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My Daughter Wants a Rabbit
... and after spending LITERALLY thousands of dollars over just a couple of years, they both died within a year of each other of a fatal kidney disease. ...
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- So, I've always been a cat person - since I was born (and I am now 26) I have never lived anywhere without having a cat. When my mother got a bunny when I was in high ...
- Do allergies run in your family? You might want to make sure no family members are allergic to bunnies before you purchase one. Check out your local petting zoo, or ...
- After having 2 rabbits, I would say NO NO NO!!!!! We got 2 at the same time, so they could keep each other company while my husband and I were at work. We ended up hav...
Flu Shot
Sep 28, 2009 ... Rheumatoid Arthritis Chronic Fatigue Diseases and conditions that intensify toxic reactions: Liver Disease Heart Disease Kidney Disease ...
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- I used to work in a clinic setting and was required to get flu shots every year. If I did get the flu, it seemed I'd get a very light case and was feeling better much...
- Dear Kim: I've been very involved with the autism community in my city for years and organize monthly meetings; I'm also an advocate for many parents and their kids ...
- There seems to be a lot of misinformation out there about vaccines. Here's the thing. Getting a vaccine does improve your immune system in that you can NEVER get the s...
Trying to Get Opinions and Information on the Swine Flu Vaccine
It is helpful to recall that the Centers for Disease Control with the collusion of the ... with blindness and glomerulonephritis (a type of kidney disease). ...
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- My great grandmother died during the Spanish Flu of 1918 leaving 6 kids. My grandmother was the oldest at 12 yrs old and did her best to keep track where everyone was...
- My mother-in-law is a hospice nurse. She talked to me a bit about how bad swine flu is, and she's getting the vaccine. She encouraged me to have my family get it as we...
- I won't lie. I have detected in the media the sense that this si "fast-tracked" and it has raised my hackles. But I am far more worried that someone in my family wil...
Need Help Deciding If I Should Get the H1N1 Vaccination for Me and My Family.
Oct 23, 2009 ... This includes pregnancy, diabetes, heart disease, asthma and kidney disease. Young children are also at high risk of serious complications ...
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- Hi L., I found this link very informative. http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/features/is-the-h1n1-swine-flu-vaccine-safe Unfortunately, there is a lot of informa...
- Just to give you another point of view, I am trying to get my 2 1/2 daughter the H1N1 vaccine and myself too since I am pregnant. I dont usually do flu shots but bein...
- My family and I do not plan on taking it. Dr. Mercola has lots of good articles about why it is not a good idea. Also, I saw this story about how a flu shot disabled t...
Baby Blood Cord Banks
Sep 5, 2009 ... wish I had She was born with a kidney disease but does not need itI have now heard there may be help in that area though from cord blood ...
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- C., I would encourage banking it. I never woudl have thought that my daughter woudl be dignosed with leukemia at the age of 28 months old. This was 12 years ago. Cord...
- Donate the Cord Blood. If more people donated, we wouldn't need to store our own. It's free and you feel good about it. Also, you don't even know it's going on when...
- Keep in mind, some Drs get "kickbacks" so they'll push just about anything... that's my thought. It is extremely expensive. My Dr basically said it's very very expen...
Looking for Pediatrician
My son's daycare teacher's daughter has a rare kidney disease and she sees Dr. Ruby at Barnes. I don't actually know his/her first name, but I remember she ...
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- L., Dr. Isabel Rosenbloom, DePaul Medical Bldg. is terrific! My daughter really likes her. Takes her 3 yr old son. I've taken him before and she's very friendly and ha...
- I have an 8 year old daughter and I live in South County and work in Maryland Heights. I moved from St. Peters and searched high and low for a good doc. I got a referr...
- We go to Dr. Julia Young with Docs 4 Kidz and she has been great! She is located in Sunset Hills on Lindbergh. She has small children of her own so she really unders...
Low Sodium, Low Sugar, and Low Cal. Meal Ideas for Kids
when my friend got diagnosed with kidney disease she had to watch her sodium Maybe if you researched meals for kidney patients you would have better luck I ...
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- Hey K., This sounds challenging for you all but I am impressed you will be braving it. The best and easiest way for you to eat is to throw away the boxes and cans....
- My 18 month old daughter has been on prednisone for the last year. There is a great book written by a pediatric nephrologist called Coping with Prednisone. It gave m...
- when my friend got diagnosed with kidney disease she had to watch her sodium. Maybe if you researched meals for kidney patients you would have better luck? I know di...
Feeding My 13 Month Old
At age two he was diagnosed with a kidney disease -- RTA. NOT that I think your child has this but most of the recommendations we got from Children's was ...
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- Maybe you could still give her baby food, but sneak it in the food she does like? My daughter was like that too. It's hard. She did love pasta though, so I would sl...
- Try peas,carrots,corn (frozen or canned) and just let her eat with her fingers. Sit her in the high chair, put them in front of her and just let her pick them up, pla...
- I have a 14-month old and the exact same problem. She's fallen off the groth chart entirely and at her one year appointment was only 17 lbs 8 oz. - a little bit more t...
Dogs and New Babies - Need Advice!!
... so annoyed with the behavior I ignored him so much I missed the signs completely that he actually was beginning kidney disease And because I did nothing ...
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- I had a young dog with similar problems at about the same age. After a year of trying behavioral solutions, I went back to my vet and asked him to humor me and run mor...
- it sounds like an attention thing. your dog was the baby for so long then the baby came and he now gets less attention. i would say take the dog out more often then yo...
- Is the dog neutered? If not do it asap. If he is, it seems he is marking his territory, telling the new member of the family he is boss. Keep him in his crate, until h...
Braxton Hicks Contractions or Preterm Labor?
But, part of my situation was that I have kidney disease and had to have two surgeries while in OBSC to remove stones and decrease hydronephrosis. ...
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- I had braxton hicks contractions throughout my last pregnancy. In the end, I almost didn't make it to the hospital to deliver my baby. A few more red lights and I wo...
- I would definitely call your doctor. I started have Braxton Hick at 6 weeks that were so severe I had to pull over while driving. My doctor said that they don't call...
- I had braxton Hicks with my 3rd child. I drank a couple of glasses of water and then laid on my left side for a half hour. They seemed to go away until i was 17 day...
