RE: success - Dawn

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Hi Dawn,

You mentioned your son has allergies and his throat has been red for some

time. Last fall, I was convinced I had strep, but my doctor did the strep

test and concluded that my throat was so sore/red/pussy from a secondary

infection caused by post-nasal drip from a sinus infection. I treated myself

with over-the-counter homeopathic sinus remedy from the health food store

(because I get really sick from antibiotics, even with a probiotic), and it

was gone within a couple of days. Mine was caused by a cold. If your son

does have a sinus infection that is irritating his throat and it is caused

by allergies, of course you would probably want to treat for allergies in

addition to treating the sinus infection.

Please don't take this as medical advice ;-) I'm just sharing what my

experience was last fall and how I was able to resolve it.

Kristy

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of angie

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Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 4:57 PM

Subject: Re: success

Good for you for doing for your son when others think he is fine, we know

when they are not fine. We all know our children best and it is great that

you follow your mother instinct for your child- for his well being and

future. No one else will do it.

Angie

Dawn Dolan <dawndolan@... <mailto:dawndolan%40> > wrote:

This is REALLY helpful information. Thanks for sharing. You answered my

question and more. The key for me was not knowing if Dr. G was more for

outwardly sick kiddos, but you made me see that just because they are not

acting sick in the traditional sense, they can still be sick. My son does

have allergies and his throat has been red since he was younger, but his

strep labs always come back normal. This is very interesting. It's an

interesting and frustrating puzzle.

My son's temperament is pretty great. He is happy and funny however, he does

have perfectionistic meltdowns though. I guess it's worth making an

appointment. My son has been very hard to get services for in general

largely because of his demeanor, he isn't violent or doesn't outwardly

tantrum, but he does self-soothing behaviors instead and has sensory issues

(along with his developmental delays, speech, etc.) that warrant services.

It's difficult because people think that he is fine because he is pleasant.

I'm sure my in-laws will think I'm crazy-- " he's fine " they always say, but

boy they sure do love all the progress Ian has made. They give me credit for

that but still in the back of their minds I'm sure they think his speech

would have come on it's own without intervention. I was not willing to take

that chance.

Thanks for the input! You painted a good picture of what sickness looked

like in your child. How old is Conner?

dawn

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