GR8FUL

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1. Just need to vent....

   GR8FUL replied to husker-nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Husker - I was told over a period of three years that my thyroid levels were within normal range. Finally, after going to a new internist, he ran an antibody test and it was through the roof - I have Hashimoto's! It took a while to get the right le...

2. Nurses that give bottles to breastfeeding babies.

   GR8FUL replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

   It seems that it's all about finding a balance. When I was doing my practicum in a highly respected NICU (having spent several days in two other hospital NICU's) the most significant difference I saw was a policy of giving NICU babies mother's milk,...

3. Nurses that give bottles to breastfeeding babies.

   GR8FUL replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Great article, Mitchsmom. I'm going to print a dozen or so for all of those "I was bottle fed and I'm just fine" friends I encounter. I though the part about sensitization to cow's milk and diabetes being related - makes me wonder if the African Ame...

4. Any nurses out there with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

   GR8FUL replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

   I have chronic active Epstein-Barr virus as well as Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. I have recently graduated and focused on finding a job that is days only. It really limited the number of hospitals I could work in, but for me it is essential not to mess...