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My son was diagnosed as an infant. Prevacid helped tremendously! Hope she gets better. nm

Posted By: Lynn on 2005-09-03
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I have had burnout in the past and when I did usually tried to take a day or two off. Do not have it now but I just got tired of making a low salary like I was doing so decided I would increase my speed as far as blocking out everything else during the day in order for me to achieve my goal. This last paycheck really paid off. It was $400 more dollars than the time before and I am staying at the increased line count. I like the money and that is more than enough to put some speed in my production. I do not like those lousy paychecks at all.
that helps tremendously..thank you both!
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Wow.. we have an infant amongst us.. nm
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I used infant onesies
When my Shih Tzu was neutered, I bought infant onesies that go up to pretty large size but I am not sure if they are big enough to fit your cocker. Also, my now 11 y/o dog, 20#, Shih Tzu (who I unfortunately never got neutered and will never make that mistake again), wears a Huggies size 4 diaper (the ones that have stretchy material and seem to last the best for us) as a "belly band" as he decided to start marking in the house for this past year. I feel he is too old now to be put through anesthesia/neutering so we opt for diapers instead inside the house. Of course, it depends on whether you have a dog that would tear it off as soon as you put it on whereas mine fortunately doesn't touch the diaper.

Another thing, should others encounter neutering in the future, you can ask to have them "glued" I do believe as my middle Shih Tzu was when he was neutered a few years ago. Same with my tiny female when she was spayed.
being productive with an infant...?
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Many thanks to my OP on infant seizures. sm

I apologize for not getting back to you sooner, but I went on a mini-vacation the afternoon that I posted my original message and lo and behold, I found things to do that didn't have to do with being on my computer.


One thing I'm happy to report is that my grandson laughed the other day.  First time we've heard him laugh in a couple of months, which was before he started having the seizures..  My 11-year-old daughter has a stuffed monkey that makes kissy noises and then squeals like a monkey when you push a button.  We tried it and he smiled, laughed and kicked his little feet.


He doesn't just sit and stare like he used to, so I guess we're making progress.


At any rate, thank you all so much for your input.  It is very much appreciated.



Could use some personal input on infant seizures. sm

If any you are dealing with or have dealt with seizures with infants, I could sure use some help. 


My grandson is now 8 months old.  He started having seizures a few months ago. (Incidentally after having the usual immunizations).  We all knew something was "wrong," but all that he did at first was roll his eyes back and was referred to pedi ophthalmology and was diagnosed as normal.


Then he started rolling his eyes and tensing his whole body up and then it got worse.  He stopped smiling, stopped making eye contact, etc.  It wasn't until he had a seizure in front of the pedi that something was done.  Supposedly.


After being admitted to the hospital and undergoing EEGs, he was diagnosed with seizures and sent to a pedi neuro specialist.  He's on meds and he's better, but he still has them and there is no way to pinpoint why, where or when he is going to have them.


The poor little guy just suffers so during his episodes.  There is no warning.  He just starts crying in a strange cry.  If I have him with me, I go grab him, hold him close and talk to him and rub his little head and tell him "almost done, almost done." He cries and I cry and then 2 minutes later it's all over.


I hate this.  It breaks my heart, as well as his mom and dad's.


Sorry to be so long, but any input outside of a medical professional standpoint would be helpful and I would  very much appreciate it.


Thanks


 


You can't take care of an infant all day and work full time.
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Good luck!
Just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes...sm
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Coffee is a stimulant. My oldest was diagnosed with

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The drugs are so bad if you can come up with an alternative it would be so much better.  The nurse at our doctor's office told me to take a pill one time to see what my child was experiencing and it was not pleasant.


 


 


 


In time past my child was diagnosed
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with this?  From what I read, it doesn't sound like manic depression to me.  Sure, she has some issues going on there, major depression would be a pretty good guess, but does she have any manic episodes?


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Cold fingers often - diagnosed with Raynaud syndrome many years ago.
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I hope this applies to companies like Medquist. I hope there
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I quit in 1997 and still crave a cigarette from time to time but the feeling passes quickly.  The first 4 years were really difficult, though.  Good luck.


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Thank you to all who helped me!
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HAVE YOU BEEN HELPED?

Yes, it helped!!! Thanks so much. nm
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Me too. She always helped me when
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You believe the people being helped are the same ones...

shooting, raping, etc.???  Perhaps some are, but the majority are ordinary working people, and probably some who aren't working.  So what?  They are human beings and deserve to be treated decently.  Who are you to judge that they aren't worthy of help???


As others have mentioned, I hope when you need help you are able to get it.  What a despicable attitude.  I feel sorry for you. 


Thanks for your tips, they helped! NM
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and I NEVER lie!!  It's the truth!!  My only thing today is I don't want to go back out there and re-solicit (I still work for the BIG national part time for now but the day I leave there, I'm hitting the streets again...*LOL*)


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Your very welcome Hayseed! glad it helped someone, LOL! sm
is your volume low now too?
I just did a system restore and that seems to have helped. nm
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I want to thank everyone that helped with the C-phone question, got another one for ya now.

Okay.. another strange question.  I'm used to just specifying my typing speed on a wpm basis, how do I convert my wpm over to lph?


Thanks again, everyone's been so helpful.


I'm against outsourcing, too. It's helped to ruin a lot of
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Mouth guard helped me too. $500 and insurance did not pay, but
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