Strabismus
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I Did a Rude gesture...in Front of a School Bus!!
Asked by R.F. from Dallas
on February 8, 2012
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I feel awful. I park across the street from my daughter's bus stop as to not get in the way of the stop or where another mom usually parks. So, when I see that the b...
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- This made me laugh, not in a bad way or anything. But I would have done the exact same thing! Only I wouldnt feel bad about it one little bit! The other car if he has ...
- Oh honey, I killed Santa for some kid. Not literally of course. I was waiting to pick up some wings at a restaurant and while I was waiting (the place was dead) the...
- If you are really worried about it appolagise to the driver but more than likly if it was the other car he was thinking and couldn't do. And as for Queen's comment ab...
Is This an Allergic Reaction?
Asked by A.B. from Washington DC
on February 18, 2009
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My daughter ate noodles at dinnertime. The noodles were an Italian dish that included shrimp and tomato sauce, though she didn't eat any shrimp. She only ate one noo...
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- I would also think that this is an allergic reaction to the shrimp. Shellfish are highly allergenic. They also cross react, so I would avoid crabs and lobster too, o...
- It definately sounds like it could be a reaction. The trouble is you don't know to what. Even though she didn't eat the shrimp, the shrimp touched the pasta which sh...
- Looks like she is allergic to Shrimps or may be tomato. What you did is right. I would give her a spoon of antihistamine like a benadryl right away. (wher it says for ...
9 Year Daughter...Another Set of Challenges
Asked by L.B. from Kansas City
on February 5, 2009
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In December I asked for help with 9 year that is "growing up" too fast. We never fully got over the make up, grown up clothes or compromising with her Dad on what is ...
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- 9 years old seems a bit early for those kind of challenges. I think I would probably say "Well, dad may let you do it, but you are in my house now!"
- L., It is very frustrating I bet competing with, "but DAD lets me do it!" It has to be hard on you to have to be the parent in her life since it sounds like yo...
- Our youngest is a girl in 6th grade. Neither she or any of her friends or classmates have started wearing make-up like that. The most they're doing at this age (11-1...
Fibromyalgia Questions
Asked by J.P. from New York
on September 7, 2010
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If you are suffering from it or know someone who has it I want to know what are the symptoms they have. Lately I have been feeling dizzy,tired. my back has been hurtin...
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- I wonder if you could have a slipped disc that could be causing the tingling issues in your feet and hands? I work with a gal who has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia....
- I have Fibromyalgia. My symptoms are joint pain,, dizzy, tingly hands, lots of pain in my legs, back, arms , fingers.heartburn and reflux, Different every day. Flare ...
- Have no idea what Karen H is talking about. I'm currently seeing a Rhuematologist to figure out what's going on with me and she suspects Fibromyalgia but we are in the...
Toddler Crossing Eyes
Asked by A.L. from Atlanta
on March 2, 2010
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Our two year old little girl has been crossing her eyes off and on for about 5 months for seemingly no reason. We have been to the eye doc, had eyes dilated, etc... ...
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- Did you go to a ped eye dr or just a regular one?? Please go to a ped Dr if you haven't already for starters. My son has gone to one since he was 2yrs old (now almos...
- I used to work for Dallas' services for Visually Impaired Children. This is probably not serious, but definitely get it checked out. Was your eye doctor an optometri...
- Wow! I'm just going through this same thing with my 18 month-old son! Yesterday was my son's MRI! First, I agree with Victoria about seeing a pediatric ophthalmol...
Vision/Lasik Surgery
Asked by N.S. from Dallas
on September 9, 2010
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Hi Ladies,
Does anyone know where you can get Lasik surgery covered by Medicaid. I just got Medicaid and really would like to get this done. I have already seen t...
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- I dont think you can, because it is still considered an elective procedure and no insurance covers those. Ask your doctor, he might be able to give you more info
- The only way you're going to get it covered by any insurance at all is if you're legally blind and the surgery can correct that. Legally blind means that your vision c...
- Medicaid will not cover this elective procedure...they won't even cover contacts unless they are medically necessary. Obviously people need to be able see to see and ...
Children's Optometrist
Asked by M.M. from Detroit
on September 25, 2007
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Recently I took my 10 year old in to have a physical and failed the eye exam they told me he has 20/40 vision he also failed the exam they give at school. If anyone k...
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- M., My daughters' eye started crossing about six months ago. Her pediatrician told me to take her to an Opthamologist/Optimitrist. I took her a couple before I foun...
- My son also saw Dr. Rao for a potentially blocked tear duct. I really liked this Doctor, he was very good and knowledgable! I've also heard that Dr. Baker is extremel...
- M., I recently took three of mine to Henry Ford Optimeyes (sp?) in West Bloomfield, Maple and Farmginton, they are awesome, especially liked Dr Wee and their hours ar...
Discipline
Asked by C.B. from Albuquerque
on September 6, 2006
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I have 3 year old who will not sit away from the television. I turn off the tv, I put him on time out, I have even tried to sit with him, but if the TV is on, and som...
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- Unplug the TV. Sit him in his room Don't let him win the battle... It is very important that he knows what mom says goes and that he will not win Don't give in to his ...
- I would have his eyes checked immediately. Cut down on the availability of TV watching opportunities. Put a line down on the floor and tell him he can't cross it or ...
- You might buy (garage sales or thrift stores might have this) a special chair (like Elmo, Bob the Builder, etc) to sit in for TV watching. Even a beanbag chair might ...
What Would You Do??
Asked by K.H. from Wausau
on January 21, 2012
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When my 6 year old daughter was 8 months old she bagan to walk and I noticed her feet seemed turned in so I took her to her Dr. and she said it was how babies keep the...
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- We kind of had the same thing, my sons left foot turns in just a little and the ped said back in the "old days" they might have put him in braces, but now, they work o...
- Young children's feet usually turn out until about two, and then turn in...I'd be a little upset at your doctor, as well. However...if your child has "severe" hip d...
- My daughter was also pigeon toed and they said they wait until 7-8 years old to decide if they need surgery. And that did come from a specialist at the San Diego Chil...
Unaccompanied Minor
Asked by D.K. from Washington DC
on March 8, 2009
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Hi Mamas. I would like to ask your opinion on an issue I'm having with my ex. My son is almost 7 years old now and my ex is insisting that he fly unaccompanied across ...
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- I don't think it's a good idea to let a 7 year old fly alone either, for the exact same reasons you have given. He's only a child and no flight attendant will give him...
- NEVER!! I was on a flight where they got the names on the sheet wrong for the minor and asked me to wait, so I did, not realizing why. By the time I was like I'm not...
- My husband remembers flying by himself between his parents' homes when he was around 4 or 5 and he said it was no big deal and he wasn't traumatized by it or anything....
