Recent content by lcwhitney

According to my G.I. doc when taking oral antibiotics it is always good to eat yogurt or drink cultured buttermilk.Acidophillus caps work too I take meds for chronic ulcer problem so oral antibiotics make me prone to gi yeast so I am all too familiar with antibiotic induced infections. Lettitia

Trust your own instincts My own pulmonic valve ( the lowest pressure valve) lasted less than three months! I barely recovered from my initial surgery before a routine stress test destroyed the valve my doctors thought would last me forever. Two years after my first surgery my pulmonic tissue...

It is green and leafy and us mechanical valvers should use it sparingly or avoid it is all I know about it. Lettitia

Does anyone besides me have chronic occasional pvc's? or pre -mature ventricular contractions . I have them and I really hate it because it happens sometimes when I am trying to talk and it intefers with my speech !Like I need another thing to do that these days I don't care why it is there I...

My perfectly beautiful new baby niece is home.When I look at her I see my father and grandfather. It is really strange to see my grandfather in her face. I have never looked at my brother or my dad and saw my grand father My brother however is A xerox copy of my dad I am sorry but there will...

Oour new baby is beautiful and steadily gaining weight she i2 up to 3lbs. 12 ounces. She can come home when she gets to 5lbs. Callie Marie already has both my mother and grandmother wrapped around her very tiny pinky fingers. I have to brag a little besides the thought of a beautiful baby makes...

Thank you all for the prayers and best wishes. I got to see my new niece for the first time today She is beautiful Lettitia

My brother Carson & his wife Amy have A new baby girl! Five weeks early and weighs only 3lbs 8oz. Her grand entrance came Wed. night by emergency c-section. All prayers for the 3 will be greatly welcome. Lettitia

A recent Sci channel special called FIX ME profiled research projects using adult stem cells the spinal cord regeneration project goes into human trials this year!There was also A segment on growing hearts for mice using adult stem cells There are many promising projects in progress that could...

I'm on low sodium diet ,thyroid and kidney function is normal but, exercise is minimal since my stroke in 2003. My exercise is walking to bathroom 5-6 times a day with my walker. Walking is getting harder everyday because of the contracture from the stroke. Thanks guys my bp control will have to...

My blood pressure has decided to go through the roof in spite of treatment with multiple meds. Does any one have a suggestion ?I'm averaging 200/ 110 on a daily basis .I am considering taking A stick with me to my next appointment and cracking my doc over the head as I tell him my BP...

My niece Lisa also just started Kindergarten. After her first day she came home and informed her mother that she wanted to take her lunch to school from now on because the only food she saw in that kitchen was tacos and she did not want to eat a taco for lunch every day! She also thinks the new...

My brother Carson and his wife Amy are having a baby! We are all very happy and greatly surprised he is 44 and she is 36, I think. They didn't plan on having any but are now thrilled to be having a baby that we found out this week is a girl, due in October.:D Lettitia

For any history buffs out there, the first 2 hour Installment of the new HISTORY CHANNEL MINI-SERIES "AMERICA THE STORY OF US "was an excellent beginning.I hope that the 5 remaining segments are just as interesting. Lettitia

I suggest sending your 2 year old with your sister. Make sure she has a cell phone and send them to the zoo or to a park , it will be a long day. A 2 year old will need to play and you sister will need a good distraction too. If the 6 yr. old doesn't want to go to school don't force the issue...