Guest guest Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 COOL!!! I will check into how one gets it, and we can include the info in the next MAGIC newsletter. > > > Hi all- > > > > > > Just need to vent and ask a question..but first the vent part! > > > > > > We are in the process of selling our home and looking for a new > > > place to live which is sooo stressful and I am now workin 3, 8 > > hour > > > days per week.And on my days " off " we have endocrine appts, > > > pediatric weight checks, etc, etc. Since Isaac has hypothyroidism > > > they have to check his TSH levels every other month which means > > that > > > have to draw blood. I drive about 30 minutes to take him to the > > > children's hospital in Ft. Worth because they only deal with > > > kids..so you would think they would be able to do it. This last > > time > > > they poked him in each arm and couldn't get a vein so they cut his > > > heel and squeezed a full tube out..It took 30 minutes and he > > > screamed like you wouldn't believe. This is the 2nd time in a row > > > they have done this. When he had his OT appt. this last week she > > > noticed that he is still not wanting to bear any weight on his > > legs. > > > In fact if you touch his feet he curls his toes and turns them > > > outward. She thinks that the heel poking is causing a sensory > > > problem and that he is resisting anything to do with his feet > > > because he associates them with pain. So not only do I worry > > about > > > his developmental delays due to the RSS but this is something that > > > is affecting him that shouldn't. > > > > > > On top of all that, my cat has been peeing out side of the litter > > > box so I took her to the vet because that usually means a urinary > > > tract infection and they told me to get a urine sample!! They gave > > > me a little squeezy thing and a container and told me that it > > would > > > be void if it was refrigerated longer than 12 hours! > > > > > > Driving home from the vet I just laughed as I thought about all of > > > the insanity that we go through...I had to laugh because if I > > didn't > > > the overwhelming feeling would make me cry. I feel like the > > > Tazmanian devil about 98% of the time..anyone feel the same way? > > > > > > Well if you don't maybe you can tell me how the heck am I supposed > > > to lean a catbox on some phone books and have her pee there so I > > can > > > squeeze it up and make sure to keep in the fridge no longer than > > 12 > > > hours!!! > > > > > > Enough of that...now my question- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I thought I read somewhere on a previous message that RSS babies > > > teeth don't come in at the " usual " places sometimes. Usually > > babies > > > get their " front teeth " on their lower jaw first. Maybe I was just > > > dreaming..Isaac is teething but I can't tell which tooth is trying > > > to " come out " . I am assuming it's teething because he will be 7 > > mos > > > on Thursday and he is drooling like you wouldn't believe! Betcha I > > > could fill up a bucket....to bad the vet won't take a drool > > > sample!! > > > > > > Thanks for listening! > > > > > > Mimi > > > (Mom to Isaac, RSS, Hypothyroidism) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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