Welcome, New Member, Abigail Heumann/Case History

[Guest guest]

Dear Abigail,

On behalf of all our members, welcome to our Erythema Nodosum Group!

Thanks for sending in your Questionnaire. I have added the 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 can also go to the EN

Group site whenever you like:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/erythema_nodosum_Group/

and logging on with your Yahoo ID and secret password.

You do not have to have the group emails delivered to be a member here.

As you are aware, your case of EN may have either birth control pills,

the strep. infection or the antibiotic as the trigger. This puts you

at a great advantage, as you have a place to start. If the strep. was

the trigger, that could mean that you are very sensitive to it, and

some members continue to get EN chronically even though we know that

strep. is the cause.

Please try to get as much rest as you can, with leg elevation. EN that

is not in a complete remission may relapse. Some of us take longer

than the 6-8 weeks the text books give for a flare up, so don't be

disappointed if you do too. The bruised look may take even longer than

the lumps.

I think you are our first Israeli member. Shalom and Welcome to our

Friendly Group!

Love,

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1. Your name and age: Abigail Heumann 32 years old

2. Your location: Israel

3. Your email address: abimax@...

4. Your Yahoo ID abih2807

5. 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 was diagnosed with EN two weeks ago. I had a very bad streptoccocal

infection in my throat two weeks before and had just finished the

antibiotics when the EN began. Also, my gynecologist changed my birth

control pills a month before. I have the rash on my shins still hasn't

gone away and the joint pain has basically made it impossible for me

to do anything. The doctors aren't quite sure if my EN was the result

of the strep throat, the antibiotics or the oral contraceptives. I am

still in pain and the marks on my legs haven't gone away. My ESR has

gone down from 117 to 80, but besides that there hasn't been much of

an improvement.

6. List any other health conditions.

I have Hashimoto's Thyroditis and asthma.

7. State what medications or treatments you take for EN, and their

effectiveness:

I was on Naproxin and my doctor has now put me on etorcoxib 90mg (the

60 mg didn't help). I haven't started the 90 mg yet. The previos

medication didn't help much.

8. When did you first get erythema nodosum or PG? 2 1/2 weeks ago

9. How long have you had erythema nodosum or PG? 2 1/2 weeks

10. Do you agree to treat all EN members with respect? Of course!

11.Do you agree to post NO advertisements for any products or

services? Yes

12. How did you find this Group? (Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves Search,

referral from another group or person etc.) Google