Posts by CallMeIshmael

It sounds as if there's an underlying vascular problem that is making relatively "benign" injuries so slow to heal. The splotchy discoloration on his legs sounds like the kind of skin changes one gets with chronic venous...

Well, whatever else is going on bug-wise, caffeine withdrawal is not helping his symptoms. His body was used to *alot* of caffeine every day. Cutting out that amount cold turkey is pretty much guaranteed to make you feel...

I'd keep the freaking out to a minimum. My guess is they're wondering about vocal cord nodules, which are kinda like calluses. Reflux is also a possibility -- sometime a hoarse voice is the only symptom. Or it could just be that his...

Quick NAK note: If your ear's draining fluid, your eardrum may be perforated from an infection. As PP pointed out, that's not a bad thing, since the drainage helps clear the infection. But if your eardrum is perforated, there's an...

Your children are adorable. Those look like totally normal dimples. Most likely, it's something to do with the way the plump stuff under their skin is tethered to the top of the cheekbones, but loose above and below. Doesn't look...

Those certainly sound like unusual places for dimples. Perhaps they're a little different from garden variety dimples and are instead a very mild form of clefting, which could have a genetic underpinning. Any chance of a picture?

I'd feel OK dismissing a 54-hour headache in a child with a history of migraines, but that's beyond my comfort level for someone without that history. My concern is that something else is going on. If she's not better, I'd advocate...

The most fundamental question is whether this is a primary GI process, or something else entirely (or both!). Does she have fever or diarrhea assoicated with the vomiting? If so, this suggests that the problem is indeed...

Yes, the indenting when upright is totally normal -- as is pulsing and bulging out when screaming! If she's eating well, acting lively and peeing, don't even think about dehydration.

Quote: Originally Posted by Deborah Okay, here is the big question. Are the studies "proving" that MMR isn't connected to autism deliberately structured to miss the relevant children? To avoid collecting...