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Bowel Incontinence

Uma
  • By Uma · Posted yesterday at 5:03 pm
  • Discussion in Digestive disorders · 0 replies
  • Hi, I am a female, age 61. Over the years I have been having some bowel incontinence which has progressed from very minor to at times somewhat major. Originally (a few years ago) I would just feel a little ...

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

PeterPJB
  • By PeterPJB · Posted yesterday at 11:34 am
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • I was shocked at my elevated PSA readings over such a short period of time. in Dec 2008 my PSA was 1.5 and 5 months later 3.9 which lead to a biopsy in June 2009. Findings were a 3-5% concentration of ...

US Health Care-government controlled?hmm!!

skeetelmore65
  • By skeetelmore65 · Posted yesterday at 1:40 am
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • I see that the government shouldn't be allowed to control our health care when everything else they control is bankrupt. It is just absurd to even think ...

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

PeterPJB
  • By PeterPJB · Posted November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • I was shocked at my elevated PSA readings over such a short period of time. in Dec 2008 my PSA was 1.5 and 5 months later 3.9 which lead to a biopsy in June 2009. Findings were a 3-5% concentration of ...

Research Opportunity

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • All, We have been made aware of a research opportunity that may be of interest to some of our members from FocusSession Research. They specialize in healthcare market research. They have been asked to ...

How do you get insurance for 175 employees?

designwebs
  • By designwebs · Posted November 6, 2009
  • Discussion in General health · 0 replies
  • We have about 175 employees and we would like to get insurance for. Does any one have any idea on how we can do this? What questions do we ask where do we even start? We the employees would be buying ...

Prolonged pain & swelling on back of neck

dterrano
  • By dterrano · Posted November 4, 2009
  • Discussion in Pain · 0 replies
  • Hi, I am new to this site. I started having some health problems recently. About a month ago I went to see my physician with what I thought as a stiff neck. During the visit he noticed some swelling ...

What Happened

country2007
  • By country2007 · Posted November 4, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • This past week my Aunt and Uncle came over and they had a bunch of pictures with them they said that they we're getting to many and wanted to give me back some of the ones my mother had given them over ...

How to Protect Kids from Swine Flu During Christmas ?

markanderson
  • By markanderson · Posted November 3, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Why is this new strain of influenza called "swine flu?" This virus actually contains genes from bird, swine, and human viruses, which means it can infect animals and humans. In most cases, particular ...

Exhaled Nitric Oxide and its role in the treatment of Asthma - Part III

jessibrown
  • By jessibrown · Posted November 3, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • In the third part of the ongoing series, we discuss the findings from the reputed Thorax - An International Journal Of Respiratory Medicine. An excerpt from Thorax - An International Journal Of Respiratory ...

To: Pain From: Me

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · Posted November 2, 2009
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • To: Pain From: Me Well hello pain, you might not want to hear this but you have out-stayed your welcome here in my body. You are the most annoying, agitating, distracting, way to needy, company that I ...

pots/dysautonomia

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · Posted November 2, 2009
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Does anyone here have experience or knowledge about getting a pace maker for their postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (pots ...

Belching, loud rumbling stomach noises

Zippers
  • By Zippers · Posted October 31, 2009
  • Discussion in Digestive disorders · 2 replies
  • Does anyone know what might be causing and how to remedy stomach rumbling noises and unexplained belching? My husband has had these problems for about 5 weeks. It seems to be worse when lying down and ...

I AM tired of complaining of pain

algia247
  • By algia247 · Posted October 30, 2009
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • I look fine and I act fine I guess its a habbit . but deep inside my joints and muscles and tendons throb stabb and sting. even though my diagnose is moderate degenerated disc disease hip tendonitis and ...

YEA!!! I FINALLY AM GETTING A MRI!! YEA!!

jhsbobo
  • By jhsbobo · Posted October 30, 2009
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • The last time I had a MRI..(for my low back pain) was abut 1 1/2 ears ago..& my pain is still as bad..probably worse..My orthapedic SUrgeon is convinced do not need a MRI..because I have no New symptoms..not ...

The Voice of the Burrito

country2007
  • By country2007 · Posted October 29, 2009
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • The voice is diffently making its rounds as the holiday season starts gearing up. I started out with my yougurt then I had my salad and I would had been find had I not volunteer to stay and get the major ...

Overcoming Ulcerative Colitis without painfull surgery

Mendy
  • By Mendy · Posted October 29, 2009
  • Discussion in Digestive disorders · 0 replies
  • Many people feel like the only course of action for them is surgery and medication. I would ask, has any of it helped? There is a better way. First you must understand what is causing the problem. Let ...

Recovery is possible

Mendy
  • By Mendy · Posted October 29, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Several years ago when my son Spencer was 4 years old he was diagnosed with Colitis. His little belly would swell up like a balloon and we had no idea why. We sought medical advice from some of the top ...

Inspire members featured

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
  • Journal · 29 replies
  • Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...

Kidney Cancer Support Groups in NC & SC - USA

Mickeral
  • By Mickeral · Posted October 28, 2009
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • For those affected by Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell Carcinoma) -- there are many great developments that have occurred this year. As a 12-year survivor, I will be glad to pass along information to those who ...

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