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  1. 2kids4me
    Caliectasis is a dialation in the kidney plevis. It can be due tio iunfection or a kidney stone. The reason they might refer you back to a OB GYN is because a kideny infection can be due to an ascending urinary infection secondary to an infection related to the genital/urinary tract....or an issue with the genital tract. In females - these parts are all...
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    HS is Hidradenitis and in Kathryn her boils etc do not involve sweat glands. It was not ringworm - being in the vet profession - I have seen ringworm before and it was not that. She is on day 8 of the cipro and no fever has returned, we are going to head out for a few days and maybe have a holiday. We'll see what happens after she is off cipro...
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    The drug itself is - the capsule ingredients depend on the manufacturer. Most capsules are made from gelatin and do not contain gluten. Sandy
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    Thank you for the info - I will talk again with the pediatrician nd see if she is open to testing. The local doc responded (and was irritated ) that " Lyme disease has never been documented in Alberta, we dont have the tick responsible in this province" She seems better on the cipro - for which I am thankful! No fever for 7 days! Longest "no fever" or...
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    Buffalo milk and cow milk are very similar. Goat milk has simpler proteins and are often tolerated better among people with dairy issues. Cow's milk provides 67kcl and buffalo milk provides 117kcl of energy per 100 ml. The protein content of cows and buffalo milk is about 3.2gm and 4.25gm per 100ml respectively. The milk proteins mainly consist of casein...
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    I thought most horse owners fed alfalfa hay (?) Wheat usually yields straw for bedding as it is combined for the "heads" ( or grain) and never baled with heads on....... Hay can hecome moldy leading to "heaves" in horses (like asthma). Is the hay moldy? If so - the mold will cause issues for people too. Maybe this is getting picky - but hay - as...
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    No, they tested for everything else, when mentioned previously - they dismissed it. Perhaps now that they treated with cipro and we have had a good response ( and cipro is one of the antibiotics used in Lyme) - they may reconsider the possibility. Her urine culture came back as no growth. That is why they started the antibiotics - they were certain it was...
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    I am certain beyond a doubt that mold started this. We even built a new house and have no carpet (hardwood and lino) - just to reduce environmental triggers. We flooded twice in the other house and had moldy drywall that we ripped out...but the worst mold was in a room just under Kathryn and the heating duct that went to her room - went right through the...
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    Thank you all for your kind thoughts and prayers. We have been spoiled in that we have an excellent GI and endocrinologist. The rheumatologist was a waste of time. He spent time reviewing her file, he jotted down all the symptoms she has been having...sigh.. and then he says - maybe she is losing weight because of her celiac and that she has malabsorbtion...
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    My kids are older but we never had a problem...I sent snacks with them and explained they had celiac and what it was (plus son is diabetic)... I always said - if you have fresh fruit and veges - those will be safe, I send crackers if cheese will be out, I just asked "if you are not sure, just check with them". Most parents were more paranoid about him having...
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    I will keep you both in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery. Points to keep in mind: (and I have been in vet med for 25 + years) - the bloodwork was normal - if it was cancer, there should have been some indication on the bloodwork ( there are certain things we see). - appetite improved on antibiotics - means infection is primary cause...
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    PLease keep Kathryn in your prayers. She has been sick the entire month of July, first they thought strep throat and treated, then mono - but mono test was negative, now on cipro for kidney infection. We see a rheumatologist this Thursday - maybe she has an answer!! The rheumatology appt was booked before all this started because of weird stuff happening...
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    I agree with the idea of making your own buffet of gluten-free goodies and getting together with family. Personally I would drop it - she isnt being forthcoming, and your son has chosen this woman. If he is being kept in the dark about the source of the cake, then he needs to question what else she does not tell him It just seems very odd that she would apparently...
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    You do not have to fast for test checking antibodies. Fasting 2 hours or more is only necessary for certain tests - such as glucose, thyroid, cholesterol etc. This is because of the type of test performed. If you have eaten just prior to bloodwork - the plasma /serum is slightly cloudy from the fats in the blood related to normal digestion. The cloudy...
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    I'm glad they did blood work...did he say if it was the intanasal form that was injected? If not, please check with the vet. Thinking of you and your Big boy all day! Try plain yogurt, ice cream, chicken broth, meat type baby food (chicken or beef), tuna juice, anything to get him interested. Poor guy, did they move up his surgery? Sandy
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    I think the big concern is the infected tooth - the reason for the strong antibiotics is to treat/prevent a bone infection or blood infection. Once the bad tooth is out - Big Boy will feel much better. I give credit to the vet for being honest about giving the dog vaccine. One poster said " lots of vets wouldnt say anything" - well shame on them. I have...
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    Glucola is a concentrated form of glucose - used in glucose tolerance tests and to treat hypoglycemia in an emergency. It is gluten free. Listed as an adverse reaction is : vomiting and diarrhea. This can happen in anyone (celiac or not). I am diabetic and when I am given concentrated glucose to treat a hypoglycemic event - I always get nauseous and feel...
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    Doesnt aps 1 include addisons? Addisons would affect the potassium levels. Celiac is autoimmune and can occur with any of the aps (1, 2 or 3). Our family is polyendocrine - kids are classed as aps 3 son - type 1 diabetes, celiac, lactose intolerant daughter - hypothyroid, celiac, lactose intolerant, gilberts syndrome, Kawasaki (recovered) Mom (me...
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    Cows are ruminants, they ferment the food. It doesnt "heat up their insides" , they pig out, they bloat and can die. Yes, if they over eat any grain - wheat or barley - it is "hot" (high energy) and creates rumen acidosis - commonly known as grain overload. Feedlots feed a lot of grain and on the verge of acidosis all the time the way they are fed . They...
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    Your symptoms could also match a number of autoimmune conditions - for example Behcet's: or Sjogrens Just to name 2...you need to see an internist before this yahoo pats you on the back and say "depression", here's some happy pills" **I do not discount the serious nature of depression - I receive meds of just that!..But only after other...
  21. 2kids4me
    Ditto to the butterfly needle! My daughter has had numerous blood tests since she was 1 year old(she's 14) ....then at 4 yrs - every 3 months just after her thyroid problem was discovered! She even requests it herself. For younger children - the name itself sounds gentle, it looks different than the needles used for immunizations and Kathryn says "it doesnt...
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    My daughter had inconclusive blood test but positve biopsy. GI said definite celiac, even explained that is why he did the biopsy - because she was symptomatic. The biopsy was diagnostic. As for symptoms, the intestine takes months to heal...and good suggestion re: dairy - it can be diffcult to digest in many celiacs. Both my children are celiac and...
  23. 2kids4me
    CBC w/diff = Complete blood count with differential. That means a white cell count, red cell count and platelet count and measurement of red cell size and hemoglobin concentration. The differential means someone looks at the slide and "differentiates" what type of white cells are present. Neutrophils, lymphocytes etc. MCHC = mean cell hemoglobin concentration...
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    Let it go....people say and do things that are ignorant - and many times it is done with no malice...In our family - if I were to get upset with people for commenting on what they ate or when they ate, then my friends and family would have to conciously avoid certain topics and not talk about some event for fear of upsetting me. Its not the other persons...
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    umm, just a heads up, we see litter avoidance issues with this scenario - simlpy because - when a cat is using the box and the furnace happens to kick on when they are in there - it frightens most cats...if it happens enough - suddenly you have this cat who is not using the litterbox. The cat associates the noise with using the litter....thus they make a...
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