 Sick Bay
Krista is recovering very well from her total knee replacement. In a chat last week she even let us know she'd had all her staples removed. Keep up the great progress Krista! To post a message to Krista, use the screenname: KRISTAB4
Jenny
is going through a very difficult time since her total knee replacement. Although the TKR was successful, her RSD has flared making it more painful for the post-op therapy. Additionally, since Jenny's pre-surgery knee had been fused it makes recovery even that much more prolonged and painful. To post a message to Jenny, post it to the screenname: DOORS4EVR
Sune1 had quite a surprise when she visited the doctor to find out when she should have her left hip replaced. It turns out that now both knees have Avascular Necrosis. The doctor recommended that SunE have her left knee replaced first rather than the left hip. He doesn't know how this will impact her hip, but believes that the knee must be replaced first due to the rapid advancement of the Avascular Necrosis. [Read
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CJRS
was recently diagnosed with TB. This diagnosis was made just as CJ was getting ready to go for surgery. A chest x-ray revealed a spot on her lungs. Although TB can be a very serious disease, with the right medication it is reversible. We'll all be keeping CJ in our prayers as she goes through her treatment. [Read More]
Member News
Love in bloom! Y
SunnyStar and Rob (thesongman) have good news! They'll be getting married. We don't know the date yet, but no matter when or where...we all wish Sunny & Rob the best life has to offer!
Feedback
Feedback Rating Poll. We need your input so we can know where we're doing well and where we can do better in providing services to members of CPSG. On the left side of this page there's a short poll where you can rate our services. If you aren't aware or have never used one of our services.. please rate it in the middle. All services listed have a link to that service so that you can at least see what it is, if you're unfamiliar with it.
Once you complete the poll, you can leave comments. Of course we'd love to hear comments that are positive. Anything we're doing well, we want to continue. However, if you have suggestions on how we can improve.. we want to hear it.
Thank you in advance for giving us feedback!
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CPSG E-Cards *
Help us spread the word on CPSG and spread some joy too, by sending a Sun-E-Card. This e-card site was created by SunE1 and has many of her own original graphic art and all have original messages. Since every card has a link to www.ChronicPainSupport.org, every time you send one of our e-cards, you also spread the word about CPSG.
If you would like to create a card in .jpg or .gif format or write a poem for the Sun-E-Card site, contact SunE1. Keeping our card site original will help the site to gain popularity.
New Chat Mods! ^
MaryLReed & DJJWILLY agreed to become moderators!
DJ is a long time member of CPSG. Many know her through her thoughtful and colorful supportive posts on the message board. In addition to giving support, DJ teaches HTML to others in our group. We're so lucky to have her in our forum and thrilled she's now a mod.
Mary joined our forum this year and became a regular in our chat rooms. She's provided support to so many people and was able to help out early on in the chat rooms. We're so glad she agreed to be a moderator.
Please join me in thanking them for taking on being a mod.... it's not always an easy job....and is so necessary.
Group Rules & Guidelines have been updated! It would be wonderful if we didn't need rules.. however to keep CPSG a safe and stress free place to chat, they're necessary. Please take a look at our rules & guidelines. They're very important for each member. They're your protection from trolls, spam messages, snake oil sales people, flaming, etc.
Monday Night Topic Chats _
KayDances hosts special topic chats every other Monday. These chats are very informative and provide us with helpful tips to better deal with chronic pain. Topics cover issues such
as "independent living" and "the grief process as it applies to chronic pain".
Watch for the Monday Chat Topic promotions on the "Start" page. The Start Page also provides highlights of all our chats, interesting discussions, and articles on the website.
Interested in previous News Letters? Back Issues of our news letter can be viewed on the "News Letter" page of our web site.. For your convienience, we've posted the previous newsletter below:
February 2000 Issue
$ Editor: SunE1 (aka Sunny One)
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