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Stressed About Brother's Upcoming Wedding

A.C. asks from Provo

I am super stressed here! My brother is getting married this Saturday (so in 5 days). TODAY I get a message via Facebook (not even a call or a text message) from his...

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Herpangina

S.E. asks from Sacramento

My son was just diagnosed with this. Its sores on his throat that causes a sore throat. Other symptoms are a fever, and not wanting to eat or drink anything. But my...

19

Mysterious Rash

K.M. asks from Jacksonville

My 15-month year old came down with an earache this week and was prescribed Amoxicillin. I gave it to him for two days without problems, but on the third morning he b...

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Sent Home from School for the Common Cold?

F.B. asks from New York

Mamas & Papas- Our kid has a cold. A bit of a cough, and a runny nose, but isn't bogged down, sluggish, or feverish. His pre-school called us today and asked us t...

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Your Experience with Mono Please.

A.W. asks from Kalamazoo

*I know you're not doctors, but I need some good momma advice :) My son has been sick since before Halloween. He went to the doc then and was diagnosed with a Lar...

4

Hand Foot Mouth - ME !?

A.K. asks from Minneapolis

I think I have Hand/Foot/Mouth. My girls go to daycare 3x a week and its been running through there the last couple days several kids have gotten it. My 15mo old DD h...

13

What Do You Think About This Scenario?

B.S. asks from Saginaw

Today around 2pm I got a call from my daughters school. The office stated that my daughter had been pulled from her class because it looked like she had pink eye. (...

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Tylenol or Motrin?

D.P. asks from Pittsburgh

OK--so dealing with a fever/throat thing with my son (almost 8 yo) for day three now. I've been giving him Tylenol, and it does bring the fever down temporarily, but...

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Am I Justified in Flipping the Hell Out on Him?

T.M. asks from Tampa

Bear with me here on this one. I got a call from daycare yesterday saying that my 4-year old was running a 101 fever. So I left work immediately and picked her up...

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Bright Red Cheeks

C.S. asks from Dallas

Ladies! My 5 month old has been sick since Thursday. Thursday he ran a fever of 101, and I took him to the dr. Pedi did a strep test and it came back neg. Pedi sa...

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