The two health issues that have impacted my life are Celiac Disease and RSD (now called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome).

I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease six years ago. I had never heard of Celiac when I was diagnosed. Some of the symptoms I had were abdominal pain, weight loss, etc. People have different symptoms it just varies in each person. People with Celiac Disease HAVE to go on a Gluten/Wheat-Free diet. Two good websites are http://www.celiac.com/ and http://www.celiac.org/.

Now, I will give you the short version how I got Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Two years ago, I was in the hospital with a severe migraine headache. I was injuried with an IV needle which caused nerve damage. Then the nerve damaged turned into chronic pain. CRPS is a chronic neurological syndrome that causes severe and relentless pain. It affects between 200,000 and 1.2 million Americans. I did a review on this syndrome - if you are interested - http://www.viewpoints.com/RSDSA-Reflex-Sympathetic-Dystrophy-Syndrome-Association-review-3bbd4.

Thank you Jo for starting this thread. Great idea!