Welcome New Member Deborah Cottrill/ Case History/Chronic EN

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Dear Deborah,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.Please let us know what your tests reveal, if anything.Welcome to our Friendly Erythema Nodosum Group!Love,Chronic Idiopathic EN since 1968*********Deborah Cottrill's Case History4/24/08 1. Your name and age: Debbie Cottrill, 242. Your location : Madison, WI3. Your email address: deborah.cottrill@...4. Your Yahoo ID: cottrild5. 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 have had EN for about 4 years now. I get the red nodules on my shins and they last for months before going away. It was originally thought by a few different doctors that my EN was a side effect of birth control pills, but I stopped taking them and I got another flare up almost 1 year after I stopped the BC pills.6. List any other health conditions. None known. I am going through a second series of blood tests and X-rays right now.7. State what medications or treatments you take for EN, and their effectiveness: None right now.. Just ibprofen for pain.8. When did you first get erythema nodosum or PG?about 4 years ago9. How long have you had erythema nodosum or PG?4 years10. 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.)Web MD