Welcome, New Member Kolette Cristante/Case History

[Guest guest]

Dear Kolette,

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.

It appears that the strep infection is your trigger. Sometimes those

who have EN due to strep get over it and never get it again, but some

of us keep getting EN and reoccuring strep infections. We seem to be

extra sensitive to strep.

I'm glad you are starting to improve. If you ease into activity you

may avoid another relapse. Welcome to our Friendly Group!

Love,

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Kolette Cristante's Case History

3/28/06

1. Your name and age: Kolette Cristante age 37

2. Your location BC Canada

3. Your email address: kolette@...

kocristante@...

4. Your Yahoo ID kocristante

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.

My EN symtoms started out as red marks on my shins, then within days

became bigger, bright, red bruise like.

The marks appeared on my left wrist, then elbow, then knees (both) and

now left

ankle.

I first suffered with terrible head aches (assuming from joint pain in

the top of the neck, where the skull and neck meet).

My hips and lower back have also suffered joint pain.

My knees have both been swollen for weeks and my left foot has been

swollen for a week.

For the first week I was very crippled in the left side of my body but

that subsided and now the stiffness and pain in my knees and elbows

makes it very painful and difficult to walk.

The headaches are gone.

I am in my sixth week.

After week 3 I was starting to get better then had a relapse and

started to get worse then ever.

Week 4 and 5 were not good and now into week six I am feeling some relief.

6. List any other health conditions.

None.

7. State what medications or treatments you take for

EN, and their effectiveness:

aspirin, to prevent blood clots and to act as an anti

inflamatory and pain relief - did not find it helpful,

but was probably keeping my blood thin

I was perscirbed Celebrex as an anti inflamatory and

pain control last week.

I took one 2 days ago, and felt good the next day.

Coincidence, I don't know.

I also spent the whole day in bed, so maybe it was the

bedrest that made me feel better.

Lots of rest, which is hard to do and I know it is

important.

Bed rest is hard on you mentally.

8. When did you first get erythema nodosum or PG?

I was diagnosed with Strep throat Feb 18, 2006 and then

with EN on Feb 24, 2006, almost a week after having

Strep

9. How long have you had erythema nodosum or PG? It

has been 6 weeks now.

10. Do you agree to treat all EN members with

respect? Absolutely

11.Do you agree to post NO adertisements 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