Welcome New Member Elise Lecarme/ Case History/Newly Dx with EN from Netherlands

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Dear Elise,On behalf of all our members, welcome to our Erythema Nodosum Group! Thanks for sending in your Questionnaire. I have added your information to our "Member Medical History" Files on the Group site and posted it below.You now have Full EN Group privileges.You are receiving ALL EN Group emails, and you may also visit the Erythema Nodosum Group Site:http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/erythema_nodosum_Group/ whenever you like by logging on with your Yahoo ID and secret password.You do not have to have the group emails delivered to be a member here. Let me know if you want the emails to stop.I hope you will remain a member here to support others even after you go into remission. Since EN IS NOT BEING ACTIVELY RESEARCHED, please take this opportunity to make a generous donation to our "EN Research Fund" to find a cure for this painful disorder.http://www.geocities.com/erythema_nodosum/donate/index.htm Also, please visit our new Erythema Nodosum Websitehttp://www.geocities.com/erythema_nodosum/ We intend to make it the best EN website on the net.Yes, sometimes thyroid disorders are associated with EN.Welcome to our Friendly Erythema Nodosum Group!Love,Chronic Idiopathic EN since 1968**********Elise Lecarme's Case History1/5/081. Your name and age: Elise Lecarme, 432. Your location: The Netherlands3. Your email address: ragdoll@...4. Your Yahoo ID: Boendoek5. Describe your erythema nodosum/PG symptoms or, if you do not have EN or PG, please explain why you wish to join this group: I have EN diagnosed two months ago. It started with pain in the ankle, wrist and knee joints and a flu-like feeling. After 4 weeks my legs began to swell and two days later I started to get the lesions. At this moment the doctors in the hospital are trying to find the cause of the EN. I have also Hashimoto Thyreoiditis and there may be a connection between the Hashimoto and the EN.6. List any other health conditions: Hashimoto and Astma7. State what medications or treatments you take for EN, and their effectiveness: Due to the astma I cannot have NSAID's . I have Tramal but I only use it when the pain gets to bad.8. When did you first get erythema nodosum or PG? October 20079. How long have you had erythema nodosum or PG? I still have EN, it lasts two months now10. Do you agree to treat all EN members with respect? Yes11.Do you agree to post NO advertisements for any products or services? Yes12. How did you find this Group? (Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves Search, referral from another group or person etc.) By Google