tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post8040877575320105978..comments2023-12-26T17:10:25.915-06:00Comments on Muddling through Mayhem: Insurance and other sh** (poop)marythemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-11104261946162098972009-05-26T21:08:47.939-05:002009-05-26T21:08:47.939-05:00What came out of her wasn't dry. We did give her ...What came out of her wasn't dry. We did give her a large dose of mineral oil the first day and that did appear to help. <br /><br />We were also giving her Miralax daily in Cranberry juice, but she started getting "geographic tongue," she is very sensitive to acidic fruit so we've switched her to apple juice. <br /><br />I'm super sensitive to acidic fruits too, and can't even take regular vitamins because they are high in citric acid. Any idea whether or not cranberry supplements would be irritating?<br /><br />My sister used to take 1000mg of vitamin C to prevent UTIs and kidney infections. No one told her that they negated her birth control pills.<br /><br />I can ask about whether or not a daily antibiotic would interfere with Kitty's other meds. Tonight they wouldn't fill her antibiotic for a throat infection because it might interfere with one of her mood stabilizers. <br /><br />Thanks for the advice!<br /><br />Marythemommarythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-85320237526361125732009-05-24T00:37:57.202-05:002009-05-24T00:37:57.202-05:00Hello,
I just came across your blog tonight. Feel...Hello,<br />I just came across your blog tonight. Feel free to ignore me if you want, but I want to share some of my experiences as they might work for you. <br />As far as the regular constipation..try giving her mineral oil daily in whatever she is willing to drink. When my youngest was 3, 4, 5 years old, he had major problems with moving his bowels. I finally got a doctor to help me. One of the major problems was the stool would dry out cause it was inside the colon for so long, and then wouldn't move. The mineral oil kept everything lubricated, and moving. You may want to start slow, 1/2 a teaspoon per day, and adjust up till she is regular.<br />Also, with frequent UTI's, she can take a cranberry supplement that might help. If she has them really often, ask her doctor about a low dose antibiotic that she can just take to prevent them. UTI's SUCK!<br />Good Luck :)<br />~KImberlyKimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359879404936701641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-74674362840700843712009-05-16T08:52:00.000-05:002009-05-16T08:52:00.000-05:00This sounds overwhelming...seriously. And as some...This sounds overwhelming...seriously. And as someone else mentioned... the beating up everyday? when would that be okay?<br /><br />But honestly, its all so sad that getting help is such a pain. And so difficult... <br /><br />tracyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780696436600821062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-15672357621046446072009-05-15T14:17:00.000-05:002009-05-15T14:17:00.000-05:00Obviously because my son was aggressive, that nega...Obviously because <I>my</I> son was aggressive, that negated any responsibility they had to keep aggressive children from hurting each other. I guess if my son had not been put on the aggressive boy's ward it would not be OK for other children to beat him up. *sarcasm drip wiped here*<br /><br />Yes this was actually the second question addressed to me by the ward's therapist. The first was, "Our population has a high level of minorities, is your son OK with that?" My answer to that was yes, he actually seems to get along better with African American children.<br /><br />I didn't pay attention after the second question. I already knew there was no way my child was ever going to be put into residential treatment there. I'm still kicking myself for not realizing that Kitty's program was that closely associated with the RTC.<br /><br />Marythemommarythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-3634692320664625432009-05-14T17:35:00.000-05:002009-05-14T17:35:00.000-05:00They really asked you if you were okay with your s...They really asked you if you were okay with your son getting beaten up daily??? Are there any parents who would have been like, "Yeah, that would be super!" Weird...Angel The Alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158672957404194956noreply@blogger.com