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Oley videos and DVDs

daviandsteve
  • By daviandsteve · Posted June 11, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • FYI: you can borrow videos and DVDs from Oley on a wealth of pertinent topics. They are very informative. See http://www.oley.org/video_dvd.html Some of the recordings are from past conferences and, while ...

Oley Conference 2009

Zacolton
  • By Zacolton · New reply June 4, 2009
  • 20 replies
  • If you guys haven't already, it's time to planning for this years Oley Conference down in sunny Florida. For anyone who hasn't gone to one, they are awesome. I've already got my tickets! http://oley.org/annualconf.html ...

Hi, I'm new here and to travelling with TPN

kdmxdgt
  • By kdmxdgt · New reply May 13, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Hello all, i'm jerad and i just signed up here. i've been on tpn for almost 11 years now. i haven't done much travelling in the past, partly due to being tpn dependent. i am going to be flying from phoenix ...

Oley @ INS

Katie_S
  • By Katie_S · Posted May 11, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Hi Everyone, We have a few extra badges for the Infusion Nurses Society meeting at Gaylord Opryland® Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee! If there are any members in the Nashville area ...

Have TPN, Will Travel! Any suggestions?

daviandsteve
  • By daviandsteve · New reply April 28, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • We will be leaving for Ireland in three weeks, and I would like to take several bags of TPN with me, or have them shipped. I am only on PN three times a week, and in the past I have been able to travel ...

Tampa

Sanford
  • By Sanford · New reply April 24, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • So? Who's going to the conference? And I think that all of us from the Web need to get together for coffee or something ...

feeding pumps and travel

prettykitty
  • By prettykitty · New reply April 6, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • Are all the feeding pumps on the market portable and fit into a backpack? Next month, I'll be returning to work at a local nursing home (I'm a hospitality aide), and want to have a way to do my feedings ...

Diarrhea from Antibiotics

Judi-1
  • By Judi-1 · New reply March 3, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • Since I had the ileorectal anatamosis abt 10 months ago, my body had responded to many things very differently than before. One is my reaction to antibiotics. When I had to go for oral surgery, I had ...

how can u sleep with a jejunostomy at night?

MrBiggz
  • By MrBiggz · New reply January 31, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • I hope I put this into a fairly ok topic catagory. I'm going to tap the community on this one. My wife has had a jejunostomy for almost 9 years now. I've done my best to support her through all her perils ...

Can Exposure to Mold Cause Gastrointestinal Disorders?

Mom2Tierney
  • By Mom2Tierney · Posted September 4, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • My daughter has been diagnosed with Chronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction, however, I am also in a battle with the HOA where I rent, therefore, I was curious if anyone out there knows if exposure to mold ...

FamilyWize Prescription Drug Savings

Frantik
  • By Frantik · Posted August 26, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • Hi there: I just found out about a prescription drug discount card called FamilyWize. (US only.) From what I can tell, this card/organization has been vetted by some reputable organizations, primarily ...

Going to College w/G-Tube - HELP!

gtmom
  • By gtmom · New reply August 5, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • My 17-yr old son will be starting college Fall 2009. While he has other medical issues, he is concerned about going to school with his g-tube which he uses for overnite feeds. I know he's concerned about ...

Europe or Bust

Floyd
  • By Floyd · New reply July 16, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • I have always dreamed of going to Europe. Now I use 8 cans a day of Glucerna, for diabetics and I am being told there is no comparable product in Europe. This would mean trying to take 3-5 cases of canned ...

Conference...

nikki242
  • By nikki242 · New reply July 12, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • Hey all. Unfortunately, the person I was going to room with for the conference got sick and is not able to attend (and I feel terrible for her because we were both really excited...hopefully next year ...

Oley Conference!

Jameson
  • By Jameson · New reply July 3, 2008
  • 7 replies
  • I just hope everyone that went to the conference in San Diego had as great a time as I did! I enjoyed meeting and talking to everyone I did and I'm already looking forward to next year. Although this ...

out and about

thatkellogggirl
  • By thatkellogggirl · New reply July 2, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • what do you do when you are not hooked up to tpn or anyother medical treatment ...

Question about the conference...

nikki242
  • By nikki242 · New reply June 7, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • Hi all! I am working on my plans to attend the conference this year in San Diego. I'm wondering if anyone is interested in perhaps sharing a hotel room to off set the cost a bit. I am 24 years old and ...

Need a roomie for the conference

Lorila
  • By Lorila · New reply April 12, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • Hi, I am looking to share a room with another female at the conference to help off set the cost of the room. I am a j-tuber and so the refrigerator would be available to you if you need it for tpn. Please ...

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