It sure sounds as if vitamin D has been a problem for you, so it's suspicious as a contributer to the pms. Letting the sunlight on your skin, especially on your torso may help. It's really the best way to ensure that the vitamin D levels in your body rise appropriately. For some people, taking the oral vitamin D raises the vitamin D level in the blood, but the D in the body is not being absorbed systemically. Getting the sunlight in addition to your supplements may help.

Peace to you as well. This on grief (Buddhist content) http://www.pbs.org/thebuddha/blog/2010/mar/11/buddhist-perspective-grieving-roshi-joan-halifax/

Do you have any pain in the upper right quadrant of your abdomen? It's another common gallbladder symptom in late pregnancy. The fact that your palms and soles are itching is very suspicious. It takes a few days to get the bile acid results, so if the itching gets bad, ask for the meds before diagnosis. You can stop them if the labs are negative.

Ugh, so sorry about the Lyme and the treatments. To help with comfort, drinking a glass of pineapple juice each day is purported to help with bacterial cysts.

Chiropractic maneuvers have been known to cause strokes in those who are predisposed, so I'd be careful doing anything there until a neurologist gave me the okay.

I'm sure it is probably bacterial. It could be that the baby's stools are infecting any little opening in the skin because they contain bacterial strains that are difficult for the skin' normal flora to fight. So improving the baby's intestinal flora can help deter further bacteria to cause rashes. Using over the counter antibacterial creams for diaper rash is not usually recommended if it recurs at all. By changing around ointments, you can kill the beneficial bacteria on the skin, while letting the bad guys proliferate and become resistant

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I would sprinkle some acidophilus powder (from capsules) in the baby's food daily for a week or so to help establish helpful intestinal flora. Over the counter antibacterial creams, soaps, or washes can make things worse in the long run. I'd see the regular pediatrician and use what s/he recommends.

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Prayers and peace and strength What a terrible shock for your family. [emoji173]

All of this.

Sorry this happened to you! Don't rub or massage it. You don't want the clot to travel.

As far as pasta goes, we eat the whole wheat kind, and always add some kind of legume, some dried and fresh mushrooms, some peppers, onions, garlic, other veggies that we have around like peas, corn, carrots. Sounds crazy, but a half can of pumpkin (not the sweet kind, just pumpkin) is good with the red sauce. Or some coconut milk with the red sauce, or avocado as a garnish. Spices are the main thing with vegan food. LOTS of spices, peppers, and herbs are used around here (four adult long term vegans live here.) We eat vegan whole plant foods: high carb, low salt, very little oil, little sugar except for treats. Organic produce when available.

Only some BKs have the veggie patty. "The veggie burger from Burger King comes with a sesame bun, veggie patty, lettuce and tomatoes, ketchup and mayonnaise and has 410 calories..... Burger King claims that its veggie burger has whole grains and that the burger provides 7 g dietary fiber.... Veggie Patty: Morningstar Farms makes the veggie patty in Burger King’s veggie burger. The main ingredient is a vegetable mix with mushrooms, water chestnuts, onions, carrots and other vegetables. The next ingredient is textured vegetable protein. The patty is free from meat but it contains egg whites, so it is not vegan."