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I have had several episodes in the last 5 years where I'm coughing hard and all of the sudden my legs go numb, I get tunnel vision for about an hour, and I am dizzy, nauseous and have a bad headache. The day after Thanksgiving, I was coughing, and I felt my legs go numb, but then that's the...

Hi everyone. I know I don't post here a ton, but I need some advice from people who really understand. Do you ever feel that at some point in your life, you stop deserving to be loved, b/c it would be too selfish to allow someone to fall in love with someone that is dying? My story is a long...

I'm going to be getting my 3rd port placed next week b/c my 2nd one stopped working recently (and man oh man did I hate that PICC line I had to use!). Where is your port located? Do you flush it yourself every month? Both of mine have been in the same spot, right above my left breast, but my...

Madeline Grace decided that she was ready to come out on Friday! My water broke at about 1:30 am. We went into the hospital at about 7 am and since she was still breech and I was dilating, they hurried me into the OR and she was born by c/s at 11:20 am on 8/8/08! She is so precious. She is...

Well I failed my 3-hour too! Not terribly, but enough. Luckily my OB works with a lot of CF patients and decided to let the CF clinic deal with it, which I was really grateful for. I met with the dietitian and started monitoring my blood sugars. I was hoping to avoid insulin (they said that most...

I found out on Friday that I failed my 1-hour test <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">. At my hospital the cut off number is 140, I got a 187. At 200 they don't even do the 3-hour, they just assume you have it. So I go for my 3-hr on Tuesday, but I'm not super hopeful...

Anyone take a prenatal (or postnatal w/baby) aquatics class? There is one offered at a very nice gym in my area, and I thought it might be a nice way to help keep me in shape this summer, along with regular walking. My only concern is that it's a public pool. I'm assuming that a gym has to...

I am starting to talk about possible shower dates with one of my aunts (yay!). Right now it looks like either June 7th (I'll be 29w) or July 19th (I'll be 35w). It kind of makes me nervous to schedule it for 35 weeks, but I'm not sure if that fear is reasonable or completely unfounded <img...

Last summer, I was coughing really hard, when all of the sudden my legs went numb and I got incredibly dizzy. I was still able to walk, but couldn't feel my legs when I touched them and they felt like they belonged to someone else. I laid down, the numbness went away in about 5 minutes but I had...

Found out that we are having a baby girl today! I am so so SO excited. I honestly would've been completely thrilled with either, but I have always wanted a girl and this is likely to be our only child. So I was quite emotional when they told me <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif"...

So I think I caught something this weekend, these last few days I've felt like a truck ran over me, and I started coughing a lot and have been extremely out of breath. So I called today and went in to see the doc. He decided to put me on 2 weeks of Meropenem and Tobra, my usual. I immediately...

I had 2 appointments in the last week, one was a check up and the heartbeat sounded great! The doc was a tiny bit concerned about my weight loss, but said that we won't worry about it until next month since I'm still in the 1st trimester. I am already starting to feel a little better (only feel...

How did other CF moms fair in the 1st trimester? I was about 114 pre-pregnancy (I'm 5'2") and my doctor and nutritionist were happy with that weight- I think my BMI was 19-20. As soon as I found out I was pregnant, I gained about 5 lbs and was up to 119, which I was really happy about. Then the...

Man, I wish I had discovered these sooner! I don't even really need them yet, but I've bought a couple bella bands and a couple of pairs of maternity pants since everything seems to be on sale right now. With my little CF buddha belly, they are sooooo comfy! I told my husband that I want to get...

Did any of you get a CVS done to see if they baby has CF? DH was carrier tested before we got pregnant and is not supposed to be a carrier, but I know there is always a chance. I am leaning very strongly towards getting one done, because if the baby does have cf I want to know so I can be...

I finally got my BFP today! I am absolutely elated. This is the first time I've actually tested as this is the first time I've been late for my period (and I am extremely regular). I was still pretty sure it'd be negative, b/c I am only one day late and I haven't had any major symptoms, but I...

We "officially" started TTC in July (temping/charting and BDing when I am O'ing), but have had unprotected sex for about 9 months now. This month I am stepping it up by adding OPK's (although I have a very regular cycle and I don't have any reason to believe that my charting is off) and Mucinex...

I have a friend who recently got a breast reduction and found out a few days ago that she has a staph infection at her stitches. I am having a small party here on Sunday evening and I'm wondering if I should be worried about this at all. I don't want to make her feel uncomfortable, but I...

Hi! I'm Jenny, I'm 24 and I've been married almost two years now. My husband and I (and my doctor!) have decided that it's time to start TTC. So I started charting today and we'll get our first chance in a couple of weeks. I have never had an irregular period in the 12 years since I started, so...

Just wanted to follow up on the CF jeans thread. I ordered some about a week ago and got them on Saturday! They actually fit me really well, which is surprising b/c I usually have trouble finding jeans that fit. I have a non-existant butt, and these are much less baggy in the rear end than any...