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[chickadoodles]

If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself!

I hear ya. Me to!

 

[featherhead007]

My problems don't seem too bad now, compared to that!

To all of you, hurting.

 

[ronott1]

My problems don't seem too bad now, compared to that!

That is very true!

Although we do tend to need more medical care as we get older

 

[ronott1]

Cap congrats on your sales at the swap yesterday!

Sounds like ya'll are great parents! Raising some fantastic kids.

My youngest son and his wife are having a baby soon. It's his first child and her second.
She has been retaining to much fluid. He Dr. sent her to a specialist. He found that the baby
has what they called a double bubble stomach. So the baby cannot properly digest his food.
Causing the excess fluid build up. They said the baby is 2 weeks ahead of development so if they have to deliver before Aug due date the baby will be fine.

This is my son that had so many disabilities. His ped Dr said it was due to our Mediterranean blood and dna. I have tried to get him to talk to the OBGYN about it, but he keeps refusing. He said he will bring it up to the PED Dr. after the baby is born.

And my youngest DD has had a re-accruing infection that she has been going to the Dr. for.
For several years. They have given her antibiotics and lanced it at different times.
Well this time it hit much worse than before. They had to due surgery. It was in her breast and behind all the dense tissue. They had to cut a hole 2" and it went to her rib cage. They kept her in the hospital for 2 day's and put in a drain tube. And put her on IV antibiotics. They had to pack the wound twice a day and give her IV antibiotics twice a day when the wound was packed for two weeks. She said the Dr thinks it was MERSA. But they could not be sure due to the fact her GP had given her antibiotics the week before her surgery.
But she had to go to the CDC clinic every day to have the treatments.
The surgeon took her off the antibiotics Friday. But they left the pick line in just in case she might need more treatment. They told her if all looked good come Friday they would take the pick line out. She did lose part of her woman hood. But my sister suggested she might like a survivors tattoo so she would have some added beauty instead of being reminded of her ordeal. I loved the idea and shared some beautiful works of art with her. She also loved the idea.

Some how this infection she had started with a sore she got from shaving her arm pits several years ago. But just kept coming back.

My Middle DD had a situation similar to Your Son during pregnancy where the baby was not getting nutrition. She lives in Finland which has the worlds lowest C section rate and not the US that has the highest so the baby was delivered normally and the baby is doing fine! She is 4 years old now!

 

[chickadoodles]

My Middle DD had a situation similar to Your Son during pregnancy where the baby was not getting nutrition. She lives in Finland which has the worlds lowest C section rate and not the US that has the highest so the baby was delivered normally and the baby is doing fine! She is 4 years old now!

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That's fantastic Ron! She's a little beauty for sure.

My son told me they will do surgery as soon as he is born to fix the blockage.
And that it is pretty common. And that he will be able to go home the same time as mom.

 

[sourland]

only the first 50?...?

Pretty much. No alcohol, and no tobacco have both been plusses . Physically - well, time has caused me to make a few changes towards moderation.

 

[ShrekDawg]

There are lots of potential drugs out there, and they each work a bit differently.

Also, it helps if you have an observer because you won't always be fully aware of how the drug is affecting you.

My eldest goes to a great doctor, who gave him a full evaluation first, especially on his heart. (Since this group of drugs can increase your blood pressure).

Then we tried drug 1, first at lowest dose for a month, saw the doc, then increased a little... next month saw doc again, increased a little, wait a month, etc.

At the 3rd level of drug 1, it was clear it wasn't for him. It made him look more alert, so he "presented" better to others, but it did not help at all with learning or staying on track.

We then switched to drug 2... and did the same routine of monthly checkups and dose increases... drug 2 didn't help him stay alert, but helped him stay on track and learn better.

Over the months we found a dose and combo that worked for him.

But it really needed both my kid and me observing.

BUT, there are LOTS of kinds of different things that can help for people with ADD/ADHD, not just drugs.

AND, even with drugs, they do not change who you are, you still need to utilize all of the coping skills.

Lots of websites for you to find,lots of help out there, but in short:
- very regular schedule especially sleep and wake up time, minimum of 8 hours every night
- exercise regularly. Morning exercise is most important, but throughout the day is excellent (like 50 jumping jacks every hour)
- good food, high in vitamins
- COMPENSATE! So, clear schedule posted for you to look at throughout the day, all important things and times set as alarms on your phone, take notes, make lists
- no more electronics an hour before time to sleep.


I keep praying NOT!!!!

Only kid with a good job is the 16 year old!

I think in another 10 years maybe...

This is extremely helpful, thank you!!! I definitely do need to work on all of this!!! I’ve been taking a multivitamin and a couple others for a little while now (like at least the last 6-9 months or so) and I do like those and I’ve been trying to exercise lately; I got a Fitbit last month that has helped, but I definitely don’t do most of this. I’ve been staying up way too late then sleeping in super late, etc.

I honestly feel like for me my biggest thing is probably the phone and BYC (I only use BYC on my phone) and if I put it away, I’d probably be a lot better off I’m on it like all day BUT! Even when I have put it away, it still doesn’t always help. It might temporarily and I’ll get a lot accomplished that day or for a few days or week or whatever but then I burn out.

I can’t stick with anything, phone or no phone. It never lasts longer than two weeks at most, usually only a week or few days even.

Plus the impulsivity has gotten very out of hand recently.

Which I guess I was hoping medicine might at least kind of give me that little push (shove ) in the right direction and get me going at least. Cause I’ve definitely been stuck for a while, at least I feel like I have.

But I also know meds aren’t just going to magically cure everything and I need to put in a real effort myself. And I maybe should before trying anything but I can never seem to actually do anything, trying or not.

I’ve tried drinking caffeine (tea cause I don’t like coffee) and it helped at first but now it just seems to make me sleepy

I know my phone is probably my biggest obstacle at this point and I hate but despite all that, I still can’t seem to control myself or even try. But I guess now is as good a time as any.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Oh and I think I forgot to post this before but SIL posted more pictures of the dogs last night on IG and a video

Gotta swipe to see all of them haha

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[Peep_Show]

Been off-line for a bit, so time to catch up...

Ringo Starr is alive and well.

Not a whole of actual honeybees about, but there is the most fantastic array of pollinators in the yard of all shapes, sizes, colors and stripings.

Happy belated birthday, Chickadoodles! Enjoy your youth... Once in your 60's, it's a long time.

The only advice my mother followed of Dr. Benjamin Spock was to have kids two years apart, and she tried her darndest. My sister is two years and two weeks behind me. Mom thought the rest of the book was hooey and that it would wreck future generations. (This proclamation from a school teacher who didn't really like kids. LOL)

I think a lot of the problem with kids stems from having two working parents and then the TV as a babysitter. The parents working tends to end up with kids being placated by material goods instead of quality time. Kids who have everything handed to them appreciate nothing. I recall working for our allowance so we could go buy what we wanted or needed. And we had family activities.

I hadn't seen my niece in a bit (her brother would breeze through to and from his college commute) and so offered her an all expenses paid vacation to New Mexico if she would help me with cleaning the house a bit, and hourly $$ above minimum wage. Her reply was that it sounded like too much work. Never a "thank you" for gifts, either. Family values? I lay that one on my sis who regularly was too busy for family generational interaction (like holiday girls lunches of family members, visiting the folks for more than 10 minutes before dashing off somewhere else, etc.) Sister is reaping what she sowed as the darling child totally spaced Mother's Day. Sad to say, but my will most likely will get reworked in the future. I might become one of those people that leaves a mere token to family members and a fortune to cats or some such....

The last of my five-week-old chicks are off to a new home today. Brooder pen gets cleaned, but my car doesn't go back into the garage as a new batch of chicks go into lockdown tonight. Looking forward to Hatch Day as I've got TJ eggs and some F2 Olive Eggers in the works.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Old folks rain squall came through this morning not enough still get to water