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Co-Founder of the National Fibromyalgia Assn.
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6 Tips for Improving Relationships with Chronic Pain

Relationships are often one of the biggest casualties of chronic pain.  A recent news story got me to thinking about the toll any kind of illness, particularly a chronic illness, takes on relationships.  (Note:  I have no idea whether or not this story is true.  Since the story broke on ESPN a day or so ago, it has gone... Read moreChevron
posted 01/31/2012, comments (8)|
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A specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Life After Back Surgery: Broken and Loose Screws Can Screw Up a Person's Life

Dear Dr Lasich - I'm six weeks post op spinal fusion surgery.  Dec. 8, 2011 and then again eight days later I was in so much pain. The doctors went back in and found that a screw had broken by bone and some hardware was removed. My foot feels like it's on fire and top of my toes feels like someone is holding a match to them. I know nerve... Read moreChevron
posted 01/30/2012, comment (1)|
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Patient Blogger, wife, advocate, and caregiver
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How Often Should You Have a DXA Scan: New DXA Scan Recommendations

If you've read the recent recommendations from the January 22 edition of Life and Style from HealthyRockford.com, or the article in the New York Times, they tell us that we don't need to have bone density testing as often as some of us have been doing.  But before you decide to hold off on your next scan we need to look at what the study... Read moreChevron
posted 01/27/2012, comments (9)|
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I have had MS for 25+ years and am a trained Peer Resource for Shared Solutions for Copaxone. I am a recent graduate of the Alfus Patient Advocate Certificate Program from The University of Miami. My mission is to "pay it forward" by helping others with MS and other autoimmune diseases.
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MS and Your Quality of Medical Care

  Recently I began experiencing all the symptoms of a full-blown exacerbation.  Tingling, numbness, fatigue, and weakness- you know the drill.   The symptoms were escalating with each passing day.  It’s been awhile since I’ve needed to even think about using the dreaded medication prednisone... Read moreChevron
posted 01/09/2012, comments (30)|
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Freelance Writer who suffers from Anxiety and Depression
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Emergency Situations: Does Anxiety Help or Hinder?

Several weeks ago I found myself in a situation I had never experienced before. Paramedics had to come to our home because our youngest son Max, who has autism, appeared to be unconscious and not breathing. My husband was helping my eldest son with his algebra. I was upstairs putting away laundry. Then I hear my husband yell to my older son to... Read moreChevron
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