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About Vaccination, How Parents Are Paranoid About Kids That Are Not Vaccinated.
Asked by L.L. from Las Vegas
on June 20, 2012
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Does it make sense at all for moms to not want kids to play with kids that are not vaccinated? Eventhough they are healthy?
I have a story to share, ok I vaccinated...
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- If I knew a child was unvaccinated, it would matter a whole lot to me. B hits the nail on the head below. I wouldn't want to risk my children being exposed to a horren...
- I won't ever forget and episode of ER where the docs had a couple of children come in with odd symptoms. It finally figured out the child had measles. They had travele...
- My kid is vaccinated, and I'm not necessarily afraid of unvac'd kids, but I have a friend with a severe auto-immune disorder and if we were to get her sick because we ...
Red Itchy Bumps Size of a Quarter
Asked by W.C. from New York
on February 19, 2011
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i have red itchy bumps on my knee, its about the size of a quarter but not in a circle.
about 15-20 bumps ive had it for about 1-2 weeks already, ive tried using lotr...
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- it sounds like hives. I get them inexplicably on my knees when I get too hot. (hot day, hot shower, etc). I agree with SammyJo, Benedryl is helpful. If it's an allergy...
- I would take a picture just in case they go away to show the doctor. Benadryl helps with allergies. I would take some it may help with the itching. I use this for my k...
- If they're small like pimples it sounds like heat rash? If they're a bit bigger I would've said hives. Benadryl would be fine for either one and Cortiad or something a...
Can You Relate? Warning!! Long & Wordy Sorry :0/
Asked by M.Q. from Detroit
on March 1, 2012
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About a year & a half ago I contracted the coxsackie virus from my kiddos (don't even know how they got it; it's very rare in adults) symptoms for them & hubby were ve...
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- I have a great nutritionist who has helped many people. Her website is a-healthy-balance.com Contact her and see if she thinks she might be able to help you or refer...
- Try taking Synthroid instead of the generic brand for your thyroid. I can't take the generic. It doesn't work. Your tired and fatigue could be a result of the thyro...
- Have you talked to your dr about shingles? My GMIL and I have both had it. I got treatment very quickly, day the rash broke out, and did not end up with nerve pain. ...
Poison Ivy That Won't Go Away
Asked by L.M. from Denver
on July 10, 2009
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Hello ladies! My father had a really bad bout with poison ivy about 10 years ago and ever since then he has never been able to completely get rid of it. It alway pops...
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- Your dad needs to get some prescription strength cortisone cream to completely get rid of it. Maybe the doctor would prescribe some oral cortisone for a few days also.
- look up alphacura online, I used their stuff for ringworm once and it is completely gone - nothing else was working. They cost around $30 but are totally worth it, and...
- When I was younger I use to get poison ivy if someone mentioned it. My mom found the poison ivy pill which is a small sugar pill with a drop of poison ivy extract in ...
Roseola More than Once?
Asked by S.F. from Utica
on October 25, 2012
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My daughter caught roseola back in Feb. and as far as I knew it was like the chicken pox and its likely that you will only get it once in your life but fast forward to...
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- I think you can get it again. My kids have gone through hand foot and mouth a few times each and I was told that they wouldn't get it more than once. I would be freak...
- You shouldn’t get it twice but sometimes it can happen. I would ask the doctor for a blood test (titers test) because a fever that high with a similar rash sounds li...
- Both Roseola and hand foot mouth disease can be caused by multiple viruses, so yes, you absolutely CAN get them more than once. Have you checked her mouth (particularl...
Tingling in Nose, Tired Feeling in Face - Ever Have This? What Was It?
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on December 28, 2012
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For the past three days, I've had intermittant tingling on my nose and a little bit above my lip. I also have what I can only describe as a "tired" feeling in my face....
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- Go to a better doctor than the office you called. Look in the mirror. Smile. Is your smile lopsided? Is your speech affected in any way? If everything is fine then i...
- This could be SO many things, and at least a few of them could be serious. The easiest, and least likely to cause ongoing problems, is an irritation to a nerve from pr...
- I'm not sure if it is the same thing that I experience when I am coming down with a sinus infection. My nose will feel funny and the sinus pressure just makes me feel...
Passing the Chicken Pox Around???
Asked by C.S. from Medford
on November 23, 2009
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My daughter has been exposed to Chicken Pox twice in the last 2 weeks (darn those birthday parties!). I am not concerned about her so much, as she has been vaccinated ...
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- Yes, she can carry the virus. In fact, even if you have already had chicken pox and you are exposed you can pass it along. Also--some adults who get exposed can brea...
- I am not sure but I do know my daughter got chicken pox anyway ,even after the vaccine! It was a milder case but still kept her out of school, miserable and itchy.
- The greatest danger in young children passing chickenpox around is that they might expose a woman in early pregnancy thereby risking abnormalities in the baby. If you...
I Looked at the Babycenter Rashes and None of Them Look like It *What Is It?
Asked by M.M. from Oklahoma City
on November 30, 2011
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my husband came home yesterday and said his foot was tingly like it had fallen asleep it happened at lunch but didnt go away so he takes his shoes off and on that foor...
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- Hmm. Not sure, but I like this 'visual guide' - granted its for children's rashes/spots/etc. May help you diagnose it. My first thought is hand-foot-mouth disease. B...
- I don't know if you have already had this issue solved. It does seem like a spider bite to me, but I honestly don't know. I would suggest benedryl, and if that doesn...
- My co-workers daughter broke out in a rash like this just last week. She thinks it's their new artificial Xmas tree they got last week. Never had a rash like it befo...
Zit-like Bumps on My Chest. Blegh.
Asked by R.. from Chattanooga
on March 14, 2011
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For the last couple years I have noticed these little R. bumps on my chest. Not actually on my breasts, just the area in between. (I am not very well endowed, so unfor...
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- Could it be folliculitis (sp?). See a dermatologist and they can tell you for sure and they may be able to tell you how to prevent them.
- I have one too. I also thought it was pimple but is not, mine have be there for over a year, it doesn't grow or anything is like a scar, weird. Unfortunately I can't...
- Why don't you see your doctor about this? is it possible that it is some form of acne? but if it bothers you and what you are doing is not working, I would go see a do...
Whose in Laws or Ex Inlaws Are Crazier? Your Examples Jff=)
Asked by J.M. from Philadelphia
on November 21, 2011
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OK so my previous question was a ven on my ex in-laws..no matter how narcasistic (sp) they are i still love them...I was with their son from 14-26 so even though they ...
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- My dear departed MIL.... Pulled out the bathroom scale one time and wanted everyone to weigh themselves. I declined the kind offer to advertise my weight and she we...
- My mother-in-law is a sweet lady, but she comes up with some of the craziest stuff I have ever heard. It's always in the realm of medical stories or (God help M.) adv...
- I'm sorry, but your ice cream story is about the cruelest, most ridiculous thing I have EVER heard. If that were M., I would've broken all ties. Seriously. That's J...
