blood testing/ emla cream?

March 29, 2005

When I was at the Cleveland Clinic we used

Emla cream on my daughter Zoe ( 2 at the time) Cohen thought this was fine.

It has made all the difference with my

kids. It is lydocaine ( sp) 4 percent, there is a generic equivalent otc you

can search down at pharmacies , but it is pricey and sold by the pharmacist. An

intern at another hospital told me recently that in 1 percent of kids it can

cause a seizure, however it is a topical cream and this intern seemed unsure. I

would doubt that Cohen would okay it if there is a real harm. Zoe is at risk

for seizures so I don’t think he would have suggested it. Just a thought,

I do my daughters arms from the inside middle of the elbow down about 4 inches

on both arms and it works great!

Just a thought-

Suzanne, mom to Zoe, complex 1 ,

AZ UMDF

From: VisibleWorship@...

Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 9:13

PM

Subject: Re: Lactate levels in blood

When we did our lactates, I would call

the lab ahead so they could look up the protocol while we are there...

is there anything like stickers, toys or

candy or anything you can try to bribe him with to not fight? Its pretty

important to get an accurate result.

mom to (07.04.96-05.26.03) with Mitochondrial disease,

complex I and IV....Gaige, 5, with High Functioning Autism...Bliss, 3, with

very very mild cerebral palsy ...True, born 01.18.05, with Sickle Cell Disease

and GERD and married to one swell man!

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