Welcome, New Member Darcy/Case History

[Guest guest]

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 Daily Digest EN Group emails, and you can also go to the Erythema Nodosum Group Site :http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/erythema_nodosum_Group/ whenever you like 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.Most of us have experienced getting very ill with our first EN outbreak, so it is unusual for you to have had painless lumps for years before the pain started. I am very interested in learning about what the tests results show.Our Group is international and has quite a few UK members.Welcome to our friendly Group!Love,Idiopathic EN 1968******* Darcy's Case History8/8/061. Your name and age: Darcy, 29 Years old2. Your location: Hertfordshire, United Kingdom3. Your email address: michelle.darcy@...4. Your Yahoo ID: m_darcy775. Describe your erythema nodosum/PG symptoms or, if you do not have EN or PG, please explain why you wish to join this group.Red, painful nodules on my legs6. List any other health conditions.None aware of at present. Besides allergy to dust, pollen etc.7. State what medications or treatments you take for EN, and their effectiveness:Currently using Ibuprofen when pain to bad.8. When did you first get erythema nodosum or PG? Only been diagnosed last month but think I have been getting it for a few years now.9. How long have you had erythema nodosum or PG?About 5 years ago I started getting these nodules on my right leg, but they were not painful, doctor said was related to allergy. Went away for about a year. About 3 years ago they returned on my right leg, again not painful. Started getting them on my left leg as well. There were continuously moving from leg to leg but never above the calf muscle. Went back to doctor who sent me for ultra scan, and was told it was fatty tissue under skin but said it was probably part of my allergy and to continue taking allergy pills. Then about 3 months ago got one on my left leg which was extremely painful and could hardly walk. Doctor finally sent me to the dermatologist who immediately told me it was EN and sent me for biopsy, and now awaiting to find out results from tests to find underlying cause, if any.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 search Kind regards Darcy

[Guest guest]

Hi there!

I went back to the dermatologist today for my results. Well the

biopsy has confirmed that it is EN. The test for sarcoidosis came

back negative. I went for a few blood tests, and the results that

have come back are that I am slightly anemic, have slightly low

platelet count and my liver function is slightly high. All on the

border lines. The dermatologist also sent me for a chest xray for TB

which came out clear but he has decided to send me for the skin test

for TB, as he feels that living and growing up in South Africa there

is the risk. I have been in the UK for 4 years now and been getting

these lumps for 5 years. Surely if I had TB, I would have known that

by now. I did look online and apparently you can get latent TB that

have no symptoms and you don't feel ill.

He has also sent me for more liver tests, including Hepatitis, as my

mother passed away from liver sclerosis and just wanted to rule that

out, is this hereditary?

Anyway at least I cant complain that he is not thorough? Any ideas?

Leg is better now but I have my good days and bad days.

Kind regards

>

> 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 Daily Digest EN Group emails, and you can also

go to

> the

>

> Erythema Nodosum Group Site

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

>

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

>

> whenever you like 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.

>

> Most of us have experienced getting very ill with our first EN

outbreak,

> so it is unusual for you to have had painless lumps for years

before the

> pain started. I am very interested in learning about what the tests

> results show.

> Our Group is international and has quite a few UK members.

> Welcome to our friendly Group!

>

> Love,

>

> Idiopathic EN 1968

>

>

> *******

> Darcy's Case History

>

> 8/8/06

>

> 1. Your name and age: Darcy, 29 Years old

>

> 2. Your location: Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

>

> 3. Your email address: michelle.darcy@...

>

> 4. Your Yahoo ID: m_darcy77

>

> 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.

>

> Red, painful nodules on my legs

>

> 6. List any other health conditions.

>

> None aware of at present. Besides allergy to dust, pollen etc.

>

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

> effectiveness:

>

> Currently using Ibuprofen when pain to bad.

>

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

diagnosed

> last month but think I have been getting it for a few years now.

>

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

> About 5 years ago I started getting these nodules on my right leg,

but

> they were not painful, doctor said was related to allergy.

>

> Went away for about a year. About 3 years ago they returned on my

right

> leg, again not painful.

>

> Started getting them on my left leg as well.

>

> There were continuously moving from leg to leg but never above the

calf

> muscle.

>

> Went back to doctor who sent me for ultra scan, and was told it was

> fatty tissue under skin but said it was probably part of my

allergy and

> to continue taking allergy pills.

>

> Then about 3 months ago got one on my left leg which was extremely

> painful and could hardly walk.

>

> Doctor finally sent me to the dermatologist who immediately told

me it

> was EN and sent me for biopsy, and now awaiting to find out

results from

> tests to find underlying cause, if any.

>

> 10. Do you agree to treat all EN members with respect? Yes

>

> 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 search

>

>

>

> Kind regards

>

> Darcy

>