Illnesses & Symptoms: Teen

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16 Year Old Step Daughter?

Hello, I've recently married my husband who has two kids one is a 12 year old boy, and the other is a 16 year old girl. I have a 12 year old boy also, along with two 17 year old girls. Our boys get along great, and are just the best of friends, and I get along with my hubby's boy just fine! His 16 year old daughter has lived with her mom moat of her life and just recently moved in with us because her mom gets job transfers a lot, and to make a long story short, my husband and her both agreed that it would be better for her to live with us...

Aches & Pains

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15 Year Old Having Sex

My cousin has a 15 year old stepsister who has been living with my cousin's mother since the age of 8 or 9. The stepsister's mother had her at the age of 15. The stepsister has been having sex for about a year now, and she asked my cousin to take her to the clinic to get birth control pills. My cousin told her she would, but only if tells her mother. The stepsister doesn't want to tell her mother because she is afraid she will take the pills away. My cousin asked me what she should do. I think she should get her the pills and go with her...

Acne

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Help with My Zit Face!!

I am 22 yrs old and getting married in June. Here in the last 6 months or so I have been having these terrible breakouts! I sure don't want to have them on my wedding day!! I have tried using organic products like Eminence and I have tried AcneFree facial products. Nothing is working for me!! The Acnefree burned and dried out my skin, and I was only using it 3 times a week. I do not have oily skin and usually only dry in the winter. I need some serious help with it for sure!! The breakouts are mostly on my cheeks and temples.

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Acne and Preteen

My 12 year old daughter has hit the age of acne. She has started to break...

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32 With Acne :(

I've been battling break outs more so in my late 20's and into my early 30's...

ADD, ADHD

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Unmotivated 16 Year Old

My 16 year old daughter is very smart, but is very unmotivated to complete her school work, therefor seems to be running a C average in almost everything. I speak to her teachers who say she 'drifts off' in class. She often gets zeros for homework she 'does not feel like doing'. I realize a C average is not the end of the world, but I know she is capable of more and would like her to be able to go to college. I have taken away privliges, offered incentives, etc, and she says she will do better, and may for a very short time, then its back...

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My 16 Year Old

I have a 16 year old daughter who is very smart, but she doesn't do her work...

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Is Is ADD or What?

My 9 year old has recently been diagnosed with ADD. Since the end of her...

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Is It ADD?

I have been having a lot of problems with my middle daughter. She is almost...

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Allergies

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Allergy or Not?

Recently my hands and feet started to itch something fierce. I thought maybe it was an allergy to something, but it seems to be mostly at night (occasionally in the daytime). I have seen my regular dr., but they haven't been much help, only referring me to a dermatologist. I have done some research on the internet and there are some things that I've read regarding similar symptoms--from high blood pressure, to diabetes, to carpel tunnel syndrome. Just wondering if anyone out there has suffered anything similar or knows someone that has....

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Allergy or What?

When getting my 2 year old ready for dinner i took her shirt off and found...

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Autism

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17 Year Old with ADD? Need to Find a Doctor...

My almost 17 year old son is extremely smart, has been in Gifted/Talented and PreAP classes the entire time he has been in school, but the past two years have been such a struggle with him to 1. go to school, period. and 2. complete class work while in class (don't even ask about completing homework!!) even though he is just taking "normal" classes. If I don't come up with the money for him to go to summer school, he will be repeating his junior year next year. He has told me he just doesn't understand the work (which I find VERY hard to...

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Could It Be Autism?

i know a 2 year old who still does not talk, is overy irritable, clingy to...

Autism Spectrum

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17 Year Old with ADD? Need to Find a Doctor...

My almost 17 year old son is extremely smart, has been in Gifted/Talented and PreAP classes the entire time he has been in school, but the past two years have been such a struggle with him to 1. go to school, period. and 2. complete class work while in class (don't even ask about completing homework!!) even though he is just taking "normal" classes. If I don't come up with the money for him to go to summer school, he will be repeating his junior year next year. He has told me he just doesn't understand the work (which I find VERY hard to...

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Could It Be Autism?

i know a 2 year old who still does not talk, is overy irritable, clingy to...

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Bronchitis

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My DD Has Bronchitis and the Steriods Are like Crack!

My 4 year old has bronchitis and has been on a steriod for 1 1/2 days. Her fever broke but oh my gosh! She's acting like a crazy woman! She's been running around like a wild woman, liking everyone, kissing non-stop, constantly humming to herself, etc. She stayed up until 12am last night. Today, we gave it to her earlier and she fell asleep before 10, but the day was insane! She's crazy! It's alright. We understand that she's sick and it's the meds, but if anyone has some advice on how to help curb the "craziness", I'd love to hear it! I...

Cancer

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Advice on 15 Year Old Daughter

Hello - I need advice on what to do in a situation regarding my 15 year old daughter. She has been sneeking around behind my back to talk to and to see a boy that her dad and I have already told her we didn't want her to have any contact with anymore. The times that she sees him are few and far between because he lives about 30 minutes away but she has started talking to him recently on her cell phone and online. I have started taking her phone from her when she comes home from school because he will call her around midnight/1:00am and...

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Could This Be Cancer?

I have a wart, mold looking thing on my eyelid. I started "growing" it about...

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Cerebral Palsy

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Wanting Information on Cerebral Palsy

Wondering if there are any mothers out there with a child with Cerebral Palsy, and when did you know there something wasn't right with your child? My boy is 7 months old and seems to me he is not normal. He has little flopping spells and chivers every now and then. Am I over reacting and worring about nothing or should I make a DR's appointment. He had bumped his head real good when he was 5 weeks old and I keep worring that there was some damage to his brain. DR's said no at the time but I need to kknow that I'm not over looking...

Cold & Flu

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16 Year Old Step Daughter?

Hello, I've recently married my husband who has two kids one is a 12 year old boy, and the other is a 16 year old girl. I have a 12 year old boy also, along with two 17 year old girls. Our boys get along great, and are just the best of friends, and I get along with my hubby's boy just fine! His 16 year old daughter has lived with her mom moat of her life and just recently moved in with us because her mom gets job transfers a lot, and to make a long story short, my husband and her both agreed that it would be better for her to live with us...

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16 Year Old Daughter

Need I say more, I have a 16 yr old daughter who I feel is just isolating us...

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Diabetes

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17 Year Old Is Nauseous

Hello ladies. My 17 yo son has had nauseous problems for about 6 months now. He is very healthy and active, plays sports year-round and goes constantly. Almost every time he eats he gets nauseous. He tries to eat to gain weight, like most 17 year old boys, but seldom gets more than a little food down before getting sick. It doesn't matter what he's eating - we've tried all different kinds of foods - but he feels sick. He has only actually vomitted one time because he always stops eating before he throws up. A friend told him he had that and...

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Type 1 Diabetes

We just found out that my 17 year old daughter has Type 1 Diabetes. She will...

Fatigue

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Extreme Fatigue Right Before Period

Hi ladies. I am a 30 year old sahm of 2 kids, ages 2 and 5. They are great kids! Over the last several months I have noticed increasing PMS symptoms, mostly in the form of moodiness and EXTREME fatigue the day before and/or the day I start my period. To the point where I can barely function, and as I'm making myself function I'm in an exasperated mood with my children. It makes me sad because they aren't doing anything out of the ordinary, but I'm SO TIRED I can't deal. Luckily they take naps/have rest time (older one) after lunch, at...

Fever

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My Son Has a Fever with No Other Symptoms.

Hello all - My 5 year old son is running a low fever with no other real symptoms. Yesterday I picked him up from preschool and noticed nothing unusual. He came home, had a snack, went outside for a little while....then started getting tired pretty early and ended up falling asleep at around 6:30 pm. He woke up about four times over the course of the night, screaming/crying that he was afraid of the shadows on the ceiling. He was hot and sweaty each time that I went to him, but I assumed he had just worked himself into a frenzy over the...

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Flu

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The Flu Shot

I have never had the flu shot, my daughter is 2. I am debating whether or not to get it myself and for her, She is at home, not in day care, but goes to a play group and gymnastics once a week. Who doesnt get the flu shot themselves and choses not to give to their children and why?

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Flu Shot or Not?

My son is 6 months old and I am gaving a hard time deciding whether i should...

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Flu or Not?

Just wanted to pass this along. All week this week my son has been sick,...

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The Flu Is Here

Hi Ladies, My son was diagnosed with the flu yesterday and already...

Heart Disease

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Doggy Heart Murmur

Our 14 yr old terrier mix has had a heart murmur for a couple years. It makes her sort of cough and choke when she gets excited. Lately it seems to be getting worse. At the time that it was diagnosed we put her on special food for a while, but she dropped some weight and started doing better and we were able to take her off of it. The only other thing the vet could do for her was to put her under anesthesia and give her an EKG. After he explained the only purpose for the EKG was to get a baseline reading to be able to see how much...

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Medications

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Medically Unable to Drive

My sister has been on paid medical leave from her teaching job for over a year. She has chronic vertigo and can not drive. She has to get back to her job in September when she runs out of sick days. She said a friend suggested that there may be a way to get the state to pay for her daily transportation but we don't know how to pursue that. Public transportation is not possible/realistic (from Somerville to Lexington). She also travels between schools every day. The only other idea I had was to rent/buy property in Lexington but OMG it...

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Acne at My Age?!

Hi there. I am a 39 year old mom with monthly breakouts - every time I...

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Mental Health & Learning Disabilities

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Treatment of Child with Disabilities at School

Background on my daughter. She has been diagnosed with ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) , Generalized Anxiety, Tic syndrome & Sensory Issues. I've been battling with the school for a few years now on getting an IEP or 504 put in place. I'm setting up another meeting & I refuse to leave the school until one is put in place. My daughters grades are dropping in one particular subject b/c her teacher absolutley refuses to make ANY special accomidations. My main question is they are currently punishing her by taking away her...

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Mononucleosis

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Help! Need Assistance to Keep My 16 Year Old Healthy - Has Mono for the 4Th Time

My 16 year old daughter just was diagnosed with Mono again! - This is her 4th bout with it in a year and half. She is a very busy kid - Marching Band, basketball, swimming and 2 jobs. Marching band is over now, but baskeball is just starting. the 2 jobs are a life guard at the pool or cashiering at the pool - usually not more than twice a month on the weekends. Her other job is a cashier at a local deli restaurant - usually weekends 6-8 hours. It has always come out when she is in her menstral cycle week. This past Saturday she went to get...

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Advice on "Mono"

Hi moms, my 16 y/o was diagnosed over the weekend with mono. In the...

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Babysitter Has Mono

Oh no! Our regular babysitter has mono. She watches my two girls (ages 6...

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Mono Mono Twins

my sister in law is pregnant for the first time with mono mono twins. has...

PMS

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New to PMS??

I haven't asked a question in a while and was thinking why not find out what you ladies think... I have been very blessed not to have suffered with PMS pretty much my whole life. Now that I am getting *ahem* "older"...I am noticing that the few day before my period I am an achy, grumpy, yucky person...has been just a day or two, but new to me... This month oh my goodness...it has been five or six days of feeling awful, cramps, bloating, aches, etc etc etc. I even took a pregnancy test to see if I might be pregnant (I almost started...

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PMS Is Brutal

I feel like I am going to explode from bloating, hormones, bad vibes & have...

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About PMDD or PMS

Is anyone familiar with two very specific aspects of either PMDD or PMS? ...

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Any Advice on PMDD?

Just wondering if anyone has any other advice on PMDD besides anti-depressants.

Support Groups

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17 Year Old Wants to Drop Out of Track

I guess I'm not looking for advice since I know how I'm going to handle this, maybe just support that I'm doing the right thing! My 17 year old daughter (a junior)came home yesterday and said that she is dropping out of track. It's the only sport she is in. We have always taught our kids that what you start you finish. If she decides not to join the team next year I will have to go with that decision but for now, we paid the fee and most of all I want her to keep physically active. Right now she is tiny. 5'1" and 97 pounds but I have...

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ADD / ADHD Help!

My 5 year old son was just dianosed with ADHD. We have been having a lot of...

Urinary Tract Infections

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Teen Daughter with a Severe UTI...ER visit..Fever Now...

Any advice? 17 year old daughter went to ER last night with abdominal pain. She had been in pain on and off for almost 2 days but it all came to a head last night very quickly. After barfing on the way there and some diarhea after arrival, her pain was mostly gone (pressure relief it seemed). White count and urine sample indicated infection. She was diagnosed with a severe UTI. They were worried about her appendix as she is prime age and all for that (we actually have a friend whose teen daughter had HERS removed this morning ! ) My...

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