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H1n1 Vaccine at School: Yes or No
Asked by S.S. from Dover
on October 24, 2009
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I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN TALKED TO OBLIVION but, are you willing to give your child the live flumist or even the inactive flu shot through the school vaccination program o...
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- i personally am not getting the h1n1 shot for my kids as i feel it is way too new and there is absolutely NO testing for it. same w/ the chicken pox shot. there seems ...
- just had all three of mine get the H1N1 flu mist. including 2 year old. believe that I do need to give them some shot at some more immunity to it so that if they do ...
- I do not think I'm jumping on this 'bandwagon', the H1N1, that is.My pediatrician said as long as she had the seasonal shot (actually she got the mist), that we should...
Ovulation and Being Sick
Asked by T.K. from Dallas
on December 28, 2010
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Recently, my husband and I finally decided we're ready to have our first baby, and I bought myself an ovulation kit. Around day 11, I started getting sick. And sicker....
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- For my, any kind of illness or even stress will delay or prevent ovulation. I missed my period for 3 months before I conceived our first child. The doctor was totally ...
- I don't trust the kits. I took one when we tried with my son. I didn't get a positive. Guess what, I got pregnant. Most of the time I can figure it out now by chang...
- Ovulation kits are helpful, but depending on the time of day that you use them, you could miss the window. I found that just watching for signs like cervical mucus wor...
Repeat Pneumonia in 16Mo. Old
Asked by L. from Minneapolis
on September 18, 2008
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My 16mo. old daughter came down with pneumonia a month ago to our great surprise. It started as what seemsed like a normal cold and turned into a horrible cough and la...
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- Hi L., I'm a second year medical student and I happen to be studying both pneumonia bacterias and probiotics right now. I went to a talk today about how they are sta...
- We have had problems with my son having pneumonia when he was younger and I found that the basic washing of hands before they eat, doing the neb treatments and getting...
- HI. Our daughter went through the same experience. In our situation we went to the dr/ER once a month each time coming away with the diagnosis of pneumonia. So we d...
Advice Re: Chronic Corneal Inflammation
Asked by K.W. from San Francisco
on December 17, 2008
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Hi. Curious if anyone has experience dealing with chronic corneal inflammation, or "pitting" on the surface of the cornea? I have been dealing with this since Septem...
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- I can really empathize with you as I have had cornea issues since my LASIK surgery at the end of September. My corneas look pitted and look like sandpaper/shattered g...
- Hi -- My sister has an auto-immune condition called sjogrens syndrome. One of its symptoms is dry eyes (which can lead to irritation and pitting) and dry mouth (which...
- Dear Kate, Your last doctor gave you excellent advice: consult a cornea specialist. My husband had a cornea transplant June 20. His surgeon is very pleased with...
Just Found Out a Friend Has Cancer
Asked by C.B. from Dallas
on September 24, 2010
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This is more of a vent, I just found out someone I know has cancer, the worst part is that she is 6 months pregnant. I feel horrible. I am confused as to why the Docto...
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- You obviously care deeply about your friend - it's important, she's going to need it. I'm a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed 1 day before my son's second birthday,...
- This is so sad, C.. Thanks for being there for her and her husband. I'm sure the doctor can't sleep nights for having so badly missed this. I'm sure it's pretty rar...
- im so sorry for what your friend is going through. my husband also passed from cancer two years ago and he was only 34 years old. i wish there was a cure from cancer i...
Night Time Dry Cough
Asked by S. from Dallas
on October 18, 2006
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My 6 year old daughter has 2 problems,
a) She experiences night time dry cough thoughout the year..but mostly more during winter. Cold weather, spicy, or junk food ...
My Son Who Is 20 Months Had Croup and Now the Cough Seems to Get Worse???
Asked by N.C. from Los Angeles
on April 30, 2009
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Hi, I am concerned. My son had croup last Friday. I took him to the Pediatrician and he confirmed croup and gave me steroids for the inflammed trachea which he took fo...
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- he could have asthma and it may only show when hes sick like that. my daughters asthma is illness induced so she stays sick for weeks to months at a time. i would have...
- I agree you should take him back in. I would tell the Dr. office you want him to be re-checked if they can't get him in take him to the Urgent Care. My son started out...
- Our children also had croup when they were young. I would go to the pediatrician and make sure your child doesn't have bronchitus or asthma. Good luck with your pre...
Hyperemesis Gravidarium - Morning Sickness Gone Wrong.
Asked by T.T. from Dallas
on July 11, 2008
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With my first baby I suffered from Hyperemesis Gravidarium (morning sickness gone WRONG!)
I was hospitalized 4 times for days at a time. I was taking phengren, zop...
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- Well, I hate to tell you this, but I had Hyperemesis in 2 out of my 3 pregnancies. Different medications worked differently in each pregnancy, and one was worse than ...
- Hi Trish, I hate to tell you this, but if you have hyperemesis with your first pregancy you will probably have it with your second and it will be worse. I am an ant...
- To make a long story short...yes I had Hyperemesis with both pregnancies....and I would have had it with a third, had we chose to have a 3rd child. And I had 2 girl...
Chronic Ear Infections - Anyone Know About Chiropractic Care Vs. Tubes?
Asked by S.F. from Minneapolis
on October 31, 2006
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I have a 13 month old son who has had 3 ear infections in the last 4 months. Twice his ear drum has ruptured, which tells me he has a high threshold for pain. The la...
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- Hi S., I have brought my 11 mo to the chiropractor a couple of times - Langford Chiropractic in Highland Park (St. Paul). I took her to see if she needed to be adj...
- I've been going to a chiropractor since I was 13, and my children go as well. My son has never had an ear infection, and my daughter has only had one, which was when s...
- I don't really have any good suggestions for the ear infections being that neither of my kids have ever had any, but I have heard that going to a chiropractor can help...
Bleeding Between Periods - While on the Pill - Pregnant?
Asked by S.M. from Dallas
on August 24, 2012
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I am freaking out just a little right now. I am on the pill - my husband and I absolutely cannot afford any more kids so I am sure never to miss a pill. I was sick rec...
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- Antibiotics can affect the pill. You may want to ask your doctor what you should do -- it's possible to get pregnant that way, and if you are, you may not want to be ...
- I have breakthrough bleeding sometimes too. Either when I'm way stressed about something or if I happen to skip a pill. Just incase, I would take a PG test for confi...
- That happened to my sister. She was on the pill and was on antibiotics. She ended up getting pregnant but because she wasn't trying or thinking she could be pregnant s...
