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Vicodin, Percocet to be pulled off the market?
- By Woeful · New reply 7:44 pm
- Discussion in Home IV feeding (HPN, parenteral nutrition) · 6 replies
- So did anyone catch on the news this morning that the FDA govt advisory committee has advised the FDA to take Vicodin and Percocet (actually, any narcotic pain medicine with acetominophen) off the market ...
high platelet count
- By Woeful · New reply 7:39 pm
- Discussion in Home IV feeding (HPN, parenteral nutrition) · 3 replies
- I am so tired of being a 'medical mystery.' I had a form of Crohn's (my doctor called it the 'simmering' kind) that puzzled all my doctors. I'd have barium swallows, colonoscopies, CT scans with IV contrast ...
Update & Upcoming Surgery
- By JenD · New reply 4:07 pm
- Journal · 6 replies
- Hi all, I will be having surgery next week to change my roux n Y jejunostomy to a regular j-tube and to repair two large incisional hernias from my previous surgeries. I'm doing okay and fairly prepared ...
Silver nitrate application - do it yourself?
- By Woeful · New reply 3:51 pm
- Discussion in Home IV feeding (HPN, parenteral nutrition) · 11 replies
- I've a question for those of you who have used silver nitrate sticks to burn off granulation tissue build-up. Do you do it yourself? My last visit to my surgeon, I asked him if he could give me the sticks ...
Ben's PEGJ all done
- By HelenB8 · New reply 3:16 pm
- Journal · 8 replies
- Ben's pegj is in. It was a bit of a performance intially as there was a debate about giving him IV steroids as he'd been on such a long course. Following argument as to who would give it he had 50mg prior ...
gtubes in toddlers
- By jmkaya · New reply 2:34 pm
- Discussion in Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 4 replies
- hi everybody...i am looking for some help. my son is one and has had a gtube from the age of 2 months old. he has never gone more than 4 weeks without i spoke to the kimberly clark people and they told ...
Severe Pain by J Tube
- By Abiah · New reply 11:59 am
- Discussion in Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 7 replies
- Hi Everyone! I've had a J and G tube since May of 2006 because of Gastroparesis from Type 1 Diabetes. I used to take constant feedings into the J tube, but with some better symptom control has allowed ...
Advice?
- By JeniMac · New reply 9:57 am
- Journal · 19 replies
- I need some advice from people who have 'been there.' My best friend lives in St. Louis, about 7 hours from my home in Des Moines! She is throwing a 'girls weekend' at her family's lakehouse & is begging ...
Conference
- By Sanford · New reply 9:48 am
- Discussion in Out and about · 2 replies
- Really? Another conference is over? I loved seeing everyone and meeting the newbies (and there seemed to be more than usual this year). The resort is beautiful, and the Gulf was terrific for swimming ...
On the road again....
- By CopleyCrew · New reply 9:00 am
- Journal · 1 reply
- Wow... how time flies when your havin fun! ok... not so much. After 7 years w/out a DX for Hannah, We have experienced several different way to provide her nutrition, from NG tubes, g-tube, mic-key button ...
Total lack of energy
- By w-black · Posted 5:36 am
- Discussion in Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 0 replies
- Hi my name is Wendy, 42 yrs old, I have have my peg for just over a year. I just don't seem to have many days of having any energy and feel as though I'm running on empty most days. I had peg fitted due ...
Waking up in the middle of the night with the dry heaves
- By JeniMac · New reply yesterday at 10:02 pm
- Journal · 20 replies
- Okay...I know this is so disgusting, but I was wondering if anyone else with GP has experienced the same thing. There have been nights that I am woken up from sleeping by this overwhelming sense of nausea ...
Excess saliva
- By Vicik · New reply yesterday at 9:53 pm
- Discussion in Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 2 replies
- Does anyone else have trouble coughing up excess saliva? I have a swallowing disorder and aspirate into my lungs. I have days where I just seem to cough up excess saliva all day or I would choke on it ...
Obstructive Pseudo Motility Disorder Please Help!
- By proudmom2x · New reply yesterday at 4:24 pm
- Discussion in Parents' corner · 9 replies
- Ok I am praying that I can find someone on here that may can help me know what is the next step for treatment of my daughter. My daughter is almost 5 years old and in August 2008 she was diagnosed with ...
next....
- By margamouse · New reply June 30, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- Well, the meds to block the pain were working...now the problem. I was sitting in my chair, watching tv, my legs and arms started getting real heavy and everything started to go black, my heart rate went ...
In the Hospital
- By JenD · New reply June 29, 2009
- Journal · 16 replies
- Hi all, I've been hospitalized since Tuesday June 10th. I had a severe dystonic storm on Tuesday night and have been moved to IU University Hospital because my movement disorder specialist is here. My ...
Husabnd Has Esphageal Cancer
- By Tigerette · New reply June 29, 2009
- Journal · 22 replies
- My husband was dignosis with esphageal cancer in Oct 9, 2008, he's been on chemo, then on March 16, 2009 went in for major surgery, to remove all his lymp nodes, and mostly all his stomach, now he has ...
looking for STEP info
Feeling alone
- By JeniMac · New reply June 29, 2009
- Journal · 15 replies
- I'm really frustrated tonight. It is Saturday night & my friends all have plans, & I'm home. Yes, I feel very selfish in saying this, but it has been over a year since I've really enjoyed a social life ...
Dealing with Social Security disability benefits
- By Woeful · New reply June 28, 2009
- Discussion in Home IV feeding (HPN, parenteral nutrition) · 14 replies
- I'm curious how many of you have gone through the nightmare of trying to collect Social Security disability benefits, and if you were successful without hiring a disability attorney. I'm still overwhelmed ...
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