ...

Traumatic Brain Injury due to MVA

barb1
  • By barb1 · New reply January 15, 2010
  • Discussion in Your story · 24 replies
  • We were in a very serious motor vehicle accident when a man ran a stop sign going 45mph and hit us. The initial impact caused both of us to lose consciousness for an extended time. We were told, our truck ...

Support and research opportunities for diabetics

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply January 11, 2010
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Hello everyone, We'd like to pass along some information which you may find helpful if you or someone you care about is living with diabetes. First off, did you know that we have Inspire groups focused ...

Just starting out

sweetie_79
  • By sweetie_79 · New reply January 11, 2010
  • Discussion in Your story · 6 replies
  • Hello everyone. Just started back working out as of yesterday. I want to lose 45 pounds by the summer if possible. I am feeling hopeful. I have started and quit many diets but this time I am getting serious ...

gastroparesis constipation

willyq12
  • By willyq12 · New reply January 10, 2010
  • Discussion in Your story · 27 replies
  • i ve been diagnosed with gastroparesis, but i think my body is just slow in processing food. the problem that im having is constipation the inability to have a bowel movement. do people with gastroparesis ...

FSGS

chandnan
  • By chandnan · Posted January 7, 2010
  • Discussion in Your story · 0 replies
  • Just wanting to know if anyone out there has a loved one with the disease called FSGS? It's a disease that attacks the kineys. My granddaughter(15)has it, and wonder how others are doing that have it ...

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