Welcome New member Forsgren/Case History/Chronic EN

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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.You didn't mention any other health condition. Do you take any meds for non EN reasons?Welcome to our Friendly Erythema Nodosum Group!Love,Chronic Idiopathic EN since 1968******* Forsgren's Case History3/9/081. Your name and age: Forsgren, 332. Your location Yorktown VA3. Your email address: jay_suebee@...4. Your Yahoo ID susanforsgren5. Describe your erythema nodosum/PG symptoms or, if you do not have EN or PG, please explain why you wish to join this group. At the moments I have 7 lumps in varying degrees of painfulness. Each week they change and new ones come or old ones go and this has been going on for 11 weeks. I had the same thing happen from May to August 2007. Also at the moment, on ankle is very swollen and has limited mobility.6. List any other health conditions.7. State what medications or treatments you take for EN, and their effectiveness: In 2007 I had two rounds with steroids that decreased the size and number, but never totally got rid of them. This time, Motrin and Alieve for pain and swelling. Still painful and still swollen, but not unbearable.8. When did you first get erythema nodosum or PG? May 20079. How long have you had erythema nodosum or PG? 3 months, then break for 4 months and back again for 11 weeks.10. 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