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Surgery and Breastfeeding
I had knee surgery when my son was 5 months. I pumped & dumped for 24 hours. I was not on any meds after that though. I chose not to take the Rx antibiotic ...
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- I would talk to the ped. and doctors. They will be able to tell you more.
- DO NOT BREASTFEED WHILE YOU ARE ON THESE MEDICATIONS!!! At 12 months you should already be thinking about weaning (they say to breastfeed up to 12 months if possible) ...
- I can understand your concern about weaning your son. But with him being basically 1 year old when you have your surgery, that's technically not too early to wean - i...
Experienced Bunion Survivors!
We are considering surgery for my 16 year old son. ... and had a cast on my leg up to my knee, and had to use crutches, but it was nice because my teachers ...
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- I had bunion surgery on my left food a few years back (at 27). It wasn't too bad, make sure he keeps off it as much as possible afterwards (awesome excuse for a teenag...
- I had bunion surgery on one foot when I was 18 and the other when I was 19. It's been 10 years and I'm still glad I had it done. I've had no real problems and the re...
- If he is in sports it really is the best thing for him. I was a soccer player, had my first one done at 13. Seemed a bit early but at the time it was great. I staye...
7 Year Old Complaining of Leg Pain.
Aug 24, 2009 ... I went through a stage where my knee hurt really bad and it was just .... After the second surgery, the second leg caught up to the first in ...
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- My younger sister complained of leg pain when she was just a bit younger than that. I believe it was growing pains. She often woke up in the night crying. She did a...
- We're going through the same thing...I've chalked it up to growing pains (which stumps me b/c neither my husband nor I had them). I give my son Motrin (but make sure ...
- When I was teaching there was a little boy in kidnergarten who could barely walk. His legs hurt him so bad. It was determined that it was growing pains. Not sure ho...
Help and Advice for Bad Knees
I had knee surgery 4 years ago. Torn mincus (sp?). When I went to physical therapy I did not realized how important doing the right exercises was. ...
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- I would suggest getting a referral to a physical therapist. You would be amazed at how building the strength in your quad muscles and doing exercises and everyday act...
- One thing you can do is change some of your exercise to swimming and water aerobics. Doing exercise in the water both gives you a good work out but also give your bod...
- Yoga is a great way to exercise, stretch and keep everything moving, along with Sigrid's post about water aerobics. Also, glucosamine & chondroitin is a great supplem...
Need Advice About Pain Meds and Breastfeeding
I also had to use vicodin while pregnant w/ my daughter because my knee went out and I had to get knee surgery. I used them as long as I had to and my ...
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- Yes, I had two C Sections and one I was on Percocet and the other I was on Loritab. both are fine for baby. W.
- Wow, a broken leg and a newborn... hard work! My second and third babies were born via c-section. Both times, I took Percocet for a couple of weeks and exclusively b...
- I have breastfed on percoset and my son has been in the 99th percentile since birth. I also had to use vicodin while pregnant w/ my daughter because my knee went out a...
My 14 Year Old Son Suffering with Hip Pain
Aug 27, 2009 ... Potential surgery on this one. His knee took about 6 mo to diagnose as ... I had my first knee surgery at 16 & wasforced to sit my last 2 ...
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- I would take him to a chiropractor. Sounds like he needs an adjustment, which is understandable. Good luck! Mother of 4
- Please, please take him to a medical doctor just to rule out possible serious conditions. It is probably just overuse of the joint, but it could be the start of someth...
- This answer is based soley on personal experience, althought I am a girl, I too was very athletic and had hip pain from an early age. I am now pushing 30 and have had ...
I Need a Sports Medicine Doctor.
My husband had surgery on his right knee for a torn miniscus a few years back when we were still back in Florida. He had excellent care at this facility..."
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- This doctor was recommended to me and I have an appointment with him but have not been yet. The person who recommended him goes to my church and they wouldn't steer me...
- Call gwinnette orthopedics,They are great i just had the same thing done there.Dr scales .I cant find the number right now.They are on 545 old norcross rd ste 300.M.
- Wish I recoment a good doctor We go to Alpharetta North Side I love the doctors there Can your primary doctor recomend you someone
Exercise
I am pretty sure that the knee problem is inherited from my mother and grandmother. My mom has already had knee surgery and my grandmother had a lot of knee ...
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- my advise would be a stationary or regular bike that is super easy on the knees, builds endurance and burns the cals.
- I have had good luck with the Gazelle machine. I have bad knees as well, so anything high impact is definitely out for me. The Gazelle allows you to work your leg and ...
- Hello N., The "Gazelle" is amazing for knee injuries. There is no impact on the knee and that is what you need. Be careful with any bikes, because they can put pres...
Pregnancy Sleep Issues
I know I slept in one designed to help you in and out and has heat and massage, which I bought due to a shoulder and knee surgery. For the surgery problems ...
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- Hi A., Congratulations on your pregnancy! Sounds like your going to have your hands full:) It's important you take care of youself too. Are you not sleeping be...
- I don't know about the pillows, but you can sleep on your right side too. Actually you can still sleep on your back for about another month if you needed to. It's the ...
- One of the many joys of pregnancy...not being able to find a good sleeping position. To be honest, I had a really tough time getting comfortable on my left or right si...
Foot Problems
He recently has had knee surgery to remove excess cartilage inside the knee joint. Probably due to overuse of an improperly fitting knee joint. ...
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- T., I had the same problems as a child and still to this day my right foot turns in. My mom put me in the corrective shoes and they helped some, but not completely. ...
- If you are in the Birmingham area - there are two groups of ped ortho phyisicians. The group at St Vincent's is AL Orthopaedic, and I strongly recommend Dr Sharon May...
- Hi T. Its me again I would try my best to find a new doctor. Call around to some orthpedics and ask them if there is something you can do. A friend of mine went thru...
