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Posted on: 9/13/11 1:54 PM ET
So we had a follow up today, with an x-ray to determine if Bek's arm was healing properly. Not only is it *NOT* healing properly, but the break is actually worse!!!

Surgery to realign the bones has been scheduled for this Friday morning, and there is the possibility of her having to have pins to hold the bones in place. If that's the case, she will have a hard splint to keep her wrist immobile. If no pins, most likely another cast.

It wasn't until we were on our way home from the doc's that she told me she had been wiggling her arm/wrist within the cast....which quite likely is why her wrist is even more broken.

I have a massive stress headache, Ken came home early....taking a nap, and then taking DS to karate....back later
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Posted on: 9/13/11 2:18 PM ET
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Oh my word I was going to ask how all of you were doing today. But, thank goodness the doctor checked it.

How is your son doing?

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Posted on: 9/13/11 10:27 PM ET
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we have put the fear of boredom into her....because of the need for surgery and having a hard splint and pins, we told her that she could very well be banned from rides when we go on vacation...that should be enough to keep her settled...at least for a while.

I have found some shirts that are loose enough that I should be able to help her get into them without having to alter them in anyway...as well as a shirt that's a size larger than she actually wears.

DS is doing well...have some issues with the bus driver...twice now he's locked the brakes and slid past our house, once he did a "touch and go" where he just slowed down, didn't stop....and DS was ON THE BUS!!!! So I called the bus garage today and registered a complaint with them about it. I have told DS that every afternoon when he gets on the bus, he needs to say, "Hi Mr. Harris, I'm here today so please don't forget to stop for me." or something along those lines...and he has also been told to sit in one of the front 2 seats since his stop is the FIRST bus stop that the bus is supposed to make.

I will be taking DS to walk in hours at the ped. tomorrow because he's started with his yearly fall barking cough. Good thing is that we've seen an ENT who strongly suggested Advair over steroids in pill form...because the barking is a result of swelling in the throat and it makes more sense to have an oral inhaler so it can work directly where it's needed instead of steroids that go through the entire body and counteract the ADHD meds....phew!

My hope is that everything will go quickly with tomorrow's visit and that they have a sample he can start with so h e can use it then go to school, at which point I can drop of the Rx, come home and take a shower, make a batch of spaghetti sauce and can it, and be ready to take them to karate (even though DD can't participate...on restriction for 6-8 weeks effective immediately).

BUT...I will just be happy if I can get the Rx dropped off, pick up some more loose tops for DD, and get a shower and nap...lol
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Posted on: 9/13/11 11:27 PM ET
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When my son was younger his athsma was pretty awful. he was put on steriods ( on his nebulizer) along with the albuteral...the drug combination turned my fairly mellow sweet boy into a rageing child...we took him off the steroids...just saying... each kid is different...

his athsma greatly improved after he began to play clarinet.he's a pretty terrible musician...but I'm so glad that he played ...it made his lungs strong and made a massive difference in the amount of meds he needed
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Posted on: 9/14/11 0:14 AM ET
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That is so interesting that playing the clarinet helped his lungs. I'm not surprised I guess. I play flute and have taken voice lessons so I know lungs get a workout. Maybe more doctors should prescribe instruments for people with lung problems. It is a much happier solution than meds!!

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Posted on: 9/14/11 0:41 AM ET
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Larisa, I'm so sorry you daughter's arm is not doing well. I can believe you have a stress headache! Hang in there.
  
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Posted on: 9/14/11 2:17 AM ET
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Sorry to hear about your DD's broken arm not healing properly.

In talking about pins, reminds me of my DS when he was 8 and broke his arm 1/2 inch above his elbow. If I remember right he had two pins that went through his arm to hold the bones in place and his arm immobilized with a splint in the beginning. He never had a cast. He broke his arm on June 19th right after school was out and he wasn't allowed to do much of anything until a week after school started in the fall when the arm was considered fully healed.

It was a very boring summer for him with no running, jumping and all the things boys like to do, but it was very important that the bone not move. For whatever reason he didn't want to be seen in public either in the beginning. In the end the arm healed very well and after PT, he regained full mobility and we survived the summer.

Best wishes as you go through this process and for your DD and her surgery.
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Posted on: 9/14/11 6:03 PM ET
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Quote: sarah in nyc
When my son was younger his athsma was pretty awful. he was put on steriods ( on his nebulizer) along with the albuteral...the drug combination turned my fairly mellow sweet boy into a rageing child...we took him off the steroids...just saying... each kid is different...



his athsma greatly improved after he began to play clarinet.he's a pretty terrible musician...but I'm so glad that he played ...it made his lungs strong and made a massive difference in the amount of meds he needed

Thanks for the input. Thing is...he gets this cough EVERY year, twice each year, and the ONLY thing that works is the steroids. What we have found is that the side effect for him is that the prednisone interacts poorly with his ADHD meds....or, as I've taken to telling the docs (who don't know this, for some reason), the 3 meds don't play well together.

SO....she started him on Flovent, twice a day for 2 months. and also gave us a scrip for the prednisone. Because he will not be going to school on Friday (we are ALL going to the hospital and if we tried to send him to school, his anxiety level would be through the roof....I have more respect for the teachers and staff than to send him in when he'll be a serious classroom distraction)....I asked the doc if we could use the inhaler today and tomorrow, but do the prednisone fri-sun...she said that was fine since he usually is better after 3 days.

Here's the funny thing...once again I encountered a doc that said you could only get Mono once (came up in conversation about other illnesses that DS has had). I pointed out that I have had it several times and that it is the Epstein-Barr virus that you can only get once, but it can stay dormant in your body and become active again once your body is extremely stressed or weakened....hence the fact that I've had it about 6 times already....i think med schools need to re-look at how they teach this and get the right info to their students {sigh}.

Anyway.....I have spoken with both bus drivers and informed them that neither child will be riding the bus next week. I don't want DD to get her arm bumped, and since I will be there to pick her up, I may as well just pull into the next parking lot and pick DS up as well. I just need to remember to get a note to both schools to this effect so that they don't accidentally send them home on the buses!!

Oh, and just found out this afternoon that DD will be getting a new bus driver effective Monday...this should be interesting.....
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Posted on: 9/14/11 6:32 PM ET
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Hope you all get through this medical crisis OK...It's hard when you have to balance breathing well and being able to function in school.

We have had some success helping my sopn with the snot that messes up his breathing by hading him hanging out over a tened pot of steaming water...scenting the water has kept him there for a bit longer...i don't know if a teeny kid or one low on the impuse contril scale would be so safe with the steam , hot pot...

but you can be a good judge of that...getting the snot crud out of your kid's body is usually really helpful for breathing...even if you are dealing with constricted airways..having less junk in there leaves more room for precious air..

having two sick little ones is just plain hard

My other thought is that if you know that the meds will make your kids wacked out...keep him home so he can be be out of control with you rather than in school... it's hard to have your mood and your behavior made harder to manage because of chemicals in your body..there are so many more factors in play in the school day than at home..Mom can forgive your terrible behavior much more easily than a teacher or even worse, school mates.


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Posted on: 9/14/11 8:18 PM ET
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I was interested to read that your son's throat swells. I'm allergic to all smoke and to wood by products (sawdust, etc) and some other things and my most typical reaction is swelling/closure at the back of the throat Sorry he has to deal with this, it's pretty darn scary. You may remember the children's Benadryl strips that have been discontinued. I was so happy to find those. It seemed reasonable that if I was being attacked (allergy wise) there that delivering the antihistamine there would help. We have kept them in my purse, hubbie's wallet and our vehicles as they have stopped several reactions within 20 minutes. It's of no benefit to your son right now, but keep your eye out for any similar products that might be available when he is a bit older and has a good sense for judging the need. I'm down to my last two and hoping the Benadryl lozenge will work as well as I am also allergic to the propellant in the inhalers

Does he benefit at all from saline sprays? The Simply Saline brand is very easy to use and has been effective for my husband who is not interested in using a neti pot. Only requires cleaning the nozzle each time.

Best wishes, hope everything goes well for your daughter. And, hope that your son's situation reaches a point where you can be comfortable about his transportation and school experience.

Thinking of you and your friends, best wishes.


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