Re: Adenoids, Surgery, etc.

[Guest guest]

On flip side.....

I had tonsilitis for a year and a half straight. I know have permenant scars

from that infection that my body wasn't fighting. I have noticable voice cracks

when trying to sing(this didn't happen before, I was a pretty good singer as a

child). Brit had to have her tonsils out so that she could breath. When

dealing with our children, sometimes there is no other option. If it weren't

for surgery for her tonsils, and a tracheostomy she wouldn't be alive today.

The infection that causes tonsilitis can and does move from the tonsils. I

wouldn't advise an asthmatic to keep the tonsils if they are constantly

infected. On the flip side. I wouldn't get rid of them unless there is

frequent trouble or breathing problems from apnea.

Hugs

Beth

http://www.tracheostomy.com/trachkids/kids2/brittany.htm

I am the " special needs " child. I am your teacher. If you allow me, I will teach

you what is really important in life. I will give you and teach you

unconditional love. I gift you with my innocent trust and my total dependency. I

teach you about how precious this life is and about not taking things for

granted. I teach you about forgetting your own needs and desires and dreams. I

teach you giving. Most of all, I teach you hope and faith. ~Author Unknown~

[Guest guest]

On flip side.....

I had tonsilitis for a year and a half straight. I know have permenant scars

from that infection that my body wasn't fighting. I have noticable voice cracks

when trying to sing(this didn't happen before, I was a pretty good singer as a

child). Brit had to have her tonsils out so that she could breath. When

dealing with our children, sometimes there is no other option. If it weren't

for surgery for her tonsils, and a tracheostomy she wouldn't be alive today.

The infection that causes tonsilitis can and does move from the tonsils. I

wouldn't advise an asthmatic to keep the tonsils if they are constantly

infected. On the flip side. I wouldn't get rid of them unless there is

frequent trouble or breathing problems from apnea.

Hugs

Beth

http://www.tracheostomy.com/trachkids/kids2/brittany.htm

I am the " special needs " child. I am your teacher. If you allow me, I will teach

you what is really important in life. I will give you and teach you

unconditional love. I gift you with my innocent trust and my total dependency. I

teach you about how precious this life is and about not taking things for

granted. I teach you about forgetting your own needs and desires and dreams. I

teach you giving. Most of all, I teach you hope and faith. ~Author Unknown~

[Guest guest]

I agree, Nic's tonsils were touching, it really affected his breathing.

Di

Re: Adenoids, Surgery, etc.

On flip side.....

I had tonsilitis for a year and a half straight. I know have permenant scars

from that infection that my body wasn't fighting. I have noticable voice cracks

when trying to sing(this didn't happen before, I was a pretty good singer as a

child). Brit had to have her tonsils out so that she could breath. When

dealing with our children, sometimes there is no other option. If it weren't

for surgery for her tonsils, and a tracheostomy she wouldn't be alive today.

The infection that causes tonsilitis can and does move from the tonsils. I

wouldn't advise an asthmatic to keep the tonsils if they are constantly

infected. On the flip side. I wouldn't get rid of them unless there is

frequent trouble or breathing problems from apnea.

Hugs

Beth

http://www.tracheostomy.com/trachkids/kids2/brittany.htm

I am the " special needs " child. I am your teacher. If you allow me, I will

teach you what is really important in life. I will give you and teach you

unconditional love. I gift you with my innocent trust and my total dependency. I

teach you about how precious this life is and about not taking things for

granted. I teach you about forgetting your own needs and desires and dreams. I

teach you giving. Most of all, I teach you hope and faith. ~Author Unknown~

[Guest guest]

I agree, Nic's tonsils were touching, it really affected his breathing.

Di

Re: Adenoids, Surgery, etc.

On flip side.....

I had tonsilitis for a year and a half straight. I know have permenant scars

from that infection that my body wasn't fighting. I have noticable voice cracks

when trying to sing(this didn't happen before, I was a pretty good singer as a

child). Brit had to have her tonsils out so that she could breath. When

dealing with our children, sometimes there is no other option. If it weren't

for surgery for her tonsils, and a tracheostomy she wouldn't be alive today.

The infection that causes tonsilitis can and does move from the tonsils. I

wouldn't advise an asthmatic to keep the tonsils if they are constantly

infected. On the flip side. I wouldn't get rid of them unless there is

frequent trouble or breathing problems from apnea.

Hugs

Beth

http://www.tracheostomy.com/trachkids/kids2/brittany.htm

I am the " special needs " child. I am your teacher. If you allow me, I will

teach you what is really important in life. I will give you and teach you

unconditional love. I gift you with my innocent trust and my total dependency. I

teach you about how precious this life is and about not taking things for

granted. I teach you about forgetting your own needs and desires and dreams. I

teach you giving. Most of all, I teach you hope and faith. ~Author Unknown~

[Guest guest]

- hope you don't think I am picking on you. I'm more anti-drug than

you may think. But, I don't believe 100% in what you wrote below. My

mother developed strep throat as a child. That turned into rheumatic fever-

where she spent alot of time in a hospital instead of being in school with

her peers. She lost alot of her childhood. That also meant dying young due

to the damage that was done to her heart from rheumatic fever (which was

listed on her death certificate years later). I believe God helps

scientists and doctors come up with medications that can heal. Had my

mother had an antibiotic when she only had strep, I probably would still

have her with me today. For my children, I don't play around with things

others may see as minor or something a child could just work through. I let

those with medical degrees decide. Three weeks ago, my youngest daughter

had signs of a bladder infection. We went to urgent care where it was

packed. She wanted to leave so I bought cranberry juice and something over

the counter. The next day, she was in the hospital hooked up to IV's.

Thank God for the power of medicine. Her doctor was concerned that her

kidneys could become damaged, which could complicate any pregnancies she

would have in the future.

For myself, I quit taking all my medications for lupus last March. One was

no longer available in the US and could only be obtained through a

compounding pharmacy. One could potentially damage my eyes. I started with

one medication and ended with 5-6 different ones each day. I consulted with

my GP first, then went off everything but OTC antihistimines (taken PRN

only) and allergy shots. I'm actually doing better off meds than on them!

I'm still followed by my GP - but now only every six months.

And one of my biggest pet peeves in life is going to a doctor's office and

having a drug rep take our scheduled time (which puts us behind) pitching

their sales. I get even more infuriated when they bring medical offices

lunch from gourmet places. Prescription costs could be alot lower if it

weren't for these perks. I respect those doctors who decline all the

freebies (Dr. Len is one of them) except samples. Ok, enough for now

> I am a firm believer that whatever God put in our bodies is there

> for a reason. The tonsils get inflamed because they are doing their

> job - protecting the rest of our body from infection. I also

> believe that God put the natural remedies here with us to help our

> body fight against invaders that could do us harm.

>

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[Guest guest]

- hope you don't think I am picking on you. I'm more anti-drug than

you may think. But, I don't believe 100% in what you wrote below. My

mother developed strep throat as a child. That turned into rheumatic fever-

where she spent alot of time in a hospital instead of being in school with

her peers. She lost alot of her childhood. That also meant dying young due

to the damage that was done to her heart from rheumatic fever (which was

listed on her death certificate years later). I believe God helps

scientists and doctors come up with medications that can heal. Had my

mother had an antibiotic when she only had strep, I probably would still

have her with me today. For my children, I don't play around with things

others may see as minor or something a child could just work through. I let

those with medical degrees decide. Three weeks ago, my youngest daughter

had signs of a bladder infection. We went to urgent care where it was

packed. She wanted to leave so I bought cranberry juice and something over

the counter. The next day, she was in the hospital hooked up to IV's.

Thank God for the power of medicine. Her doctor was concerned that her

kidneys could become damaged, which could complicate any pregnancies she

would have in the future.

For myself, I quit taking all my medications for lupus last March. One was

no longer available in the US and could only be obtained through a

compounding pharmacy. One could potentially damage my eyes. I started with

one medication and ended with 5-6 different ones each day. I consulted with

my GP first, then went off everything but OTC antihistimines (taken PRN

only) and allergy shots. I'm actually doing better off meds than on them!

I'm still followed by my GP - but now only every six months.

And one of my biggest pet peeves in life is going to a doctor's office and

having a drug rep take our scheduled time (which puts us behind) pitching

their sales. I get even more infuriated when they bring medical offices

lunch from gourmet places. Prescription costs could be alot lower if it

weren't for these perks. I respect those doctors who decline all the

freebies (Dr. Len is one of them) except samples. Ok, enough for now

> I am a firm believer that whatever God put in our bodies is there

> for a reason. The tonsils get inflamed because they are doing their

> job - protecting the rest of our body from infection. I also

> believe that God put the natural remedies here with us to help our

> body fight against invaders that could do us harm.

>

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[Guest guest]

-

I appreciate your comments. I used to have a very good pediatrician and I

depended on his advice when was younger. He did not believe in taking

antibiotics unnecessarily and once had strep throat and worked through

it without taking them. One does need a good holistic pediatrician and

since mine has retired I am looking for a new one. What I did for 's

bronchitis was very simple and I am quite familiar with this issue. I would

not treat him on my own for more serious matters.

I do believe that antibiotics, penicillin and other pharmaceuticals are life

savers and must be used when indicated. I am about advocating for your own

health and not always looking to doctor's that are trained in specific

modalities which are taught to them by the drug reps. This type of doctor

can do two things, prescribe or remove. I have seen too many people, my

parents included, that get on a cycle of drugs, side-effects, more drugs,

more side-effects. I am a wellness consultant and work with people who are

interested in taking control of their health naturally.

Regards,

Re: Adenoids, Surgery, etc.

- hope you don't think I am picking on you. I'm more anti-drug than

you may think. But, I don't believe 100% in what you wrote below. My

mother developed strep throat as a child. That turned into rheumatic fever-

where she spent alot of time in a hospital instead of being in school with

her peers. She lost alot of her childhood. That also meant dying young due

to the damage that was done to her heart from rheumatic fever (which was

listed on her death certificate years later). I believe God helps

scientists and doctors come up with medications that can heal. Had my

mother had an antibiotic when she only had strep, I probably would still

have her with me today. For my children, I don't play around with things

others may see as minor or something a child could just work through. I let

those with medical degrees decide. Three weeks ago, my youngest daughter

had signs of a bladder infection. We went to urgent care where it was

packed. She wanted to leave so I bought cranberry juice and something over

the counter. The next day, she was in the hospital hooked up to IV's.

Thank God for the power of medicine. Her doctor was concerned that her

kidneys could become damaged, which could complicate any pregnancies she

would have in the future.

For myself, I quit taking all my medications for lupus last March. One was

no longer available in the US and could only be obtained through a

compounding pharmacy. One could potentially damage my eyes. I started with

one medication and ended with 5-6 different ones each day. I consulted with

my GP first, then went off everything but OTC antihistimines (taken PRN

only) and allergy shots. I'm actually doing better off meds than on them!

I'm still followed by my GP - but now only every six months.

And one of my biggest pet peeves in life is going to a doctor's office and

having a drug rep take our scheduled time (which puts us behind) pitching

their sales. I get even more infuriated when they bring medical offices

lunch from gourmet places. Prescription costs could be alot lower if it

weren't for these perks. I respect those doctors who decline all the

freebies (Dr. Len is one of them) except samples. Ok, enough for now

> I am a firm believer that whatever God put in our bodies is there

> for a reason. The tonsils get inflamed because they are doing their

> job - protecting the rest of our body from infection. I also

> believe that God put the natural remedies here with us to help our

> body fight against invaders that could do us harm.

>

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[Guest guest]

-

I appreciate your comments. I used to have a very good pediatrician and I

depended on his advice when was younger. He did not believe in taking

antibiotics unnecessarily and once had strep throat and worked through

it without taking them. One does need a good holistic pediatrician and

since mine has retired I am looking for a new one. What I did for 's

bronchitis was very simple and I am quite familiar with this issue. I would

not treat him on my own for more serious matters.

I do believe that antibiotics, penicillin and other pharmaceuticals are life

savers and must be used when indicated. I am about advocating for your own

health and not always looking to doctor's that are trained in specific

modalities which are taught to them by the drug reps. This type of doctor

can do two things, prescribe or remove. I have seen too many people, my

parents included, that get on a cycle of drugs, side-effects, more drugs,

more side-effects. I am a wellness consultant and work with people who are

interested in taking control of their health naturally.

Regards,

Re: Adenoids, Surgery, etc.

- hope you don't think I am picking on you. I'm more anti-drug than

you may think. But, I don't believe 100% in what you wrote below. My

mother developed strep throat as a child. That turned into rheumatic fever-

where she spent alot of time in a hospital instead of being in school with

her peers. She lost alot of her childhood. That also meant dying young due

to the damage that was done to her heart from rheumatic fever (which was

listed on her death certificate years later). I believe God helps

scientists and doctors come up with medications that can heal. Had my

mother had an antibiotic when she only had strep, I probably would still

have her with me today. For my children, I don't play around with things

others may see as minor or something a child could just work through. I let

those with medical degrees decide. Three weeks ago, my youngest daughter

had signs of a bladder infection. We went to urgent care where it was

packed. She wanted to leave so I bought cranberry juice and something over

the counter. The next day, she was in the hospital hooked up to IV's.

Thank God for the power of medicine. Her doctor was concerned that her

kidneys could become damaged, which could complicate any pregnancies she

would have in the future.

For myself, I quit taking all my medications for lupus last March. One was

no longer available in the US and could only be obtained through a

compounding pharmacy. One could potentially damage my eyes. I started with

one medication and ended with 5-6 different ones each day. I consulted with

my GP first, then went off everything but OTC antihistimines (taken PRN

only) and allergy shots. I'm actually doing better off meds than on them!

I'm still followed by my GP - but now only every six months.

And one of my biggest pet peeves in life is going to a doctor's office and

having a drug rep take our scheduled time (which puts us behind) pitching

their sales. I get even more infuriated when they bring medical offices

lunch from gourmet places. Prescription costs could be alot lower if it

weren't for these perks. I respect those doctors who decline all the

freebies (Dr. Len is one of them) except samples. Ok, enough for now

> I am a firm believer that whatever God put in our bodies is there

> for a reason. The tonsils get inflamed because they are doing their

> job - protecting the rest of our body from infection. I also

> believe that God put the natural remedies here with us to help our

> body fight against invaders that could do us harm.

>

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[Guest guest]

Funny you should mention that. Willie is doing better off of his ADHD meds than

on as well. They helped his grades....BUT I could do without the OCD stuff that

they caused. We have been med free for almost 2 years.

Hugs

Beth

http://www.tracheostomy.com/trachkids/kids2/brittany.htm

I am the " special needs " child. I am your teacher. If you allow me, I will teach

you what is really important in life. I will give you and teach you

unconditional love. I gift you with my innocent trust and my total dependency. I

teach you about how precious this life is and about not taking things for

granted. I teach you about forgetting your own needs and desires and dreams. I

teach you giving. Most of all, I teach you hope and faith. ~Author Unknown~

[Guest guest]

Funny you should mention that. Willie is doing better off of his ADHD meds than

on as well. They helped his grades....BUT I could do without the OCD stuff that

they caused. We have been med free for almost 2 years.

Hugs

Beth

http://www.tracheostomy.com/trachkids/kids2/brittany.htm

I am the " special needs " child. I am your teacher. If you allow me, I will teach

you what is really important in life. I will give you and teach you

unconditional love. I gift you with my innocent trust and my total dependency. I

teach you about how precious this life is and about not taking things for

granted. I teach you about forgetting your own needs and desires and dreams. I

teach you giving. Most of all, I teach you hope and faith. ~Author Unknown~