Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 There's a good article on diagnosing and treating cavus foot in the January issue of Biomechanics Magazine, available online at http://www.biomech.com/db_area/archives/2001/0101orthoses.55.bio.html Cavus foot is the $2 term for the high arch condition so common to CMT'ers that leads to walking on the outside of the foot. Diagnosis of the exact form of the condition leads to different treatments, some of them can be pretty effective according to the article. A couple of important points - shoe inserts that " support " a high arch may do more harm than good and some surgical treatments have high failure rates. You'll need a degree in medical terminology to understand all of the article, but I think it's informative for nearly anyone with CMT. -------- Rick Alber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2001 Report Share Posted April 24, 2001 Hi Peggy, thank you for the advice on my batch of soap. another lady mentioned I might not have added enough water :-( . I wish I knew how to use those lye calculators, but I am deficient when it comes to math and numbers Im afraid so I relied on another recipe I got on a site and added the shea myself. I will try to figure out the calculator though thanks again it sure helps to have people access this recipe who have knowledge. I have to say todayd the soap smells great and looks pretty dull in the lavender color<LOL> Smiles, bev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2001 Report Share Posted April 24, 2001 Emerald, try the www.soapmaking.com website. They have a pretty straight forward lye calculator. You just plug in the oil amounts you want to use and then the % of superfatting you want, that's it! Just click the calculate button and it tells you how much lye and water to use. It also allows you choose your mold size, if you use a uniform mold. LMK if you need any help. I like to use people's recipes too, but am learning quickly that sometimes it's best to choose one base recipe for your cp and play around with color and superfatting and fragrances rather than base oils. (sometimes experience is hard learned. haha) best to you, Peggy Emerald wrote: > > Hi Peggy, > > thank you for the advice on my batch of soap. > another lady mentioned I might not have added enough water :-( . I wish I > knew how to use those lye calculators, but I am deficient when it comes to > math and numbers Im afraid so I relied on another recipe I got on a site and > added the shea myself. > I will try to figure out the calculator though thanks again it sure helps to > have people access this recipe who have knowledge. > I have to say todayd the soap smells great and looks pretty dull in the > lavender color<LOL> > > Smiles, > bev > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2001 Report Share Posted April 26, 2001 In a message dated 04/25/2001 4:30:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, candidiasis writes: “The most important question the doctor never asks: ‘How many times do you go to the bathroom?’†QUESTION: Are most people constipated? SETERS: Most people are, but they don't see it that way. Men will say, “No, I'm not constipated, I have one bowel movement a day.†Women will say, “I'm not constipated, I have a bowel movement every other day.†But these are false interpretations of constipation. If you don't have a bowel movement after every meal, you're constipated. This means a good 90% or more of the people are constipated. I've heard of that - and told my parents. They said "Bull****" (literally?) if you went that many times in a day you'd be dehydrated. But it makes sense to me, this post. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2002 Report Share Posted January 30, 2002 , We use the spin brush w/my son. He likes the sensation & that way we are only teaching him to push back & forth, not up & down as well. Have you tried other toothpastes w/your son? Is there one he likes to eat? Clearly eating the paste isn't the goal, but if he likes the taste, he might be more willing to have the brush in his mouth. When my son first started brushing (I'd do it), he would let the brush in just so he could chew on it - a sensory thing. Beth ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 04:10:59 +0000 > From: " Spowage " <cindyspowage@...> > Subject: Problem with brushing theet > > Hi List > I am still having trouble teaching my son to brush his teeth. Right now, I > don't care if he is able to brush his teeth on his own; I just want him to > let me do it for him. > At first, I tried to brush hes teeth by myself, but he wouldn't let me. So > we tried an imitation program with the therapists in the room. We had him > just put the toothbrush inside his mouth towards his back teeth he put the > brush in his mouth but he would just bite down on it. Then we tried to get > him to brush his front teeth through imitation. But, my son just touched his > front teeth instead of brushing them. The therapists wouldn't set him to > brush at all. Later, I tried to brush his teeth again myself, but he > wouldn't let me at all. My question is if there are any special toothbrushes > that I can use for my 5-year old nonverbal child? > Also, does anyone know of any easier methods to get him to let us brush his > teeth? > We are using " Baby Orajel " toothpaste: is anyone else using this brand, and > if so, can you tell me how is it? Is it causing any problems in the child's > stomach? > I'd be really grateful for any help/advice you can give. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2002 Report Share Posted November 6, 2002 Hi Turk, Thanks for the welcome. I used to write more several years ago when I was on the Zapper site BB. I always read everything here but am not good about touching base. I just had my AICD replaced - fourth time. Everything went just fine -- even much better than expected. The Dr. didn't have to make changes to the lead system and he was thinking this may be needed. I go back for the post-op checkup on Friday. He's is thinking about doing catheter ablation for my atril flutter now. I had HIS bundle or A-V node ablation and a pacemaker placed in 1991. The pacer was replaced again in 1998. I was hoping this time that I might be able to be " fitted " with a combo defibrillator and pacemaker but it didn't go that way. Maybe sometime down the road. Can anyone enlighten me or give us their opinions about the process of catheter ablation for A-flutter? I enjoy this site alot and will try to be better about keeping in touch. Sue P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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