I use to work as a surgical assistant in an oral surgery office. When you "go to sleep" for tooth extraction its not the same as "going to "sleep" in a hospital. IV sedation, you will go to sleep, you will have no memory of the procedure, and you will wake up with no side effects such as sore throat, nausea, vomiting, and you wont be in and out of sleep for most of the day like general. With IV sedation, you will not remember, but if the doctor askes you to do something such as open your mouth or put your head back, you will follow commands. under general, you will be intubated, and will require an anesthesiologist to monitor your breathing. Its a longer recovery time. You will do great with IV sedation. Good luck!!

I am neither anti or pro vaccine. I dont know if my 2 cents will help you. I was fully vaccinated as a child. My kids until now have also been vaccinated. A few years ago I had to have proof of immuniations for my clinical rotation. I had my titers and didn't think it was a big deal, since I knew i had all my shots. It was then that I found out I was no longer covered by MMR. It was required for me to be in the hospital clinicals so I got it again. My insurance (and I heard most are the same) would not cover adult immunizations and I had to pay out of pocket. It was expensive. I also was found to not be covered by the Hep B vaccine either. That one I had been vaccinated for only 10 years prior (had to get it when I became an EMT). I was told that they are finding vaccines, Hep B in particular, are not life long immunity and that most insurances will not cover adult vaccines. Just food for thought while you are making your decisions. I think knowing what I know now, and with my more informed view on somethings, I personally would have done things a bit different for my kids. For one, they would not have gotten Hep B at birth, and I know I would have spread out and chosen which and when. There isn't much I can do about it now, but I have respect for all those moms out there who do the research and doesn't blindly follow what the doctors tell you to do. They only do what the drug manufacturers tell them to do. They are doctors, not researchers.

They make an all purpose gluten free flour that is good to use. When we first started doing gluten free we tried blending flours, but it was just too time consuming and required too much thinking..lol If you have a Whole Foods near you, they have an awesome Gluten free section, and everything is well labled. The other thing I found is you really cant buy prepacaged foods, even things like meatballs, cause they use gluten as a filler. Read everything. Most grocery stores have a line of gluten free cereals that arent too bad. Im not creative as far as meals go, and being that its my 5 year old that needs the gluten free, Ive gotten off easy making PB and J, but I have thought of tuna, or they make a gluten free pasta you could toss with a veggie like broccoli and some cheese. I have also given my son "roll ups" of meat and cheese like roast beef and cheese. He thought it was good with celery sticks and apple slices. lol...Im not too creative but we do what we can. Good luck

I would say peek foliage would be the last 2 weeks of October, but anytime is a great time in Boston! You could also consider a hotel in the Providence RI area (45min train ride from Boston and almost as much a tourist area as well). My favorite thing to do in Boston is the Boston Duck Tour. Its a little pricey, but well worth it. Its a 90min tour through Boston with heavy history. The tour guides were funny and so knowledgeable!

I don't know if you want my input, but I will put it out there. I am a licensed electrologist in the state of RI so I do have a little bit of info that could be of some help. 1st: if you are noticing an increase of hair, there can be several reasons. Anytime there is a change in hormones you will get new hair (puberty, pregnancy, menopause, heavy weight gain, smoking, going on or off hormone drugs such as the Pill, or a hormonal imbalance such as a benign cyst on your ovary or one of your hormone producing organs.) 2nd. Every woman has unwanted hair. For some its alot and runs in the family (genetics) for others its just 1 or 2 little stray hairs. If you pluck them, or any hair removal method that pulls the hair out by the root (plucking, tweezing, waxing, threading), will not only make permanent hair removal more difficult, but will actually create a bigger problem. Pulling 1 or 2 hairs will actually stimulate that area and hairs that were dormant will be stimulated to grow. So within a short period of time you will notice that 1 hair now has 3 or 4 little hairs in that same area. Electrology is the ONLY FDA approved PERMANENT hair removal method. Laser can only claim Permanent REDUCTION. Laser is always improving, and cost is coming down. I have sent several of my clients to Laser method if they have a large area to remove and come back to me with what is left to help reduce over all cost in the long run. Laser works best on those who have dark hair and light skin. It will NOT remove hairs that are blond or gray. If the hair is light, laser has difficulty being attracted to it. Electrology will eliminate hair regardless of skin type, color, and hair type and color. If you already wax or pluck, electrology will be simple. It isn't a PAIN FREE method, but its tolerable and similar to waxing. At least with electrology, the treatments will eventually come to an end, waxing is a lifetime commitment. Electrology will remove permanently your unwanted hairs. They will not regrow once they are permanently gone, but that doesn't mean you will never have to deal with this again. Until the hormonal imbalance is fixed (if thats the issue) or anytime you go through a hormonal change (new baby, birth control, menopause, or some meds with this as a side effect) you will get NEW growth. Hope this helps. Feel free to ask any questions if you should have any.

I have had the lap band done. I could tell you the long story, but I will keep it short. If i knew then what I know now, I wouldnt have done it. I learned the hard way, if I cant do it by eating healthy, exersice and be happy with myself, the band cant do it for me. If you want more details, please feel free to ask. Im an open book, and not everyone has the same thoughts as I do, and if I can help I will.

O.M.G! I love you!!! I just confessed to my husband I was scared I was losing my mind just 2 days ago! I have always had memory issues, and worked around it. Ive been accused of being "blond" but lately it been really bad. I have left raw chicken on top of the dryer (I have a freezer in my laundry room) for hours cause I forgot to put it away, I have almost started a house fire cause I forgot I was boiling an egg (thank God someone was home sleeping and smelled it.....yes I left the house for the day). I have forgotten to eat. I use to be very articulate and now when I talk to someone, I forget vocabulary I want to use. I often have to ask someone "did I already tell you this, or was I just thinking of it?" I think about something so much (so I dont forget it) that I actually dont know if I have said it out loud or not!! I forget things my kids have told me, I cant even order someone a coffee cause I cant remember what they told me to order. I have been diagnosed as having ADHD, but haven't followed through with treatment. I was scard to be honest with you. I'm scared of taking drugs, I'm scared that it was a misdiagnosis, but I'm now at a point I want to reconsider that. I need help, and I'm so happy to hear I'm not alone!

I have it DVR'ed havent seen it yet, but Im kind of biased toward Paul anyway.....:)

I would have her checked out. If it is her appendix, if it ruptures, she will be very sick. Another thought may be a benign ovarian cyst. Cysts can be as painful as kidney infection and appendix. Good luck, hope she feels better soon.

I wouldn't leave the butcher paper on. just put the meat in a bowl or pan of cold water. I think the paper would start to fall apart and be impossible to get it out of the water without making a mess. good luck!

At this time of day I would throw it in still frozen. I the future soak in cold water....works better than a microwave sometimes!

I haven't read all the replies (sorry, hope I'm not repeating anything someone else may have said). I am in a similar situation. My oldest (10) out of the blue stated he wanted to play baseball. My 2 little ones have played, and I was signing them up when my oldest made his announcement. He is NOT even remotely close to being athletic. I never want to tell him no he cant do something, I want him to try, but i was REALLY hesitant to sign him up knowing i a few weeks he will not want to be doing this. He cant hit. Hes not real sure how to hold the bat properly even after the coach has gone over it with him, its like it doesn't sink in. He cant catch the ball, even the ones on the ground. he will actually watch them roll past him rather than go after them. I know he is fustrating the other boys who have been playing this game for a long time, and Alex clearly isn't doing as well as most kids his age. (I have to say I feel better knowing my son isn't the only one who swings after the ball has long past him..lol). He now wants to quit playing. He hates practice. He is aware that he isn't as skilled as the other boys and I feel his frustration. The coach is well aware of the fact Alex doesn't have much experience and seems to think its fine. I, like you, worry about how he "looks" to the other kids. Alex is the only homeschool kid on the team (not that we have said anything to anyone, but I'm sure its bound to come up at some point) and I worry that he will be viewed as "oh thats why hes so slow and awkward, hes homeschooled." I dont want him to be ostracized. It doesn't help that he has Aspergers. Even when he was in PS he still had these issues, but thats not going to be the conclusion of these kids and families. I try to remind myself that I cant let my insecurities taint his views. these are my fears, not his. he doesn't seem to notice (or may he doesn't care) that he is different and that he is frustrating to the other kids. I use to spend my childhood focusing on what others thought of me rather than what I thought of myself. I should be proud that he doesn't let that stop him. I am also happy that he is trying something that is foreign to him. He doesn't let it intimate him like it would me. I'm proud of him for that. He doesn't like baseball now that he has started it, but we have decided to keep him in for the season. while we don't push him any further than he is willing to go as far as practice goes, we wont be signing him up next year either. We want him to understand that once he commits to something he needs to follow through. Others are depending on him. If it were piano and he wanted to quit that is different cause no one is depending on him to fill a spot. Its hard to watch him make mistakes (not following directions, having the other boys make comments to him about his abilities etc) but i feel like he has to experience that as well. He will have to deal with negative situations his whole life and learn from them. It is hard, and I don't always know what to do. just know you are in good company!

Im so sorry you are going through this. Its sometimes harder on the family than anyone else. It is unfortunate that little intervention has come her way, but it is individual right. Unless she is an immediate threat to herself or someone else, they cant hold a person against their will. I work as an EMT and I am who they call when there is someone in the ER that needs to be transfered to a rehab or pysc unit on 72 hour hold. I can tell tell you that just being drunk doesn't get you into a rehab. I have seen numerous alcoholics in the ER because rescue picked them up for passing out in public, or found by relatives in a bad way, and the ER will keep them on a stretcher in the ER monitoring them until their blood alcohol level is back in the normal range, then discharge them. They will ask if the person would like to go to rehab, but if they are not willing and no immediate danger to themselves or others, they get discharged home to start their cycle over again. You can call a social worker at a crisis center and ask for advice on your particular situation, or like the first poster stated, a lawyer. I can say, while its hard to just sit by and do nothing for someone you love and care about, I can also say that unless the person wants help, even if they are forced to accept help, they will not follow through. They have to want the help for it to help them. I wish you the best, and hope all works out for your family.

I'm am a mom who started my children's academic life in PS. My oldest went to the 3rd grade before homeschooling. I am not anti school, but I do love my homeschooling and I will tell you why. I found my life to be in constant chaos with school. In my district kindergarteners get homework. Alot of homework in my opinion. They only went 1/2 day but came home with at least 30-60 mins of homework a night. I was at the mercy of the school day. I fought with the kids constantly trying to get them to get up, get dressed, be on time, wheres your backpack, wheres your homework, what do you mean you cant find your shoes, great we missed the bus get in the car. Then all day if I'm cleaning, or doing errands, I'm watching the clock cause I'm going to miss that darn bus again. My house was never cleaned, cause I lived by a schedule I couldn't control. If my kids had after school activities (soccer, baseball, music) then dinner, homework and bedtime routine were messed up. It was an endless fight and we only relaxed on vacations and weekends. I hated that I gave up knowing what was best for my child as well. My kids had almost perfect attendance for 2 quarters. in 3rd quarter they got the H1N1 virus and I had to keep them out of school a week. I got a call from the principle telling me I was on the watch list for excessive absenteeism. I was livid. I wasn't going to send my kids to school sick or just getting over being sick so that they meet some quota. I was told what I could and couldn't pack in their lunches, and recess....forget it if they were not able to eat their lunch in the 15 mins provided. More than once my son missed recess cause he didn't have enough time to eat. My son is on the sensitive side as well. He lacks self confidence (one of the main reasons I pulled him out initially). Lets face it, middle school and high school years are tough on any kid, but one who lacks self confidence because he is picked on or different in elementary school, is even harder. I wanted my son to gain self confidence in himself on his abilities without other kids telling him hes stupid or weird or have to live up to a standard a teacher has without knowing his strengths and weakness. this way he will have the confidence in himself to stand up to someone later in life when hes better able to handle that kind of criticism. And hes far from sheltered. he has neighbor kids and brothers who can be negative that he has to deal with, but at least I'm there to teach him the cooping skills. I think you should compromise with DH. Set aside 2 hours a day for "school work" and 2-3 hours for household stuff so it all gets done equally, with the exception of one room that you can close the door and leave school supplies and books laying around as you want. But thats just me. I will say my house looks like a tornado went through it, but DH doesn't mind since his kids are well educated and he can still find clean underwear and his keys....lol

I have 3 boys that share a room and found that if I told them they would be rewarded after getting their room cleaned (i.e. going outside with their friends, playing video games or whatever else they really want to do), my oldest just did all the work so he could just get the reward and the other 2 know this and would drag their feet till the room was done, and they weren't helping. I figured out what to do that works for us. It took me a full day to get it going, but I inventoried the entire room and made a list of general items (legos, shoes, cars, trains, trash, hangers, dirty clothes etc.) and then even allowed them to choose which items they want to be in charge of. Then I made 3 separate lists with their jobs on it, including their outside room jobs on there too (bathroom trash, sweeping the floor, etc). I taped these lists to the back of their bedroom door and now I dont have to hear "hes not helping", "I'm doing everything", "thats not mine". Now I can go in the room and clearly see who hasn't done their part in cleaning, and the one who did their jobs, doesn't have to suffer because the other 2 didn't help. If one gets his done, then nothing holds him back from doing what he wants, while the others still have to clean. It works for us. Also, in addition, each is responsible for making their beds, putting away their clean laundry, and special items that belong specifically to them (trinkets, wallet, photos, etc). Its work in the beginning, but let me tell you, life is much smoother when it comes to getting the work done.