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    Zantac/Previcid Anyone?

    I know we're totally not suppose to do this, but I hate to just throw them away. My son switched from Zantac to a Previcid and we have 2 full boxes of unopened tablets. (75 mg) If anyone wants them, please respond and I'll mail them out.
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    Vinnie's montage

    <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=52085bc3376d70bc461890&skin_id=701&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url ">http://www.onetruemedia.com/sh...m&utm_medium=text_url </a> cut and paste into your browser...this is for great strides.
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    Vinnie's Hospital Update

    Some of you remember that my 9 year old boy was in the hospital and had IV therapy all of December and was finally dx w/Valley Fever. (We live in AZ) He just had sinus surgery for the 3rd time and did pretty good and we're happy to say that his PFT's are up to 83% (dropped as low as 69%)! We...
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    Anyone had Valley Fever?

    Some of you knew that my 9 year old son Vinnie has been in and out of the hospital for the last month. He was in IV therapy for 3 weeks and showed absolutely no improvement in his PFTs. As of last Friday they were down to 69%....so they took a Valley Fever test and a CT scan of his sinuses...
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    Vinnie's hosiptal update

    My 8 year old son, he will be 9 tomorrow!!! yeah, has been home from the hospital for two weeks and is still on IV therapy. He recently cultured MRSA and stenotrophamonas. They're treating him for both and he's got so much stuff going through him that he's been vomitting for 2 days. They...
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    Any dealt with MRSA?

    My 8 year old has recently cultured MRSA for the first time. Good news is that psedomonas has been absent for 3 years but now we have this new friend. He's not symptomatic and his PFT's are in the mid 80's. He looks and sounds great. Has anyone ever dealt with this "superbug" that we're...
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    Take a deep breath

    Hi, it's been way too long since I've been on this site. Good in a way....my 8 year old son has been so healthy. His PFT's usually run around 95...what a shock when we went in twice now and they were down to 60. He looks great, plays, has energy but much to my surprise...here we are. I look...
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    Just plain tired

    Any mom's out there going thru complete burnout? My 7 year old has CF...he's borderline CFRD and I can't seem to get thru this feeling of crabbiness all of the time. I think I'm just burned out. My husband helps out a lot but is never anyone good to talk to since he's always in the "denial"...
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    FREE High Calorie drink in Arizona

    I have 3 1/2 cases of Carnation Instant Breakfast that my son won't drink, he prefers Boost. I'm willing to GIVE to anyone who needs them. I'm in Chandler, Arizona. Please reply if you want.
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    FREE High Calorie drink in Arizona

    I have 3 1/2 cases of Carnation Instant Breakfast High calorie drinks in cans that my son won't drink. He doesn't like the flavor...prefers Boost. I'm in Chandler, AZ and would love to GIVE these to someone who needs them. Please respond and set up a time.
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    CFRD Levels

    Thanks for all of your input on the stick....yesterday stunk. He was so tramatized by the whole thing....I'm glad it's over. We have our visit with the endocrinologist today to review the results. Does anyone know what levels are "good"? He was running between 88 and 149. I can't even...
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    Help New to CFRD

    My 7 year old has symptoms of CFRD and they're having me check his blood glucose levels all day today for the first time. He's pretty nervous and I was wondering if there were any helpful hints for him to make this easier. I let him poke me last night....he seemed ok but I have to do him this...
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    Dry Mouth

    My 7 year old CFer has always had dehydration issues and drinks TONS of water and gatorade everyday. Recently he has developed a severe "dry mouth" with this gross sticky junk all over his teeth. It's ALWAYS there and he has to brush his teeth all the time. Has anyone ever had this? His...
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    Discussion w/children

    I am new to this website and noticed that a lot of you have children my son's age and a lot w/teenagers. My son has never had any issues with his meds up until recently. He's mad, angry and says things like "I hate my life, I hate CF, I hate taking meds....mommy, when are they going to find a...
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