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Hello Lurkers! :)

I was just wondering how many lurkers are on this exchange? WebMD wants to know more about you. Come...

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OUTSTANDING GIVING STORY

http://www.whig.com/story/news/Kidney-story---Stevenson-051010 WOWOWOWOW ...JUST IMAGINE THIS GIFT... ...

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Questions About Depression?

WebMD is putting together a segment on our site called Depression TV, which will be a talk...

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WebMD is putting together a segment on our site called Depression TV, which will be a talk radio-type format where a DJ provides a member question to an expert on Depression, and that expert or experts answer.

If you have questions about depression that you'd like to submit for consideration, please send them to exchangemanagement@webmd.net , with the subject line "Depression TV", and be sure to include your WebMD member screen name. We will gather all of our member's questions and submit them to the Depression TV folks.

Below is a list of some of the topics for which we're looking for questions, but your question does not have to adhere to these topics. It can be unique.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Take care,
The WebMD Health Exchange Staff

1) Diagnosis. How do I recognize symptoms it? (Anecdotal &/or clinical tests)
2) Causes. Physical, disease-or injury-related causes.
3) Heredity & Depression
4) Lifestyle & depression (smoking, alcohol, drugs)
5) Talking about depression (w/ friends or spouses)
6) Talking cures
7) Support systems
8 ) Age & depression
9) Gender differences
10) Maintaining one's regime of meds
11) Medical treatment (how pills work, only talk in scientific drug class, no brand names)
12) Alternative treatments
13) Myths about depression
14) Obesity & depression
15) History of depression
16) Depression & other health risks
17) Sleep & depression
18) Importance of Exercise
19) Children & depression
20) Pregnancy & medication
21) Postpartum, PTSD, seasonal &/or other "types" of depression
22) Coping with medication side effects (weight gain, dry mouth)
23) Prominence of depression in urban environments
24) Do therapists get depressed?
25) Depression, treatment and/or therapy in popular culture
26) Bottoming out, suicide, prevalence of chronic depression
27) Work-related issues - Unemployment
28) Family issues - Recognizing depression in family members. How to approach?
29) Relationship issues
30) Sex & DepressionView Thread

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Want to be in WebMD the Magazine?

Colleen Paretty,"WebMD's Magazine Expert" is looking for users, who would like to tell their stories...

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Brandens Transplant

This is for John and anyone else who remembers Branden from about 8 months ago. At the time, Branden had type...

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Conn. Mayor Donates Kidney to Facebook Friend

What is your view? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/21/national/main6419702.shtml

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April 27, another anniversary

So tomorrow is another anniversary for me. If all goes according to plan, I will have 3 pancreas...

Posted by MrsCora01

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Please welcome community moderator Lainey to this ...

Hi Everyone! Please welcome new WebMD community moderator Lainey to the Organ Transplant Exchange!...

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kidney transplant center advice

I am facing the liklihood of kidney transplant after living with Type 1 diabetes for the past 50 years....

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I love my Neph!

So I saw my nephrologist yesterday, and once again I am so grateful that he is my doc. I am having the...

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Weight gain following a kidney transplant

I received a kidney transplant just over 3 years ago. In the first 6 months, I gain approximately 60 lbs. I...

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Paging Ms Cora and everyone

Hi Ms Cora and everyone I've put an exchange announcement at the top of this exchange's page (you...

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blood types

My blood type is o+. My brother who is needing a kidney transplant is A-. Is that going to be a problem for me...

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ANNIE IS THERE A PLACE TO JOING THIS EXCHANGE ?

IT THERE IS I GUESS I CAN'T SEE IT ? REMEMBER OLD EYES HERE.......LOL..... TIFF

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Updates Based On YOUR Feedback!

Hello WebMD Members! We are thrilled to share with you some changes that have been made to WebMD...

Posted by Annie_WebMD_Staff

Hello WebMD Members!

We are thrilled to share with you some changes that have been made to WebMD Health Exchange due to some of the wonderful feedback you all have given us.

First of all, you’ll notice that we’ve changed the top of the What’s Happening Now page so that See All Discussions, Tips, and Resources are right at your fingertips. These links will take you to our index pages, which read much more like our old message boards. We’ve also made our posting button at the top larger, and it drops down so you can choose which type of content you want to post.

You’ll also notice that we’ve added some more spacing to the posts themselves, making them less bunched up and easier to read.

AND, we’ve increased the posts per page from 15 to 30.

Along with that, you’ll see that now when you respond to another member’s post, it will say Member_1 replied to Member_2’s response. If you click on the word “response” you’ll be taken back to the original post you responded to so that you can continue reading the thread from there.

When we launched, the option to add a member story on the WebMD Moderated Exchanges was left off. That has been added back in, and you can begin crafting your stories now!

You should also begin to notice that it isn’t taking quite as long for your messages to show up. The problem has not gone away completely. Our tech folks are still working on a final fix. However, you should only have to wait 60 seconds or less to see your post appear on the What’s Happening Now feed. If you’re posting from the See All Discussions or any other index page, your post should show up immediately.

We also fixed a defect that was frustrating many of our members. After you joined an Exchange, created your member story, and then voted on a poll you would often be unjoined from the Exchange and your member story would disappear. This issue has been resolved, and you should now remain joined to the Exchange after voting on a poll.

We hope you enjoy these changes. You’ve given us some great feedback. We’re listening, and these are just the first of the fixes and additions to come. Our tech team is already working on several more changes based on your suggestions and comments.

Please keep writing to let us know what you like, what you don’t, and share your suggestions for the future.

Yours in Health,
The WebMD Health Exchange StaffView Thread

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What would make it better?

Hi members! I'll start by saying that I know everyone would like the old boards back, but they are...

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Faces of organ donation

Nothing inspires people more about a topic than personal stories. Use this discussion to share news about...

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Chronic Disease and Disability Exchange

Hi Everyone! I just want to let everyone know about our new Chronic Disease and Disability Exchange...

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Welcome 20Survivor05

How are you doing now? I'd love to hear about your experience. While I have transplant experience (kidney tx...

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Second Anniversary

It is now the second anniversary of my pancreas transplant (7 1/2 years since my new kidney). It has been a...

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Welcome To Your Exchange!

Hi Everyone! Welcome to your new home in the WebMD Health Exchange! I hope you found your way in...

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Your Community

Dear Members, We announced yesterday that we’re going to be launching our new WebMD Health...

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Please Read!

Dear Members, At 12:00 PM Eastern Time tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 25), our WebMD message boards will...

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Exchanges This Week!

Dear Members, On Friday, February 26th WebMD is going to bring you the new WebMD Health...

Posted by Caprice_WebMD_Staff

Dear Members,

On Friday, February 26th WebMD is going to bring you the new WebMD Health Exchange!

This next stage of community here at WebMD has been created to provide our members with access to MORE expert feedback on a diverse group of health and wellness topics and to offer members the chance to customize their community to better fit their own needs.

On Thursday, Feb. 25, at noon our current message boards will be put into a read-only state, which means if you visit you’ll be able to read the posts, but not add new messages. The boards will remain read-only through Friday, Feb. 26, and will be completely down for a few hours as we port over the content from boards into the new Exchanges.

On the evening of February 26th, The WebMD Health Exchange will open its doors to our members and the public.

Any bookmarks that you have set for message boards will redirect you to your new space within The WebMD Health Exchange. If you do not have your favorite board links saved, you may want to do so before Thursday, Feb. 25. And don’t worry, if your board is being migrated, your posts from the last 12 months will be waiting for you in your new Exchanges!

Most of our boards will come over to Exchanges. However, some of our boards will be closed down.

We will be posting individually to all our message boards tomorrow to let you know where you will go to find your WebMD message board friends. If your board is not porting over we’ll direct you to the place that best fits your needs.

Here is some information that may be helpful to you as we begin this transition:

Profile Photos Members can now upload their profile photos from their Registration Profile page. You can access that page from boards by looking in the top right corner of the page and click on Manage Account. If you want your photo or image to show up on all your past posts as well as you new posts in The WebMD Health Exchange, you will want to upload your image by end of day, Wednesday, Feb. 24.

Uploading your profile photo/image can also enter you in the WebMD Health Exchange Profile Photo Upload Sweepstakes. The monthly grand prize is $1000 cash! Visit the new Registration Profile page to upload your photo today!

Save Your Persona! Don’t forget to save your My Persona information, as well as your list of favorite discussions, to a file on your computer. You may want to use a text file format, such as Notepad to make it easier to cut and paste your information into your new Exchange profile. This information won’t be saved by WebMD, and won’t be accessible after the new platform launches.

Your Own Public or Invitation-Only Exchanges In addition to more than 100 public Exchanges - many with leading health experts - that will be available, you can also create your own Exchange. Make it public or invitation-only; national or local; open to anyone who wants to join or just for you and your family or friends. The WebMD Health Exchange has all of the features to set it apart as the place where YOUR friends, family, and others like you come for health information. So get ready to create your own space, and claim your turf!

If the board you currently belong to is going away, you can build your own Exchange on that topic and invite your WebMD friends to join you there.

While you’re waiting for The WebMD Health Exchange to launch, keep an eye on our community blog to get a sneak peek at what it all will look like. And once it is launched, we will be having live guided sessions on how you can use the WebMD Health Exchanges to get help and give help.

Be sure to direct any questions, comments, or concerns to us at exchangemanagement@webmd.net.

Yours in Health,

The WebMD Community StaffView Thread

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Welcome Alli_Tigs

Since you had posted at the bottom of an older thread, and it was your first post, I thought I'd take a...

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