OT/vaccines/heart condition

[Guest guest]

My never vac'd 6 yr. old autistic child w/3 open heart surgeries, and pace

maker implanted received all kinds of meds while hospitalized, and probably

some with thimersol. His problems started immediately after coming home,

couldn't nurse due to the heart problem, allergic to milk and soy, projectile

vomiting, etc.

My attitude towards the medical profession in general is not very good. He

didn't start gaining weight until I came across food enzymes and acidophilus

when he was 6 months old. He HAD been under the care of a stomach specialist

for those 6 months and didn't gain a single ounce. Of course the doc took

credit, that Tagmet and Mylanta finally kicked in, haha.

Oops, meandering off topic stuff.

Cheryl in Memphis

[Guest guest]

I think it's important for those whose children had heart surgery to

really look at the timing of surgery,vaccinations and the onset of

food allergies, autistic behaviors. In our case, we had signs of

autism preceeding surgery including sensitivity to sounds,

unconsolable crying, not being cuddly, but it was just after his 12

month vaccinations that he fell off his growth curve, his food

allergies worsened and he stopped responding to sounds. Many times

the vaccination schedule is altered for these kids due to timing of

surgery, etc and it's possible for more vaccinations to be given

following surgeries for " catchup " . I think it is very possible that

these kids have " extra " exposure due to hospitalization, then come

home and get more exposure from the flu shots or other vaccinations.

In our case that's what happened. Just some thoughts. I would like

to email privately if anyone is interested in this subject since it

is OT. )

Dawn

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> My never vac'd 6 yr. old autistic child w/3 open heart surgeries,

and pace

> maker implanted received all kinds of meds while hospitalized, and

probably

> some with thimersol. His problems started immediately after coming

home,

> couldn't nurse due to the heart problem, allergic to milk and soy,

projectile

> vomiting, etc.

>

> My attitude towards the medical profession in general is not very

good. He

> didn't start gaining weight until I came across food enzymes and

acidophilus

> when he was 6 months old. He HAD been under the care of a stomach

specialist

> for those 6 months and didn't gain a single ounce. Of course the

doc took

> credit, that Tagmet and Mylanta finally kicked in, haha.

>

> Oops, meandering off topic stuff.

>

> Cheryl in Memphis

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