Welcome New Member Shell's Case History/ Chronic EN of 1 yr duration

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Dear ,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.Your EN is in the exact same place as mine.. One leg only, right? I have had chronic EN for 39 yrs now and I too am now 60.Welcome to our Friendly Erythema Nodosum Group!Love,Chronic Idiopathic EN since 1968********** Shell's Case History2/1/01. Your name and age: Shell, Age 602. Your location: 2949 Sandbend Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 234563. Your email address: tshell2@...4. Your Yahoo ID: lindashell355. Describe your erythema nodosum/PG symptoms or, if you do not have EN or PG, please explain why you wish to join this group. Location of the lesion is on the inner left leg, above the ankle. Area is approximately 5" high and 3" wide. The skin feels hard and is thinner than the rest of the leg. The color is red in some places and brown in others. There is mild swelling surrounding the entire area. It burns and changes degree of redness and swelling periodically.6. List any other health conditions. Acute case of diverticulitis two years ago, none sinceHysterectomy 8/07, due to a prolapsed uterus.7. State what medications or treatments you take for EN, and their effectiveness: 8/13/07 Vanos cream, no change; 9/26/07 E-Mycin 333, no change; 11/07/07 Trental, no change; 11/16/07 Biopsy performed, confirmed erythema nodosum; 12/07/07 prescribed SSKI drops. (I have not filled or started this prescription because, since the previously prescribed medications have not worked, I wanted to learn more about this condition before I continued other medications.) 8. When did you first get erythema nodosum or PG? I noticed a dark area on my leg in January '07 after a lengthy case of acute broncitis and a sinus infection.9. How long have you had erythema nodosum or PG? One year10. Do you agree to treat all EN members with respect? I agree.11.Do you agree to post NO advertisements for any products or services? I agree.12. How did you find this Group? (Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves Search, referral from another group or person etc.) Referral from Strecker after joining the Panniculitis Support Group.