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  1. :grouphug: I'm so sorry this happened to you. My DH is a doctor, we know tons of doctors, and the common thread among all the specialties is a huge desire to help people. That's why they became physicians in the first place. Stories like this make me wonder why in the world those people are even working there. I just can't even imagine it. I would've been livid. I'm usually feeling pretty vulnerable when I'm pregnant, so they're behavior would've made me even more emotional. Definitely report all of it, in detail, to the patient advocate at the hospital. Send a copy to the administrative head of the place, if you want to. He or she has a right to know what happened. Hospitals really do have review boards and procedures to follow when someone makes a complaint. :grouphug: Congratulations on the baby!
  2. When I was first diagnosed with Hashimoto's, my labs were all over the place. At first, they were high, then normal, then finally, they bottomed out. So it looked like: overactive thyroid, normal thyroid, Hashimoto's. They did this over about a 6-8 month period. My endocrinologist suspected Hashimoto's, and said that mine were a fairly typical pattern. In the beginning, you may not be able to really go by just one reading, unless you've been low for so long that you're already testing that way.
  3. I routinely do this for people who do this sort of thing for us. It's such a relief knowing that our pets get to stay in their own environment and are cared for. And you've saved them a lot of money, too. If I have to hire the professional petsitter, it's 10 dollars every time she comes, which is 3-4 times per day. Enjoy the gift certificate!
  4. Hope you had a great day with lots of photos to scrapbook!
  5. Sort of, and allergies make me really tired, too. I used to blame it on the allergy meds, but then I stopped taking them and still had the general "down" feeling and tiredness. Hope we all feel better soon!
  6. So glad to read this update! I'll keep praying for your continued recovery.:grouphug:
  7. I had vasovagal syncope once. It was scary. My DH was still in residency and was on call, so I was home alone, and our oldest was about 8 mos. old. He started crying in the middle of the night, and I got up to check on him. I walked around the bed toward the door and just lost all sense of...everything. I remember I couldn't balance or stand. I couldn't tell where my body was in space. My vision went black. I hit my head on the night stand on the way down, and I couldn't get up for about 5 minutes. I never fully lost consciousness. I could still hear my baby crying, but there was absolutely no way I could get to him. After about 5-6 minutes, I was okay, but a bit weak. And my head hurt! I fed the baby in his rocker and put him back to bed. The next day, I went in to the hospital where my DH was a resident to see a doctor. That's what he said had happened--vasovagal something something. It's never happened since.
  8. We do this pretty much every year, too. ;) My kids wear their Star Wars aprons from Williams-Sonoma while they're fixing the Star Wars snacks from their Star Wars cookbook.:lol: One year, I made DS a "Mustafar" cake. It was basically a sheet cake with orange and red frosting and Anakin and Obi-Wan action figures on top. Another year, I made Darth Vader's head. That was a sheet cake trimmed to shape and decorated with dark gray frosting with the "mask" details. Okay, apparently we do a lot of Star Wars around here!
  9. Oh, I don't even know what to say. My stomach hurt just reading your story. Your poor son! I'll pray for all of you, and I hope he feels better soon. I can't even imagine what he must be going through. And as a mom, I'm sure it's almost just as bad for you.:grouphug:
  10. :lol: Does this mean I can tell my kids that there may be things buried by native Americans in our backyard?:D Then again, do I want them digging up the backyard?:001_huh: Tonight we celebrated my DD's 13th b-day. My mom asked DD4 how many candles were on the cake. She said, "thirteen." Then she asked her how many she'd have on her next birthday cake. She said, "five." Then she asked DS3 how many candles will be on his cake when it's his birthday. He answered, "a lot."
  11. Thanks for this. I really appreciate you sharing your experience. Congratulations on your decision to homeschool!
  12. My moderate-to-severely dyslexic, apraxic speech disordered, possibly Asperger's DS is always the first to help someone in need. He's a hard worker, cares deeply for animals, and is hugely gifted with all things technical. He and his sister are also avid film makers. They have their own website here: http://www.dierenfeldtfilm.com I spent many nights worrying about whether or not he would ever be able to read, and honestly, I still spend many sleepless nights worrying about him. I'm beginning to see, though, that his strengths and gifts wouldn't be the same without his weaknesses.
  13. Thank you. I'll look into it and see what fits. I observed him at ST today, and there's definitely "something else" there.
  14. I'm so sorry. Did she perhaps have a stroke? Praying for her and and all involved.:grouphug:
  15. Praying for them both. Her situation hits very close to home...:grouphug:
  16. Is this something that wouldn't be seen in a regular speech evaluation? We just fininshed a VERY thorough eval. with the speech pathology department at the local university. Those were the results that I got yesterday. Sorry, I wasn't very clear about that. They checked the mechanical aspects of his speech, as well as every other aspect. His testing seemed very complete, but it's possible there's something I'm not aware of. His testing took about 6 weeks, going twice a week for 1 hour at a time, to complete. I'll have to research PROMPT, thank you! Thanks, I've wondered about college. I know that he'll need accommodations for the dyslexia, which he'll qualify for, but I'm not sure how the Asperger's diagnosis would fit into everything. It's all so confusing! He definitely needs the speech therapy, and getting another diagnosis won't change what or how they would go about that, so we'll start there. And yes, the multiple therapies thing is exhausting! Thankfully, today went pretty well with DD12. Unless something unforeseen comes back with her labs, she doesn't have to go back to the specialist for 4 months. And she definitely doesn't have any form of arthritis, so that was good, although something is going on. We spent 5 1/2 hours in the car and 2 in the hospital, so I'm very hopeful that we won't have to do that too often. Thank you, I really appreciate you sharing your experience. I have thought about calling the ed. psychologist who did DS's testing the first time to get her opinion. She was very helpful with his dyslexia diagnosis. After seeing all of his scores on written language, grammar, etc., I'm thinking that we may need to go back and work through some basic language things again. It's so hard to know what to do with him! And yes, I went in to the speech eval. thinking that most of his issues were due to the dyslexia, but in the back of my mind, I've always had a sneaking suspicion that there's something else, as well, most likely Asperger's. And the speech pathologist isn't the first professional to mention it. His scores on various parts of the testing were indicative of something else going on, as well. But I also agree that it won't really change what we do. She did mention accommodations at the post secondary level, though. DS is a gifted filmmaker. I really don't understand what he does with the editing process and everything, but apparently it is truly amazing. He has a visual sense that is just beyond what anyone expects of a 15 year old. It is truly amazing. It's like part of his brain is somehow "bigger" than the rest. I don't know...these kids...they keep us hoppin...:D
  17. We call our minivan "Nessie," as in the Loch Ness version.:D It's really a dark, blue-green Honda Odyssey. We recently ordered new carpets for the floor, and DS15 insisted that we have "NESSIE" embroidered on the middle back mat.:lol: So now, she even has a name tag.
  18. A few months ago, we were leaving Universal Studios in the middle of a big crowd. Two girls a bit in front of us were wearing those. Two college-age guys walking next to us had the following conversation about it: "Do you think that's s#xy?" "No way." "Why do girls wear those?" "I don't know, Man." Maybe you could relay that conversation to her...:lol:
  19. My DS15 was diagnosed with moderate to severe dyslexia at age 8. Recently, I took him to be evaluated for what I suspected might be some sort of expressive speech disorder. Also, the psychologist who did his educational testing recommended that we do this at some point in the future, once he was reading. Today, I got the results. They weren't good.:sad: He definitely needs speech therapy for several delays in pragmatic speech, and they're also recommending a developmental assessment, as they think he might have Asperger's. Now, this really isn't totally shocking to me. But here's my question: Is there really a compelling reason to seek a diagnosis at this point? It won't change his speech therapy, his learning disabilities have already been assessed, he's completed vision therapy, we deal with his sensory issues, or rather, we've taught him to deal with them. Is there an important reason to label him? And my next question is: Who diagnoses this sort of thing? Can it be just one person? The children's hospital closest to us doesn't want to see anyone new in this department. They have a developmental "team," but they're overwhelmed. There are a couple of developmental pediatricians fairly close--one has a really good reputation among Asperger's parents. Can a single physician give a diagnosis? I'm really not sure I even want to pursue it. I feel so overwhelmed right now. His learning disabilities are so hard to deal with, speech therapy will be twice a week, DD4 has SPD that requires weekly therapy, and DD12 is having a health issue that will be taking us to the children's hospital mentioned above tomorrow. It's a 2 1/2 hour drive each way. I'm tired...
  20. We take ours with us wherever we go, also! They've lasted for years and years, so far, and have been great! Once in awhile, we'll try to get by with just packing one, since they're a bit cumbersome in a suitcase, and we need two--one for each hotel room. I'll use my i-phone white noise ap for the room that I'm in, and my DH will keep the sound machine (what we call the Sleep Mate.) The ap isn't nearly as good, though. You're right, Dawn, it's the absolute best white noise machine!
  21. Yay! I came back just to see if you had any news, and I'm so happy to read this!
  22. :grouphug: I thought I had a sinus infection 4 1/2 years ago. It turned out to be pre-eclampsia. It was such a scary nightmare. Praying for everyone.
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