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Lap Band?
Read all 5 responses: "My doctor recently suggested my getting the Lap band surgery. I've never really considered it a possibility for me because we are ...
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- I have Aetna too and recently inquired about it's coverage for either the lap band or the gastric bypass. I was told that my particular plan did not cover it so the be...
- Aetna provides the insurance coverage at my place of employment and I know two women that both had this procedure. To qualify though you must have some serious health...
- Many many many insurance companies WILL NOT pay for this procedure. I have know a few people that have gotten it paid for because of severe medical complications from...
Belly Support Belts
I got the belly band from the maternity store in Stone briar mall. ... It felt like I was pushing the baby with the band. I didn't like it. ...
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- Along with the belt, you should consider seeing a chiropactor. I had to go during my second pregnancy because the first pregnancy was so hard on my back. I go to a l...
- S., Babies R'us and Motherhood have those belts and they really do work. I had the same problem and although the belt didn't really take the pain away too much, i...
- S., I am a chiropractor and treat a lot of pregnant women with the same problem. I get a lot of my referrals from an OB-Gyn. I am not sure where you are located,...
6 Month Old Still Has a Flat Head from Sleeping on His Back
The surgeon told me that my son do not need the band and his head is round by itself .... He is now 15 months and is in his last month wearing the band. ...
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- I also had the same problem with my son. My pediatrician thought it would be okay in time. It bothered me more than her and I kept asking her at each DR visit. She ...
- He's only 6 months old. It doesn't round out overnight, but gradually. The skull bones do not fuse for some time yet.
- Hi L., My heart goes out to you...I went through the same situation with my son. When my son was born- they said he was in the birth canal too long, and he also h...
Thinking About Weight Loss Surgury
I haven't had the gastric bypass, but I did have the lap band. ... They were not caused by the lap band, but they hit right after the lap band. ...
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- C.: Please do not think I am being critical, but unless you are morbidly obese and unless your life is threatened if you don't lose weight immediately I would sugge...
- I personally have not done it but my mother has, and I took care of her afterwards. She had the gastric bypass (spelling?) and has had a LOT of success with it. She ...
- It seems that lap band is more popular these days. I don't know the difference but it is worth investigating. I say go for it. You only live once. If you aren't ha...
Jewelry Allergy?
I think I am allergic to either my wedding band or my engagement ring. I'm leaning towards my engagement ring. The ring itself is platinum and my band is ...
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- The exact same thing happends to me. Sometimes it clears up and I am fine for months, then it starts acting up again. One thing I have noticed that helps a lot is if I...
- I've had that sort of problem in the past when I've been using liquid soap and, in particular, strong commercial type soaps like you get in office restrooms sometimes....
- Hey T., same thing happened to me!!! After 3 years of wearing the same ring all of a sudden just broke out! I went to my dermatologist and he gave me a steroid cream...
Showing This Early with 2Nd??
Has anyone tried the bella band (or belly band, I forgot what it's called) and liked it? ... I dont button my pants and the band realy keeps them up, ...
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- J., it is completely normal, so don't worry :) I'm actually pregnant with #3. With my first, I was about 7 months before I started showing, but was right about 6 we...
- Hi J.~ I've got 2 kids, 6yr old son & 2yr old daughter. With my son, I was about 5 months before I started showing. However, with my daughter, I was only 6 weeks!!!...
- I started showing the day I found out I was pregnant:) Seriously, this time, eventhough I did not eat more and increase food intake, but just started showing right aw...
6 Month Old with Flat Head
We chose to do both PT and the DOC Band. Yes the helmets are expensive .... My daughter did wear the DOC band for 7 weeks starting at 5 1/2 months of age. ...
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- My daughter has the same problem on the back right side. We had her fitted for a helmet after repositioning her and everything else. The problem is wearing sunglasses ...
- My son had the Doc Band helmet and it does not hurt them at all. In fact it is very light and he hardly noticed it. This is more than just a cosmetic issue, it can a...
- I am an Occupational Therapist that works with young kids. It sounds like your son has a tight neck, which may be Torticollis. Torticollis is like a muscle spasm in ...
Plagiocephaly/Misshapen Head/Flat Head in Infant
My daughter is currently in a DOC band through Cranial Technologies, and like the ... Anyway, my experience with the DOC band (helmet) was not bad at all. ...
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- My son was diagnosed with the same thing. We went with the DOC band. I am so happy that we did. He wore it for a couple of months. It was no problem at all. It wor...
- My daughter had the same thing as the result of torticollis. We did opt to do the DOC band which was a hugh success. We had to correct the flat head before we could su...
- I would like to thank all of you who responded. I have a friend who has known of a few infants who only went to a chiropractor and had their plagiocephaly fixed. I a...
Wedding Ring Rash
My wedding band used to do this all the time (in fact I hardly wore it because of ... I found this out with my first wedding band. It was thick band and had ...
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- Hello A., I too had that problem after my son was born. I was told that I had become sensitive to one of the minerals (due to hormonal changes) used to make my ring. ...
- My wedding band used to do this all the time (in fact I hardly wore it because of this). It has stones in a channel setting - so there is room for lotion/soap/dirt to ...
- I got this, too - it's an allergic reaction, unfortunately, and I don't think there's any real way to be rid of it other than changing rings :-( I ended up having to g...
Newly Potty Trained Allergy to Underwear?
I know he's also allergic to something on band-aid's because he gets red ... He also could be allergic to elastic which would be the thing in band aids. ...
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- Sounds like an allergy to latex. They use it in elastic (leg and waist), and band-aids. Try putting him back in the pull-ups until the rash clears up. Then back in ...
- Hi J., My daughter is allergic to the elastic (latex) in underwear. we just buy the underwear without it. Kind of like the potty traning pants that have the elast...
- If he is allergic to the laytex on the bandaids he could be allergic to the elastic on the bands on the waist and legs. It wouldn't be laundry soap related as that w...
