RE:msg for sNAKE

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HI sNAKE,The ankle/knee surgery you describe that preceded the outbreak of EN is very interesting to me. You aren't the first member to describe injury prior EN. We discussed this a while ago on the group site. Injury is not considered to be an EN trigger, but as you know little research is done on EN and many triggers have yet to be discovered and written up.From a practical standpoint what is equally important to research besides triggers and causes is treatment. We can at least hope that the meds used to treat related disorders will also help those with EN. There

is no specific EN treatment. Have you tried potassium iodide [sSKI]? It works wonders for some of us, and if works fast if it will work at all. You don't take it long term, as it can damage the thyroid, but we are just talking about a month or less of treatment and your thyroid can be monitored by a simple blood test to make sure you are a candidate.Also [and I hate to even suggest it], there is prednisone. It is a horrible drug, but it might work and we are talking SHORT term. I am only mentioning this as you are suffering so badly and your livilhood is at stake if you are struggling to work which requires traveling. Neither SSKI nor Prednisone cures EN. It just can knock it back to remission. From the length of time you were hospitalized I am sure they have run every test in the book to find the

triggering factor. Sometimes you have to treat symptomatically when a patient is idiopathic. I wish I could be of more help.Love,idio. EN since '68 You can help Erythema Nodosum Research. Just go to www.goodsearch.com and under the I'm Supporting section enter Erythema Nodosum Research Fund. Every time you use Goodsearch to search, a penny will be donated to EN Research. So sign up today, and be sure to tell your friends, family and co-workers. Let's find a cure for Erythema Nodosum!

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