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The biggest thing to remember with Tarantulas is that when they feel threatened they will rub their abdomens with their hind legs, causing a plume of hair to become airborne If your child has CF, inhaling these hairs if his face is close could really irritate his lungs and airways. Other than...

My husband and I are the types of people that really value our privacy. We want to be the ones in control of where our information is posted, no matter what. I am due with our first child in September. We are literally banning ALL family and friends from posting ANY pictures of our child on...

Hi, Sarah0312. I am so sorry that you and your family are having to go through this. It must be extremely difficult to watch your nephew decline and not be able to do anything about it. I am glad that you found your way to this community. There are many people here who have gone through...

I just learned about this in my Parasitology class! They may not want transplant patients drinking tap water because of potential contamination at the water treatment facility. The most notable recent case was in 1993 when there was an outbreak of Cryptosporidium parvum in Milwaukee, WI...

My husband and I are those types of people that don't want strangers touching our kids, period, CF or no CF. I have no issues telling people to keep their hands off my child. I don't know where their hands have been. For all I know they just scratched their butt in the restroom and have...

Keep her in the higher level classes. She is going to have to learn how to deal with missing class work that is hard when she gets to college and it is much easier for her to learn that skill in high school.

Welcome to the site! I am sorry to hear that your son has CF but like others have stated, I am glad that you found your way here. I understand your concerns with vaccines. I am currently pregnant and my husband and I have been trying to decide which vaccines we do and do not want our child to...

Animals can be very therapeutic. They help lower blood pressure and help people relax. If you do decide to get a dog, I would go with a small breed that doesn't shed (so you aren't breathing dog hair all the time) and can be taken to a groomers once every 1-2 months so you don't have to bathe...

Remember that the reason you are healthy now is because you had 18 years of good habits. Your lung function will decrease if you don't take care of your body. I hear of people DYING from CF related complications, ranging from not being able to get a new pair of lungs in time to just getting...

I would say it's time to get a second opinion. Your doctor clearly does not care about your concerns and is making no effort to help ease your worries. Twenty years is a long time and in that time your health has not gotten better. You need to have gene sequencing for CF. Call a CF center...

I don't know what the list is and if these restrictions are commonly given to transplant patients. I do, however, know quite a bit about biology (biology major), so here is what I think. It makes sense that they do not want him to have fresh fruits and vegetables. Post-transplant his immune...

I think that your son should get recess no matter what. CF or not, it is extremely hard for children to sit still for 7 hours a day learning things they have little interest in with only 20-30 minutes to run around and burn some energy within that time. It's one of the many flaws that I...

From what I understand, Mucinex thins cervical mucus, which thins naturally before ovulation. While pregnant, women should not take Mucinex (unless instructed by a doctor) because the cervical mucus thickens drastically to prevent bacteria from entering into the uterus. It also "plugs" the...

I'm one of those weird people who can feel things that most people can't. Almost every month (when I'm not pregnant, of course) I can tell which ovary I'm ovulating from. As a result, I think I could feel the embryo implant. It felt like ovary pain, which is kind of sharp, but this was in the...

Yes, without going to doctor it would be very difficult to find out on your own if you are fertile. You should be able to get a referral from a family doctor or your CF doctor. Best of luck to you! I hope you get the results you seek!

I am sorry to hear that your boyfriend doesn't take your health into consideration. My advice is two-fold. First, it's time to have a serious talk with the boyfriend. Sit down with him and tell him how you feel, that your relationship is important to you and that you need him to understand...

I completely agree with you. The only reason I found out I had CF is because my husband and I asked to be screened as carriers since CF shows up on my side of the family and we wanted to know our risks before we became pregnant (I'm due in September with our first). We were shocked to find out...

TJ22, I am a senior Cell and Molecular Biology student (BS) with a strong background in genetics. Here is what I understand your results to mean, with a little bit of background in terms so when you hear them again, you will know what they mean. Please remember, although the terms I define I...

"Denise Dador is the Eyewitness News Health specialist. [...] She graduated from Mills College, where she majored in Communications with a minor in Comparative Government." Source: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/bio?section=resources/inside_station/newsteam&id=5744043 Well, there's your problem.

Ya, I have to agree with Bill on this one. When in doubt, call.