Guest guest Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 , Thanks so much for recounting your story. Loved the celebration. I totally get that. We do the same kind of things here. I just haven't tried to get him to swallow pills. I may try with one of his smallest pills and see what happens. Thanks, Sheryl Sent from my iPhone On Jul 29, 2010, at 2:20 PM, <thecolemans4@...> wrote: Here's how learning to swallow pills happened at my house: I had the boys' pills cut, washed, and ready to crush, and then I decided to take my pills while I was standing there. My oldest (he was 3 at the time, about to turn 4) asked what I was doing. I had already shown him a picture of the esophagus and stomach picture explaining where his food went when he swallows (he had improved so much with and was just asking tons of questions), so I told him I was putting my pills straight into my tummy by floating them on water. I said " One day you'll learn how to swallow pills too, and then you won't have to taste this yucky yucky medicine any more. " So he reached out, picked up his pill (asked is this mine?), and promptly swallowed it - no problem whatsoever. So I screeched, and started jumping up and down and otherwise having a total fit (of joy), and his brother, just barely turned two, wanted in on the fun (after they both jumped out of their skin at my first scream), decided to do it to. So he picked up his pill, swallowed it, and smiled, and I threw him the same jumpy-screaming party, and they have swallowed pills ever since. They take all their pills in one gulp with no effort whatsover. I was 25 years old and choking every time I tried to take a Tylenol! (Actually difficulty swallowing pills can be a CFS thing anyway.) Truly, it was in the top 3 happiest days of my life. lol! So really, your two-year olds may be totally capable of swallowing pills, if not even younger. You make it a " when you're big " kind of thing, like it's exciting and something they sure do want to learn how to do one day 'cause it's just awesome... HTH - Good luck! ________________________________ From: Lori <lsmith@...> Sent: Thu, July 29, 2010 10:22:13 AM Subject: RE: [bULK] RE: Re: New to the group Any tips on how you got your son to swallow the pills in the beginning? ________________________________ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Kristy Nardini Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 11:22 AM Subject: [bULK] RE: Re: New to the group Importance: Low I put swallowing pills right up there with potty training in my list of priorities. It didn't take long for my 3 year old son to learn how to swallow pills when we started with Dr. G and it made everyone's life MUCH easier. Kristy Nardini TazziniTM Stainless Steel Bottles <http://www.tazzini.com/> http://www.tazzini.com kristy@... <mailto:kristy%40tazzini.com> Phone: 858.243.1929 Fax: 858.724.1418 P Please consider the environment before printing this email. From: <mailto:%40> [mailto: <mailto:%40> ] On Behalf Of Sloan Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:04 AM <mailto:%40> Subject: Re: New to the group Well, since we had him with a DAN doc for a year he certainly learned to swallow pills. So, yes... it s not a problem for him, but maybe you could crush them and put them in a drink. > > > > > > Hello, We are new to the group. Our 3.5 old has been getting DAN treatment for > > > > > just under a year. We have been on Valtrex prescribed through the same doctor > > > for about 3 weeks. We saw some significant changes in the first week which > > > included more speech, eye contact, more awareness & assertiveness. We have not > > > > > done any Viral tests or brain imaging but would like to consult a doctor who is > > > > > > an expert in . I have a few questions for those who saw improvement on > > > Valtrex: > > > 1) Have folks done both Valtrex & Chelation and seen improvement > > > 2) What dosage did you use for Valtrex (abt 36 lbs)? Is it always given with an > > > > > > anti-fungal like Diflucan? > > > 3) Like Dr G are there doctors in the Northern CA area that have a lot of > > > clinical experience in this? > > > > > > > > > Thanks very much for the help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 - There's WAY too much fun going on at your house!! Lol!! - Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® Re: New to the group Well, since we had him with a DAN doc for a year he certainly learned to swallow pills. So, yes... it s not a problem for him, but maybe you could crush them and put them in a drink. > > > > > > Hello, We are new to the group. Our 3.5 old has been getting DAN treatment for > > > > > just under a year. We have been on Valtrex prescribed through the same doctor > > > for about 3 weeks. We saw some significant changes in the first week which > > > included more speech, eye contact, more awareness & assertiveness. We have not > > > > > done any Viral tests or brain imaging but would like to consult a doctor who is > > > > > > an expert in . I have a few questions for those who saw improvement on > > > Valtrex: > > > 1) Have folks done both Valtrex & Chelation and seen improvement > > > 2) What dosage did you use for Valtrex (abt 36 lbs)? Is it always given with an > > > > > > anti-fungal like Diflucan? > > > 3) Like Dr G are there doctors in the Northern CA area that have a lot of > > > clinical experience in this? > > > > > > > > > Thanks very much for the help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Hi , I also have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Are you using the protocal? If you are, are you having any succress?  I would be interested in looking into it. My daughter and her 14 yo son have ADD/ADHD, and my 10 yo seems to have Aspergers but has not been diagnosed yet. I believe their dad was also ADD/ADHD but was never diagnosed and is now in Florida in prison for life. We are in Lancaster PA, any doctors in the area? Hugs, Michele, nana to twins is and , 4 yo, Zachary, 6 yo, Ethan, 10 yo, and Tony, 14 yo. (the younger children have a different dad!) P.S. There is also Gavin who was born 4/18/99 and died 6/14/99, he had Di Syndrome, a 22Q11.2 chromosone deletion. ----- " " <thecolemans4@...> wrote: ----- " " <thecolemans4@...> wrote: Here's how learning to swallow pills happened at my house: I had the boys' pills cut, washed, and ready to crush, and then I decided to take my pills while I was standing there. My oldest (he was 3 at the time, about to turn 4) asked what I was doing. I had already shown him a picture of the esophagus and stomach picture explaining where his food went when he swallows (he had improved so much with and was just asking tons of questions), so I told him I was putting my pills straight into my tummy by floating them on water. I said " One day you'll learn how to swallow pills too, and then you won't have to taste this yucky yucky medicine any more. "  So he reached out, picked up his pill (asked is this mine?), and promptly swallowed it - no problem whatsoever. So I screeched, and started jumping up and down and otherwise having a total fit (of joy), and his brother, just barely turned two, wanted in on the fun (after they both jumped out of their skin at my first scream), decided to do it to. So he picked up his pill, swallowed it, and smiled, and I threw him the same jumpy-screaming party, and they have swallowed pills ever since. They take all their pills in one gulp with no effort whatsover. I was 25 years old and choking every time I tried to take a Tylenol! (Actually difficulty swallowing pills can be a CFS thing anyway.) Truly, it was in the top 3 happiest days of my life.  lol! So really, your two-year olds may be totally capable of swallowing pills, if not even younger. You make it a " when you're big " kind of thing, like it's exciting and something they sure do want to learn how to do one day 'cause it's just awesome... HTH - Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hey , Yes, I'm using protocol. I'm not " cured " , but I am far better than when I started over a year ago. Dr G helped me with several things when my kids were younger and I wasn't on , but he identified my so-called chronic asthma was actually chronic mycoplasma pneumonia on a phone consult one day, told me to get some doxycycline, and away went my chronic 'asthmatic bronchitis'. It also helped most of my tics, increased my energy, lifted most of my fibromyalgia pain, etc with ONE round of doxy. Then I removed foods he was against and the rest of the fibromyalgia imrpved, as well as my CFS cognitive stuff (at the time - then PANDAS/Strep hit full force). My CFS, though, still cycles, but I manage it much better. Dr has me on the meds now (I didn't have them before), and I'm definitely improved. I think of Dr Klimas as one of the best CFS docs out there, and she can't cure all her folks - can really just help improve it. I think I'm getting as much improvement as I can right now, and I think I could change some behaviors and diet issues (I have some major stomach problems right now so I can't eat well), address chronic anemia, etc. I haven't given up hope on getting better ... it just isn't an instant fix. But still worth it. HTH ________________________________ From: Michele Townsend <mtownsend29@...> Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 2:38:16 AM Subject: Re: Re: New to the group / swallowing pills  Hi , I also have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Are you using the protocal? If you are, are you having any succress?  I would be interested in looking into it. My daughter and her 14 yo son have ADD/ADHD, and my 10 yo seems to have Aspergers but has not been diagnosed yet. I believe their dad was also ADD/ADHD but was never diagnosed and is now in Florida in prison for life. We are in Lancaster PA, any doctors in the area? Hugs, Michele, nana to twins is and , 4 yo, Zachary, 6 yo, Ethan, 10 yo, and Tony, 14 yo. (the younger children have a different dad!) P.S. There is also Gavin who was born 4/18/99 and died 6/14/99, he had Di Syndrome, a 22Q11.2 chromosone deletion. ----- " " <thecolemans4@...> wrote: ----- " " <thecolemans4@...> wrote: Here's how learning to swallow pills happened at my house: I had the boys' pills cut, washed, and ready to crush, and then I decided to take my pills while I was standing there. My oldest (he was 3 at the time, about to turn 4) asked what I was doing. I had already shown him a picture of the esophagus and stomach picture explaining where his food went when he swallows (he had improved so much with and was just asking tons of questions), so I told him I was putting my pills straight into my tummy by floating them on water. I said " One day you'll learn how to swallow pills too, and then you won't have to taste this yucky yucky medicine any more. "  So he reached out, picked up his pill (asked is this mine?), and promptly swallowed it - no problem whatsoever. So I screeched, and started jumping up and down and otherwise having a total fit (of joy), and his brother, just barely turned two, wanted in on the fun (after they both jumped out of their skin at my first scream), decided to do it to. So he picked up his pill, swallowed it, and smiled, and I threw him the same jumpy-screaming party, and they have swallowed pills ever since. They take all their pills in one gulp with no effort whatsover. I was 25 years old and choking every time I tried to take a Tylenol! (Actually difficulty swallowing pills can be a CFS thing anyway.) Truly, it was in the top 3 happiest days of my life.  lol! So really, your two-year olds may be totally capable of swallowing pills, if not even younger. You make it a " when you're big " kind of thing, like it's exciting and something they sure do want to learn how to do one day 'cause it's just awesome... HTH - Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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