just wondering

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In a message dated 08/25/1999 2:31:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

CTNATIVE@... writes:

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Stopping the MTX is a good idea, because the MTX slows down the healing

process and makes us more susceptible to infections (believe me from

personal

experience). Your doc is right on!

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Let me just add this from my own personal experience...I have gone off the

MTX to recover from bronchitis and URIs several times...and each time I got

back on it had a little less effectiveness. This last time I stopped it 4

months ago and have been back on it for 2 months and it has not kicked back

in as usual...

Annette

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I was just wondering has anyone else had a problem with potty traning. My ds is

almost six and we still havnt gotten all the way there. He understands the

concept but he still has some accidents. I would also like to know if anyones ds

or dd constanly repets there selfs. My ds tends to ask the same question over

and over again it will be worded diffrently sometimes its one after another and

other times it may be a few min apart (i.e) mommy do you have work

today....mommy do you work today....Mommy what time do you have to work. Almost

every question he ask is like that. Also if anyone has any advice on teaching

him not to be so aggressive even with the meds he still has his moments. He

starts kindergarten this year and when he took his kindergarten readiness

assment he scored above average so he dosent quilify for the special education

test yet but im sure that if hes aggressive with the other kids then he will be

just to be isolated for the sake of the other kids as well as himself i would

rather him be in a class with his peers if at all possiable so that he can stay

up to speed weve tried taking the docs advice and constantly tell him that its

wrong but it dosnt seem to be working

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I too had a hard time training my son to poop. He would hold it forever. In fact, he held it for 7 days once. I had to take him to the doctor. I never forced potty training on him and felt terrible. It was a cycle....I guess it must have hurt once ...so he held it...and the more he held it...the more it hurt...When I took him to the doctor...he suggested giving him mineral oil. We did. We put it in his drink. Don't ask me how he didn't know...but he didn't. And, we would make him run around when we knew he had to go...between the 2 things ...we finally got him going regular. He is now 14...and still has a little bit of a problem...I think he gets so involved in things and doesn't want to stop to go...but in general we are fine. It took a while but your child will be okay. As far as urinating in the toilet...he had no problem...and amazing he never wet his bed. I know how hard it is

for us parents...people use to say to me...how is he going to go to kindergarten...and I would reply....well, if my kid can hold it for 7 days...I am sure he can hold it for 4 hours. LOL.

Jan

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From: McCullough <lpmfdm@...> Sent: Tue, July 13, 2010 9:55:11 PMSubject: ( ) just wondering

My son has taken a long time to potty train. We had enormous problems with pooping (ie, him refusing to and holding it in as long as possible), which we just overcame about 4 months ago (he just turned 4). Now he poops every single night in his potty and puts a sticker on the "poopy calendar" I made him. He JUST started wearing underwear on his 4th birthday. He was very happy to pee in a diaper for a looooooong time. It took a lot of talking & explaining about the benefits of not having to wear diapers anymore. He told me right before his birthday that when he turned 4 he was going to start wearing underwear all the time, and he has. At bedtime, though, I still put him in a regular diaper. He cannot possibly hold his pee all night yet, although sometimes he wakes up dry. I expect he'll be wearing a night-time diaper for at least several more months, if not longer. Anyway, I hope this

gives you hope. For my son, it had to be "his idea" and he had to feel in control of it. I never pressured him to potty train.

My son also does the asking incessant questions all day long every day, and frequently repeats the same question. After I answer the same question 3 times, I tell him that he already knows the answer to that question and Mommy's not going to answer it again.

Hope that helps you.

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