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Out Damn Spot!

dizzybee
  • By dizzybee · New reply November 4, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • have been having trigeminal neuralgia (fancy word for pain from Hades) since around Sept. 23 -- been to ER twice one shot of dilaudel and next time a shot of morphine. Finally got an MRI -- i basically ...

enough

arielyn76
  • By arielyn76 · New reply November 4, 2009
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • I have come to the realization that my sight is only important to myself. My doctor on my last visit actually shrugged his shoulders and told me to just come back when and if the pain increased any. I ...

Posterior Scleritis

arielyn76
  • By arielyn76 · New reply November 2, 2009
  • Journal · 50 replies
  • Hello there. I am wondering if any one has this disease or knows of someone who does. I have yet to find anyone to talk to about this. The only information about this is pretty much the same things said ...

my NIH experience

dizzybee
  • By dizzybee · New reply October 29, 2009
  • Journal · 32 replies
  • THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE -- I HAVE TRIED TO LEAVE THE DOCTORS' INVOLVED NAMES OUT SO AS NOT TO CAUSE ISSUES -- AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. Well, where to start--nurse took my vitals and some allergy ...

I'm an RN that got hurt and my health went to pot!

RobynRae
  • By RobynRae · New reply October 10, 2009
  • Journal · 11 replies
  • This is my first time on this site to recored any info and I hope I do it right! I'm still in the learning stages of the computers and what I can and can't do which is keep my fingers on the right keys ...

CRVO

roberm9
  • By roberm9 · New reply September 7, 2009
  • Discussion in Vision disorders or blindness later in life · 1 reply
  • I recently was diagnosed with CRVO. I soon found there is virtually no information, or very little regarding this disorder. I plan to start a support group specifically for CRVO, so please let me know ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

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

Dr Nick

Judipajd
  • By Judipajd · New reply August 9, 2009
  • Journal · 8 replies
  • He weighted over 400 pounda and decided he wanted to lose weight. So he began a diet drinking fruit and proteim smoothies. He ended up losing 200 plus pounds in one year. It was very inpressive how he ...

My quest for better color tint?

ZIBY
  • By ZIBY · Posted July 14, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • GREETINGS FELLOW HUMANS. WHAT IS THE BEST TINT COLOR FOR TYPE 2 USHERS SYNDROME? MY DOCTOR SAYS A DARK GREY TINT FOR OUTDOOR USE, BUT IT DOSE NOT SEEM TO ALLOW ME TO SEE AS CLEARLY AS WANT INDOORS. SO ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 12, 2009
  • Journal · 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

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 9, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

a rough day

arielyn76
  • By arielyn76 · Posted May 7, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Today has been a VERY long and rough day. I'm 28 year old breast cancer survivor who lost the vision in my right eye due to a rare disease. My partner took me to the eye doctor today. Well, my family ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

Lebers Congenital Amarousis (LCA)

CindyV
  • By CindyV · Posted February 7, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Hi everyone: My four years old nephew was diagnosed with LCA when he was 3 months old. I would like to meet more people who have had an encounter with LCA to find out more about this condition. Have a ...

LIGNEOUS CONJUNCTIVITIS

Dante
  • By Dante · Posted November 29, 2008
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • LIGNEOUS CONJUNCTIVITIS R. MEHTA* and A. D. SHAPIRO *Department of Clinical Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; and Indiana Hemophilia and ...

PLASMINOGEN DEFICIENCY

Dante
  • By Dante · Posted November 29, 2008
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • PLASMINOGEN DEFICIENCY R. MEHTA* and A. D. SHAPIRO *Department of Clinical Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; and Indiana Hemophilia and ...

Macular Pucker

pixielarue
  • By pixielarue · Posted May 2, 2008
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Has anyone else with Macular Pucker had surgery for it ...

Macular pucker

pixielarue
  • By pixielarue · Posted May 2, 2008
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • I only recently found out that I have a condition called "macular pucker" also known as "cellophane Maculopathy" and "retina wrinkle". I had not heard of the condition before and would like to hear from ...

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