Welcome New Member Maureen Frostick/ Case Histroy/Newly Dx with EN

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Dear Maureen,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.There are other ways to treat EN besides steriods and you can choose to not take steriods if you wish. Also EN often goes into spontaneous remission after a couple months.Welcome to our Friendly Erythema Nodosum Group!Love,Chronic Idiopathic EN since 1968 *********Maureen Frostick's Case Histroy1/13/081. Your name and age:Maureen Age 432. Your locationCambridge, UK3. Your email address:dynamosephine@...4. Your Yahoo ID5. Describe your erythema nodosum/PG symptoms or, if you do not have EN or PG, please explain why you wish to join this group.Swollen painful joints and sore red lumps on shins ankles and forearms and elbows.6. List any other health conditions.I currently have a painful sinus infection.7. State what medications or treatments you take for EN, and their effectiveness:I was only diagnosed a week ago, although have had the symptoms since 8 December. I have been taking naproxen and hydrochloroquine for a week. I'm told they are slow to start working. I've had a chest x-ray which apparently shows I don't have sarcoidosis. I have not been tested for any other underlying causes and am told if I don't respond to the drugs by 25 January, I will be put on steroids which I'm not at all happy about.8. When did you first get erythema nodosum or PG?8 December 20079. How long have you had erythema nodosum or PG?5 weeks10. 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.)Google