Dr. Visits: Teen
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Too Far!
Asked by S.M. from Raleigh
on March 19, 2012
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My 15 year old daughter has been in a situation on the school activity bus while on marching band trips: her boyfriend has been touching her girly parts and asking if...
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- i dont get why you would need to talk to the band director? I mean she told you so shes not ok with it. has she spoken to him directly? if she did and he still trie...
- How does SHE feel about what happened? If she was/is uncomfortable with this, then no, he is NOT a "nice guy." Plus, no "punitive" reactions against this boy, is imp...
- You're not a nerd. No reason to go to the band director or limit contact, which won't do anything to change the situation. She's 15 and needs you for support, but it...
Pediatric Group in Barrington: "Pediatric Care" or "Children and Teens"?
Asked by E.B. from Chicago
on November 2, 2007
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I am new to Lake Zurich area, and I am looking for pediatrician for my two kids. I had narrowed it down to two practices - "Pediatric Care" (Dr. John Beckerman...
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- I go to Children and Teens in Algonquin and I love, love, love all the doctors that we have seen!!! They have seperate waiting areas for sick and well children, have ...
- I am with the Children and Teens in Barringotn and I also love, love, love Dr. Megahed. No real issue's with a wait time, billing or getting an appointment when I wa...
- Children & Teens We take our 2 1/2 y/o and 11 week old there. I just switched to them in February due to a change in our insurance . To answer your questions: ...
Infant Eczema
Asked by T.M. from South Bend
on February 3, 2008
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My 5 month old daughter has had eczema since she was 2 months. When it flares up, it bothers her so much. We have been to the doctor and have tried various Rx and OT...
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- Trisha, My name is J. and I have 4 boys. The second to youngest has asthma and the youngest has eczema. I was introduced to an awesome company called Melaleuca and it...
- Our daughter has had the same since birth (she is now two years). Our doc. gave us a RX for hydrocortazone 2% and it works great at getting rid of any flare-up over n...
- Rx steroid cream worked for us. You can try something like hydrocordozone cream. I also found that PurLan (the pure lanolin ointment they give you for sore nipples w...
Teen Daughter with Depression
Asked by A.H. from Charlotte
on August 12, 2009
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I don't really know where to start. Our daughter went to therapy once after we found she was cutting herself - the doctor talked with her & my husband for 20 minutes ...
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- Hormone and chemical imbalances can really cause depression. I'd have a heart-to-heart talk with her and ask her what brings (or gives) her 'joy'. If she has some re...
- Call your local Child Advocacy Center and ask the names of the three best children's therapists in town and schedule an appointment.
- I am so sorry that you are going through this! This is a very serious situation. Get her help immediately! I don't want to scare you, but many teens have actually comm...
Help My Teenage Daughter Is Driving Me Crazy
Asked by C.L. from Cincinnati
on September 6, 2006
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what do you do when your 16 year old thinks she knows everything?you know nothin.she is for the most part a very good girl, so i cant complain there,but when it comes ...
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- Hi C., my name is S. and I'm 26 years old and have two little girls. I feel you but on the other. I was told when i was 7 that i had a.d.h.d. I was on every med that ...
- I work at a non-profit organization in Cleveland Ohio that does therapy, psychiatry and other programs for troubled youths. i deal with children in your sons situation...
- have you looked into boyscouts? I am not sure where you are located in the cincinnati area... but the general council is Dan Beard http://www.danbeard.org/default.aspx...
Teenage Son with Back Acne
Asked by K.B. from Denver
on February 17, 2010
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My 15 year old son has acne on his back and chest-the areas that are covered by his hockey equipment and the sweat must get trapped in there. We are going to the ocea...
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- Retin-A is similar to Stevamycin, what I use, it is prescription but not nasty like accutane. It is a topical gel or cream. It is vitamin A that you rub in, after clea...
- Coming from a hockey family, I would recommend what Erica said, the Neutrogena acne body wash. I never had any problems with body acne, but both my younger brothers di...
- I would suggest seeing a good dermatologist. When my daughter was 10 she had NO issues but we went to one of the best derms in the area as a proactive approach ...
Other Women That Went Through a D&C
Asked by J.G. from Omaha
on November 16, 2009
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Hi,
I recently went to my first pre-natal appointment and the baby did not have a heartbeat. My doctor gave me a couple of options but felt since the baby was meas...
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- Hi J., First of all, I'm sorry for your loss. We also had a miscarriage earlier this year. Our doctor gave us our options. We wanted nature to take its course, howev...
- J., So sorry for your loss. When I had my D&C with my third pregnancy, I felt pretty good afterwards and had no complications. I conceived again after 2 months, a...
- i had a d&c and i was satisfied with it. in a miscarriage you can run the risk of not everything getting out, and having to have a d&c anyway. our doctor told us to w...
15 Months and Not Speaking
Asked by L.W. from Los Angeles
on January 10, 2008
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My son and I went to his 15 month doctor appointment yesterday where the pediatrician told me that I need to get a speech therapist as soon as possible for my son (he ...
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- I have a 27 month old daughter who has been diagnosed with cognitive and expressive speech delay. She is starting speech therapy next week. My pediatrician was very pa...
- Oh L....Drs. almost always overreact. You know your baby, what do you "hear"? My 20 month old says maybe 10 words, but thats not how we communicate. There are so many ...
- My son didn't say Mama or Dada until 18 months and didn't start saying any other words until 20 months. He is now 25 months and says over 100 words and is starting to...
1St Time Pregnancy Question
Asked by J. from Phoenix
on September 7, 2010
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Good afternoon moms. I am 37 years old & pregnant for the 1st time. I don't want to be one of those mothers to be calling their doctor at the 1st sign of anything di...
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- ALWAYS call your OB/GYN for any concern... or anything that arises. They are used to that. I used to even page my Doc, after hours. He did NOT mind. That is what the...
- Sounds like implantation bleeding. Anything bright red (fresh) would be of greater conern, but you should always feel free to call your OB with any concerns no matter ...
- I believe what you are experiencing IS normal, especially as you said, with no cramping. Now, not to upset you, but my humble opinion is that if I had been trying...
Need Advice on Whether to Have 5 Year Old Sedated for a VCUG
Asked by A.C. from Pocatello
on April 17, 2008
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My 5 year old boy has had issues for years with wetting his pants multiple times a day. It goes in cycles, he will not wet for a week or so and then start wetting 5 ti...
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- My 9 year old daughter has had a few VCUG's. The first one being when she was 5. It does hurt when they initially put the catheter in, after that we had no problems....
- My now 16 year old son had the same type of problem and we had the same test done and yes I would recommend the sedation. It can be very painful during and after. Ev...
- Personally, I would speak with a naturopath about it first. Medical doctors tend to offer (sometimes painful) medical procedures while a naturopath will look very clos...
