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Low Platelet Count
so naturally today we check for dehydration and they say his blood cell count is 13 which is no suprise to me he is sick.. but his platelets is a 6 which is ...
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- Go to WebMD.com they have a lot of information on most things.
- Hello J., You might have him checked for ITP (Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura). It is a blood disease that my brother has and it sounds like it could be what y...
- A friend of mine who works at the daycare told me about little boy in her infant class who just was having the same problems. He had 3 year infections in the past 2 mo...
Iron Supplement?
I agree with the slow fe advice. eating greens and the vitamin c - as Vitamin C is the key ingredient in assisting your red blood cells and their cell walls ...
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- My doc recommended StressTabs+Iron for same condition.
- Try slow fe first. I had to take them when I got pregnant. Certain iron pills just make you feel so sick. Sometimes you have to change up. Check with your dr. for samp...
- Hi C., I used to take Slow fe during pregnancies and it worked well especially when taken with vit C because it helps absorb iron better. Now I take Floradix tablets ...
Breast Milk in the Ear: Myth or Cure?
I squirted into my infant son's eyes when he got infections and it worked great, given all the white blood cells. Don't know how it would work on an ear ...
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- So as far as this working, not sure, but I will give you some safety advice. If you put too much of any liquid up her nose, you can drowned her, remember the saying i...
- My Doc recomended it for an eye infection but not the ear.
- I've been through the same with my 6 yr old 9 ear infe in one year. Now we go to the Chrioprator(sorry about the spelling) about everyother mth. Its a lot better than ...
Tattoo Removal Cream
The reason tattoos are permanent is because the molecules of the ink are too large for white blood cells to remove. When a laser is used, it blasts the ink ...
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- I personally have some and nothing to my knowledge will remove them unless you go and have them laser removed. And even that takes several sessions and from what I hea...
- From personal expierience the laser is one of the most painful things I have ever had done. Imagine your worst time at the dentist and times it by 100!!! Also, you can...
- He has a tattoo, but he can't handle needles?
Advice for Anemic 13 Month Old Taking Iron
Chlorophyl is one molecule off blood, and used to be used in place of blood for transfusions. It will get the red blood cells hopping and bring her ...
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- Hi J., I'm not in the medical profession and I haven't dealt with this for 16 years; however, my oldest had to take liquid iron. She was exclusively breastfed (a g...
- I would like you to know I have problems getting enough iron when I am pregnant. I refuse to take iron pills due to the fact they tear my stomach up something terrible...
- J., get some chlorophyl and put about 1/4 teaspoon in some juice and have her drink it every day, a couple of times a day. The iron supplements that kids take are so ...
Seeking Advise
The sedimentation ratesed rate blood test measures how quickly red blood cells erythrocytes settle in a test tube in one hour The more red cells that fall to ...
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- ESR stands for erythrocyte sedimentation rate. It is a nonspecific screening test that indirectly measures how much inflammation is in the body. its prolly just some i...
- Hi Renee, Below is the definition to your sed rate question, I looked at Web MD to get it, it is always a handly place for medical info...I hope that this will help...
- I used to work for a nutrition company and I looked up in the lab manual about ESR (sed rate). It usually indicates tissue inflammation or tissue destruction. Have h...
Reoccurring Fever
They are sent the urine to get cultured and they sent me to get her blood drawn. They found elevated white blood cells- indicating she is fighting infection ...
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- I second Scarlett...my daughter had a recurring fever last week and when we went into the ER because it was going up and motrin was helping bring it down it turns out ...
- My ped told me that reoccurring fevers of "unknown origin" can be often be caused by urinary tract infections in little girls. Perhaps your daughter is too young, but ...
- My 15 month old daughter has been having similar symptoms. I took her to the doc on Tuesday with a temp of 101 that she spiked during her nap. She had a short febrile...
What Should a "Healing" Plantars Wart Look Like?
You could be killing good blood cells. I finally took her to the skin dr. and she removed it properly with no pain or no longer embarrasment. Helpful? ...
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- I had a plantars wart many, many years ago on my hand. Nothing was getting rid if it until someone told me to crush some aspirin and put the powder on it. If you can...
- I had a planters wart many years ago &, yes, it actually looked worse before it got better. The root is darker & comes to the surface, like you explained. Since what y...
- One of my children had a wart tha just wouldn't go away. We tried all the over-the-ccounter remedies...they just didn't work. You could be killing good blood cells. I ...
My Preemie Won't Eat!!
We finally resorted to giving her a couple of doses of EPO to help her red blood cell production. She was slightly anemic, but not so much that she should ...
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- My son was born just about a week earlier than yours. He wouldn't latch on at all until he hit what his original due date was and then suddenly something clicked and ...
- My son was also a preemie who was too sleepy to eat. We tried everything to wake him up enough to eat - dressing him down to only a diaper, tickling his feet, wiping h...
- My son was born preterm (born at 36 wks but weighed 10 lbs. 5 oz.) and struggled with eating too. He was in the NICU for 10 days before we learned to eat and we could ...
Lump in My Son's Throat!
Lymph nodes are an integral part of the immune system, and when they are swollen , it means that white blood cells (the bodies soldiers against infection) ...
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- Probably just a swollen lymphnode. My kids get them even if they're just run down, but you should definitely take him in to the ENT and have it checked out, esp. if i...
- my son had this and within about three days he spiked a 104 fever and ended up having a terrible case of strp throat. i hope everything turns out ok for you.
- Hi K., I am not sure what is going on with your son, but I think it is a good idea to see the ENT. Just a thought, is he allergic to anything. I hope that you can get...
