<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>amysmom</b></i>
My daughter's CF doctor told me from the beginning (6 months old) not to keep her from being around other children because the normal interaction with other children is so important and because all children need to build antibodies to germs. It seemed to be 'quantity or quality' of life. It's a horrendous thing for a parent to have to consider. ugh! But I decided that (within reason and common sense) I HAD to choose quality !</end quote></div>
I feel the same way too and our doctors told us the same when my boys were small. However that was 16 years ago. I have noticed that their advice has changed over the course of our experience with CF.
It seems that doctors now are asking parents to be more protective of their CF kids. Cross-contamination wasn't understood when my boys were toddlers. As more is learned about this issue and with more resistant bacterias emerging, doctors are changing their position.
Look at the changes that have taken place just in hospitals in the past 2-3 years. Unfortunately, the precautions cause isolation. Like Amys mom said parents have to consider quantity vs quality. UGH is right!!!
My daughter's CF doctor told me from the beginning (6 months old) not to keep her from being around other children because the normal interaction with other children is so important and because all children need to build antibodies to germs. It seemed to be 'quantity or quality' of life. It's a horrendous thing for a parent to have to consider. ugh! But I decided that (within reason and common sense) I HAD to choose quality !</end quote></div>
I feel the same way too and our doctors told us the same when my boys were small. However that was 16 years ago. I have noticed that their advice has changed over the course of our experience with CF.
It seems that doctors now are asking parents to be more protective of their CF kids. Cross-contamination wasn't understood when my boys were toddlers. As more is learned about this issue and with more resistant bacterias emerging, doctors are changing their position.
Look at the changes that have taken place just in hospitals in the past 2-3 years. Unfortunately, the precautions cause isolation. Like Amys mom said parents have to consider quantity vs quality. UGH is right!!!