Re: Re: Hot Tubs/

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OK ,

That was a great reality check! And it made me laugh until I started coughing.

It sounds a lot like my daughter. Yes, she touched our cat's butt too, but

thankfully she has never sampled the flavor of Cat litter that I buy. (she once

ate some cat food off the floor though)

Mom of 5 with CF

Re: Hot Tubs

Sara,

Don't do this to yourself. It is not your fault. Pseudomonas is

EVERYWHERE, not just in hot tubs.

My son is five years old and cultured PA for the first time ever

about six months ago. This just amazes me when I consider the

things he's gotten into.

When he was a toddler, he ate kitty litter (yes, it had been used.)

When he got a little older, he got into a bucket of plaster-of-paris

and shook it all over the place. The whole room was filled with

plaster dust (can you imagine that he had no ill effects from

breathing that??? He didn't, his x-rays were clear afterward and he

didn't even get sick from it.)

When he was four, he attended a public preschool, and shared mucus

with anyone within reach.

Throughout his life he has handled all sorts of animals and even

touched a cat's butt when he was three (reached right out - " don't DO

THAT! " - and took a poke at it.)

He's been in a pigpen, handled snakes that were unlucky enough to

not see him approaching, kissed dogs right on the mouth, and gotten

into numerous other situations that made me cringe to no end. He's

eaten dirt and sand, more than once, and has handled things that

reality t.v. shows wouldn't touch.

And he didn't culture P.A. until six months ago.

You just can't control some things, in fact, you just can't control

most things. It's scary, I know.

You just have to do what you can and let go of what you can't.

~

mommy of 3, 1 little monster with cf

> But the webcast said that all hottubs

> are a big no no. The chlorine cannot kill the PA at high heat.

We

> are just sick about this. We let Zach play in the hottub last

> summer. It was his own little pool. I feel so dumb.> Sara -

mommy of Zach 23 months

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