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Post by Trixie on Dec 8, 2008 15:10:52 GMT -4
Does anyone know anything about Shingles (the disease, not roofing material), or know of a good medical website to find accurate information? My mother was diagnosed with it recently, and I've been looking for information on it, specifically how contagious this is, and if it can cause chicken pox in people who don't have a negative titer, but I'm getting only vague answers. Any help is hugely appreciated.
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Post by Nethyr on Dec 8, 2008 15:14:52 GMT -4
I had it briefly in high school, but I admit that I don't know much about it. Would her doctor be able to provide reliable info?
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Post by Trixie on Dec 8, 2008 15:27:30 GMT -4
Of course, I tried that first. The treating doctor(s) are the oncologists at Sloan. Its a relatively large group, and tough to get any of them on the phone and the nurses who call back are less than helpful with specifics. Also, they like to give info to my mother, who is not always lucid lately due to the amount of pain medication she's taking for the cancer and therefore, not the most reliable source either. I'm caring for her all the time, and I don't want to unknowingly pass it on to someone who may be susceptible.
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Post by Nethyr on Dec 8, 2008 15:42:55 GMT -4
Most of the info from a quick glance ( www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=shingles+contagious) seems to suggest that a healthy person who has not had chicken pox can catch chicken pox from a person with shingles, but the actual sores and their fluid are what you have to worry about.
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Post by fullermj on Dec 11, 2008 15:52:32 GMT -4
He's a lounge-singing coffee-fuelled paramedic on a mission from God. She's a wealthy belly-dancing vampire from a secret island of warrior women. They fight crime! www.theyfightcrime.org/
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Post by fullermj on Dec 16, 2008 13:41:08 GMT -4
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Post by Paco_Guerrera on Dec 16, 2008 14:08:24 GMT -4
Oh look, its some parents that need to have their reproductive capabilities forcibly taken away from them. Can we please get some goddamn laws in place that make people take a test before they are allowed to breed...PLEASE?!!
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Post by Hex on Dec 16, 2008 16:46:01 GMT -4
Them there is some classy people. Look at the picture of the dad holding the son. Marvel at the tchotchke on the shelves behind them. Nothing says avante-guarde trailer park like mini bottle of coke and pewter dragons. Besides, did you see the love mullet the young three year old is sporting. The problems these people face go well beyond a cake.
Did you read the comments below? I like that some people were defending the parent's right to name the child whatever they want.
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Post by brethyr on Dec 16, 2008 20:13:08 GMT -4
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Post by fullermj on Dec 22, 2008 16:07:07 GMT -4
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Post by brethyr on Dec 23, 2008 21:46:41 GMT -4
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Post by Paco_Guerrera on Dec 24, 2008 13:41:05 GMT -4
I dont know who sells those burritos, but I wanna go there.
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Post by Nethyr on Dec 26, 2008 11:30:26 GMT -4
Merry Christmas all! See you when I get back from Ireland on the 4th!
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Post by fullermj on Dec 30, 2008 13:38:47 GMT -4
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Post by fullermj on Jan 3, 2009 11:32:12 GMT -4
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