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So unfortunately I've been in the hospital since October 13th. My birthday was October 19th. It was my 21st! So all of the nurses made a huge Happy birthday banner, gave me a delicious cake, gave me 2 pints of delicious (and my favorite!) ice cream (Chunky Monkey), a $15 iTunes gift card, and my...

Hey guys (and gals) Long time no talk. Hope everyone is doing great around here. I'm posting because I came across some AquADEKs Softgels and SourceCF Softgels. They were in the back of my medicine cabinet because I can't stand to take them. The only problem is the expiration date was August...

Hey guys, I haven't used my g-tube now for probably 4 or 5 months (no need for it) so really I'm not upset or worried by this but I wanted to know if you guys think it's alright that I put gauze over it for a couple of days and see how it is then. I tried to put it back in and it was already...

I'm ready to have my G-tube removed and I was just gonna ask if anyone else here has had one and then removed. What does the stomach look like after it's out and healed? Does it leak? Does removing it require a doctor and surgery or can you do it at home? Thanks!

I have cultured MRSA for probably 10 years now (since my first sinus surgery) and it was very sensitive for years to Cipro and Tetracycline. I was on Tetra every day for about 2 years. Now it's resistant. I've heard of Doxycycline but I don't know if this will have cross-resistance or not. I...

I got my port accessed earlier today (in hospital) and when they got blood from it she said there were small pieces of fat in the blood. I'm underweight already and barely have any fat at all on my body, how is it in my blood? Anyone else had this before? She said something about my lipids but...

I've just started using the Scandishakes with a couple of scoops of ice cream in it which is about 1,000 calories. I try to drink 2 a day at least. They taste great...definitely better than Ensure since they don't have all those vitamins & minerals. I also snack on Pop-Tarts usually 2 between...

I've noticed the past 3 or 4 days that my g-tube has gotten more tender and sore than normal. There's no redness, no swelling that I can tell anyway, and no drainage. The only time I can feel it is when I cough or if I move it or turn it very much. I haven't had to use any feeds in it for a...

I don't know if any one here can shed some light on this but it really has me, my nurses, and doctors puzzled. I have really bad veins so peripheral IV's usually don't last more than a few hours on me. I was having to wait til the next day for a PICC line so I had a regular IV for 24 hours. The...