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11 Year Old with Sharp Pains All over His Body
Asked by T.C. from Minneapolis
on October 2, 2011
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Hi everyone, I wrote in last week because my 11 year old son gets sharp pains all over his body and we can't figure out whats going on. Well we went to the doctor and...
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- There are benign causes of an elevated sed rate, so try not to panic. Waiting for test results is the worst. Keep us posted.
- I had elevated sed rate 50 years ago and I was prescribed salicylic acid. It's the ingredient in aspirin. It reduces inflammation. Eventually the sed rate went down...
- Stick to your guns with your doctors until you figure out what's going on. I notice you live in Anoka. That's ground zero for Lymes disease. If tick-borne illnesse...
Kawasaki's Disease?
Asked by J.W. from Richland
on January 7, 2009
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We are in the hospital with 21 month old Scarlett. She has been diagnosed with incomplete Kawasaki's Disease. Yes the same that Jett Travolta had as a toddler! Inco...
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- I might not be much help, but your child's symptoms sound like a lesser version of what my friend's daughter had when she was diagnosed with kawasaki's. She completely...
- I'm a mom to a wonderful 26 mos old boy and I'm not a medical professional. My son had allergies and an allergic reaction to peanuts, eggs and other things. Sometimes ...
- The little girl I babysit was thought to have Kawasaki's aroung age 5-6mo. turns out it was a compo of teething and a bad double ear infection that was treated with th...
Prednisone for a 21 Month Old?
Asked by A.H. from Fort Wayne
on January 23, 2009
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My son has had many different digestive problems, and is a bit of a medical mystery. Allergic colitis, allergic esophagitis, long-term mouth sores, rectal skin tags, a...
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- Dear A., Don't give your child anything as strong as prednisone. Instead get him to Dr. Merkle who will test him to find out what is really going on. I'll bet eve...
- The long term mouth sores were a flag to me. Have him tested for Behcet's Syndrome. My son had mouth sores constantly. Always had at least one in his mouth at all time...
- While pregnisone long term isn't a great thing for kids, a short course to see if it helps is probably a good thing. I have had a lot of prednisone myself, not at that...
Three Year Old Waking up in Middle of Night with Feet Pain
Asked by S.S. from Allentown
on June 14, 2008
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My three year old son keeps waking up in the middle of the night crying and writhing in pain. He explains that his feet hurt, but that is all he can tell me. He will e...
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- Hey S. My 3 year old son has been doing similarly for several months now also, he complains his knees hurt. I had asked the pediatrician about it and they weren't ...
- Hi S., I have not had this experience, but my son's best friend was doing the same thing. It lasted on-and-off for about a year, but just went away after that. I kn...
- My 4 year old son has had the same problem for about a year now. He occasionally wakes up in the middle of the night complaining of pains in his legs and feet. I usu...
Seeking Advise
Asked by M.M. from Los Angeles
on December 30, 2007
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hi
i wanted to know if anyone knows if a slightly elevated Sedrate level in a 4 almost 5 year old means anything serious. my nerves are shattered and i cant stop t...
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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...
Just Diagnosed with a Low Thyroid, HELP!
Asked by D.K. from Detroit
on January 22, 2009
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Hi all, I have been having lots of muscle and joint aches and pains on and off for the past year. In and out of different doctors, not one could tell me what was wron...
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- D., I also have a low thyroid, and hypothyroidism. Yes, pretty much once you have this, you need to be medicated the rest of your life. It is critical, so that yo...
- D. ~ First of all, we live in the "thyroid belt." There's this whole area of the country where iodine is lacking in our diet...so then you end up having hypothyroidi...
- I agree with Kristy B - if you have questions about your thyroid, you should call and ask your doctor. A true thyroid condition cannot be changed with supplements, di...
Looking for Answers
Asked by M.M. from Los Angeles
on December 7, 2007
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hi
i have an almost 5 year old daughter and she has had intermittant stomach pain for several months. finally our gastro dr. wants to do an endoscopy and lower GI(...
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- Hi Renee M: A sedimentation rate is rather nonspecific blood test, but can be associated with any inflammatory or even infectious condition. The value doesn't seem ...
- A Sed Rate is a non-specific test for inflammation in the body. If it is elevated, she may need furthur lab work, however the elevated Sed Rate by itself doesn't reall...
- A sedimentation rate is very non-specific. Many inflammatory disorders - including rheumatological diseases or infection - can raise it. By itself, it isn't that usef...
Preliminary Diagnosis: Systemic Arthritis?
Asked by D.P. from Seattle
on December 2, 2011
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I saw my doctor yesterday for help with some significant and lasting joint pain (both shoulders, both hips, one knee, four fingers so far, and all 10 toes), and 3 of t...
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- My mother was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and osteo-arthritis. She was told she had 5 years before she was in a wheel chair. She started on Shaklee. Took ...
- I was diagnosed with RA(I'm 37) three years ago after the birth of my son. No real explanation for the cause, just a big hormone stir is how it was explained to me. I ...
- So the banner on the top left is hiding some your question..but I am seeing that maybe it was your primary doctor that is making this diagnosis? your symptoms aren't a...
Crazy Lady Pain
Asked by S.G. from Minneapolis
on February 5, 2009
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Hi all. I am very frustrated with doctors right now. I have been having pain in my lower right abdomen for some time now. The have done ultrasounds and now a CT and...
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- I had the same kind of pain-- the doc kept saying it was gasritious. I happen to be my pancreas. I am taking pills to help with it and had twq shots to the stomach. ...
- I myself would go the the chiropractor, when the doctors cannot figure anything out...why spend more money with them for them to tell you once more...I don't know... ...
- My husband was dealing with right side pain that was terrible and went in and found out he had Hepatitis C. I guess people can get it and show up 10 to 15 years later...
Swollen Lymph Nodes
Asked by D.Q. from Green Bay
on December 19, 2007
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My five year old daughter has had swollen lymph nodes for months. When I brought her to the doctor again, her ped said she had a sinus infection on top of the swollen ...
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- Hi D.~ I agree, you've just gotta find a new doc. If your ped. is truly out for your child's best interest, he/she will have no issues with you getting other opinion...
- Our son had recurrent sinus infections and nothing was working to stop them. We tried an allergist, who after doing a scratch test (on my then 1-1/2 year old) told us...
- Hi, I've got a couple suggestions. If the antibiotics are not working, it may not be a bacterial infection. In which case, the antibiotics won't help, and trying di...
