Welcome New member Jill Keating's Case History/Ulcerative Colitis and EN

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Dear Jill,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 Daily Digest 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.Ulcerative Colitis is a well known EN trigger.Welcome to our Friendly Erythema Nodosum Group!Love,Chronic Idiopathic EN since 1968*********Jill Keating's Case History4/27/081. Your name and age: Jill Keating Age: 502. Your location LaVale, MD3. Your email address: jkeating@...4. Your Yahoo ID mtnrags5. 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 just recently went to the doctor because I couldn't understand why I woke up one morning with red 'blotches' on my legs and felt like I'd run a marathon plus the blotches themselves were tender. I have absolutely NO energy and my feet and ankles swell all the time. He said he felt it was definitely EN and probably from strep. I've had bloodwork done but he said it came back okay (not sure what else he was checking for). I still have the blotches but they're lighter and my legs still hurt but not quite as badly. The swelling is still definitely there.6. List any other health conditions.I have had, in the past, ulcerative colitis but have been in remission with it for quite some time. I am prone to periods of depression when stress seems to get the best of me.7. State what medications or treatments you take for EN, and their effectiveness:Right now, I am on a course of antiobiotics in hopes that it is from a strep infection.8. When did you first get erythema nodosum or PG?About 2 weeks ago.9. How long have you had erythema nodosum or PG?Two weeks10. Do you agree to treat all EN members with respect?Yes, definitely.11.Do you agree to post NO advertisements for any products or services?I agree12. How did you find this Group? (Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves Search, referral from another group or person etc.)I was doing a websearch using the search engine called "Dogpile" and when I put in the subject line, this group came up and sounded like exactly what I was looking for.