Hi great thread
I joined in May but have read the boards for the past 2 years for answers. This too is huge blessing to me and love how everyone understands what living with pain is and does to a person.

hippytoo

I joined in January of 2011. Started with the Degenerative Disc Board.
I could not own chronic pain for while. Guess I was in denial. I still read on the board and finally joined in.

I once told a dancing cow on Meebo Chat that I didn't think I belonged on the board and she told me to be careful and think about that. She was very wise.

love and peace
hippy

Well I got on the Back pain board in March of 2011, but was only on for a bit. I came back to the board due to loss of friends and someone told me there was a place for people who were just experiancing pain in general and I've been here ever since, which was about a month ago maybe.

fun idea JC, im stinke, and joined back in march of this year.. i was surfing the web one night, and came across DS..i too started on the DDD board, but someone pointed me here..so thats where im been ever since...
~stinke~

hi, i'm serenityha, serenity for short, joined over a year ago, maybe 2, when i was dx'd with hep c type 1a which scared the crap out me after going through cancer and finding out that's untreatable as of yet. i'd already lived with chronic pain for years, was going through a dreadfully mean-hearted break-up that nearly took the life out of me and looked into that (divorce, break up) group. i've met one person from the hep c group in person for a day and we had great fun.

this group seemed to apply with my primary problem and to be the most supportive, so i stuck with it as i need as much positive reinforcement as possible to get through life as it is.

Hi jc,

I joined two days ago because my husband suggested I find a CP support group. I have found it lovely so far and have really appreciated all the kindness pouring forth.

I have had migraines since I was 12 and began to suffer from painful ovarian cysts about a year and a half ago, though it took a while to get a diagnosis. Now I am just trying to work through pain and the exhaustion that comes with it.

Hugs!

Yes, great thread! I've been meaning to introduce myself here for awhile. I'm iggy, tho my iPad thinks I should be iffy, lol....iffy is about how I feel and it changes at least hourly.

I joined DS on the Myofascial Pain Syndrome board in may. I've been lurking all the boards for a long time.
I also have Sjrogrens Syndrome and possibly Lupus.
Whatever the label, I have PAIN

Hi, I am CindyLJ. I joined DS - the chronic pain board - in March. I suffer from pain due to an autoimmune illness, Guillain Barre, which was dx in Dec 2010. The last 18 months have been pretty tough. Lots of medical issues to work through as a result of GBS.

Welcome to all the new people!

This is great!! Thanks everyone..
Most of you I know....a couple I have just spoken to on the board.
Welcome, Enviromom
Welcome Iggy/Iffy...thanks for joining in..:-) :-)
Hugs..jc

Present Miss..... 8-)

I'm Seekn, have Lupus (SLE) joined DS in Oct 2011.... found that CP was the most understanding n fun board I frequented (lurked)..

So love the diversity of the group, the understanding and the compassion for each other.... just plain ol'e ... Awesome....

Huge Hugs........ n thanks JC....

heatherhurts

I joined in September 2011. I first joined the RSD group, but soon found this wonderful cp group. Like jc said, it is my lifeline. I have received so much support here.

Hello to the "new" folks and the old folks. This is a great group!!

Hi,
I joined in March of this year. At a dark moment when I was surfing the web I found others like me looking for support and offering support. It has been awesome.

I have multiple medical challenges all of them equal pain in some form or fashion.

Welcome to all the newbies. -RJ

Hi everyone!!

I am Autumn. I joined in January of 2011 because I was getting ready for a year of 2 major surgeries and had to stop working. I knew I needed to find some friends to talk to because I really do not have a big family and hubby just doesn't quite get it.

I have found so much support and kindness here that I could not imagine living without DS!!

Great post JC!!

Good job Jan!
I'm Sandy and for the life of me, I can't remember when I joined the CP group. I think it was Feb. of this year. I started out at the RSD group but read a post that the CP board was much more active.
Plus it addresses the main problem I'm having: pain!
This group reminds me of the old Lupus group I once was active in, and I still have friends from that group.
It's a Godsend to me.....
Sandy

Hi there! I am churinl, and I have been a lurker for almost a year. Today is a pretty bad pain day. i have DDD. I also have an immune deficiency and a brain tumor (meningioma - like Cheryl Crow).

I actually have to go now, because my neck is really hurting and I an type anymore, but i hope to become more active!