Hugs. My 16 year old has a pretty significant heart murmur as well as epilepsy. He did just fine having Covid a few weeks ago. We all had it and none of us pursued Paxlovid because of the risk of side effects and the rebound situation. We were all pretty sick for about 3 days and then steadily started getting better.

Fiji looks beautiful, but I don't get on airplanes unless I have to. I will drive and pick up whoever on my way to wherever.

All of us had Covid. Our house decided we needed to replace all. the. things. New air conditioning system. New hot water heater. Plumbing work on outdoor faucets. New over-the-range microwave.

I'm almost hoping I have sleep apnea. It would explain my serious fatigue. My doctor is exploring some other things, this is just the next thing.

My DH got one after being on a waiting list for a few weeks.

My doctor mentioned that a dental device, like a retainer, may be an option instead of the CPAP.

Yeah, his doctor was very concerned. I didn't even know central sleep apnea was a thing until all of this.

DH said he uses CPAP because he has both. He said he thought that BiPAP is used if someone has central sleep apnea only. He said he was having 30 episodes an hour. Now that he uses the CPAP, it's gone down to less than 10. When he did the in-person sleep study, he said they monitored him for the first few hours. They saw the episodes, then tried the CPAP and it helped.

I will ask DH .... He is using a CPAP, but maybe that's because he has both types? When he did the home sleep study, he talked to the doctor afterwards and she was VERY concerned about the central sleep apnea. DH's dad does have sleep apnea as well, but I'm not sure what type.

I would absolutely have them submit it to insurance and see what happens. My DH has both central sleep apnea as well as obstructive sleep apnea.

I’m in!!!!

My issue is that I fall asleep fine and stay asleep. But I am always. tired. Exhausted all day long. So this is one avenue we are exploring.

DH did one a few months ago and I'm doing one next week.

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Commiseration here. Definitely do something for yourself every day. It can be small - a good cup of coffee, take a quick walk, etc. this has been our summer of house stuff - outdoor faucet replaced because it was leaking and causing huge puddles in the yard, ant infestation, new A/C unit, and new hot water heater. Our kids are also super complicated - eating disorder for one, epilepsy for one, multiple learning disabilities for the other.

We pay for iCloud for our family storage. I'm looking into something for my business, though. I may go with Google.

We saw it yesterday - we are all pretty decent Marvel fans. I loved Jane, Valkyrie, and the screaming goats. And the goat boat. 🐐

We are going in October on our way home from a Disney Cruise. We have e an Airbnb booked already, but I will be taking notes on things to do!!!

She is adopted from China and we know nothing about her birth family. She is medicated for anxiety. We have tried all the things to get her to eat more. We have tried 5 different ADHD meds and none of them really help her focus very much. So it isn’t worth the trade off.

I use the Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1. To use something in place of regular flour, it needs to have Xanthan gum or another binder. So the 1 to 1 or others mentioned here are great.

Absolutely. In my area, for new patients, getting into a ped derm is about a 3-4 month wait. For existing patients, it's 1-2 months. I got lucky and got a cancellation spot this week for my 14yo who is an existing patient. Otherwise, we would have been waiting until the end of Sept.

Her derm has mentioned something for the scarring, but I can’t remember what it was. We actually have an appt tomorrow, so I will ask.

My 14y.o. DD eats the healthiest I've ever seen anyone eat. Vegetarian, zero processed foods, zero added sugar, very little dairy - and she still had terrible acne. I wish I had taken her to the dermatologist sooner. She now has it under control, but she has some scarring. She already had mental health issues and this didn't help.

I could have written this exact post!!