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Here is a link to a disturbing article about a woman who died following a home colonic treatment and the resulting lawsuit. http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/colonsuit.html For those who don't want to read the whole thing, here is an...

Our APU, LD, OR, and Level 3 are all on the same floor, but our level 2 is one floor up as is the GN and PPU. We have 3 infant stabilization units in LD and each SU can handle 4 kids.

My cousins in law pick peas (and other things, seasonally) in West Texas. Generally, the only 'facilities' available are Port-a-Potties, picnic tables, and a water spigot. A hand-washing station would go a long way toward better health for all of us.

Cargal posted: "did anyone see the multiple ads at the right side of the screen for colon hydrotherapy? Is there a 900 number" It would be interesting to take that colon cleanser ad apart. I'm sure they are claiming many, many (dubious) health benef...

When folks start talkin' toxins, I always ask "What toxins?".

Go Barb, Go Barb! :chuckle

At our facility, we have had about three 22 week survisors over about 6 years (that I know about- we were HIPPA before HIPPA was cool). One came back to visit. She was 8 months old, weighed about 8 lbs, and, as I chatted with her mom briefly, I watch...

posted by BarbPick: "If this is so, then why does "go lightly" work so well in a day for endoscopy? They take pictures to prove how well it works, I always thought G I Doctors had strange tolerance...yuk" Because you intestinal tract does have stuff ...

Thanks, Agnus. You are entirely correct.

I heard a commercial for "Colon Cleanse", a product that claims to remove the 10-15 lbs of 'sludge' that supposedly collects in the colon over time. The proof that it worked was in the large, ahem, stools that one would pass when using the product (...

How many weeks? If they were alive and perfect (healthy?), why did they die so quickly? I'm sorry you are feeling so sad about it.

"She's told me I'm picking a different future for myself by resisting a change that I'm deliberately avoiding. (Which happens to be TRUE.) " Well, this is true for me also, so maybe she meant you a pass this message on to me! Let me speak to you:...

Personally, I would never have a home birth. My personal experience included a perfectly normal hospital delivery (short and sweet with excellent care) followed 2 years later by a completely disastrous delivery with practically every complication po...

There is another thread on the board somewhere called "Would I be considered a difficult patient?" that asks a similar question, but from the other side. In my case (and I've had one of each), I don't care how the kid gets out as long as all are O.K....

Purplemania- I don't think her situation is anything like Stephen Hawking.

Maybe I am the one you are thinking of as I worked in an IVF clinic for about 5 years. The description by Chaya is quite accurate. I enjoyed the work immensely and left only because I had a medical problem myself that sidelined me for a very long tim...

I PM'd back.

I'm in antepartum and see lots of funneling cervix cases, sometimes as early as 18 weeks (yes we do get 18 week admits). We generally consider a funneled cervix to be an indicator of an incompetant cervix, and frequently the woman will get a cerclag...

Clarification: Sorry, I reread the post after I posted- that's a definate on the "three".

I worked in fertility for several years. I'm not in that particular area of OB-GYN now. Has she been to the Doc yet? The Doc may want to and should refer you two (three?) for some specialized counseling. This is a good idea and will help you think ab...

We've had lots make it in similar situations. It depends on how the leakage progresses and it sounds like she's doing O.K. now. I have an x 23.5 weeker myself who started Kindergarten a couple of weeks ago and is doing very well. I was admitted at 18...

On my APU, we would not have taken the assignment. While we do take 5 patients, we would not have taken 5 with three on continuous. Three continuous is the max in that particular situation. We also don't do cervidils on the unit. They require too mu...

Weeeelll, I thought we were gonna be talking about women here. I don't mind hairy men..or women. All my nursing work has been in womens' health and I think I have seen it all. People come in a fascinating range of colors, shapes, sizes and hairiness....

Medela is concerned with selling lotsa new pumps too, I bet.

My dad died in a nursing home. This was not entirely unexpected as he had Parkinson's Disease and had been in the NH for a couple of years. I had taken care of him at home previously. The question I have is that his death certificate states he died o...