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    When to get IVs

    Three weeks, productive cough and increased sputum, mild chest pain, four different antibiotics with no change, chest CT scan showing diffuse inflammation, PFTs (FVC and FEV1) down 15%. Waiting to hear from doc what he wants to do. Last two PICCs gave me blood clots. Problem is, I am not SUPER...
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    When to get IVs

    Three weeks, productive cough and increased sputum, mild chest pain, four different antibiotics with no change, chest CT scan showing diffuse inflammation, PFTs (FVC and FEV1) down 15%. Waiting to hear from doc what he wants to do. Last two PICCs gave me blood clots. Problem is, I am not SUPER...
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    When to get IVs

    Three weeks, productive cough and increased sputum, mild chest pain, four different antibiotics with no change, chest CT scan showing diffuse inflammation, PFTs (FVC and FEV1) down 15%. Waiting to hear from doc what he wants to do. Last two PICCs gave me blood clots. Problem is, I am not SUPER...
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    When to get IVs

    Three weeks, productive cough and increased sputum, mild chest pain, four different antibiotics with no change, chest CT scan showing diffuse inflammation, PFTs (FVC and FEV1) down 15%. Waiting to hear from doc what he wants to do. Last two PICCs gave me blood clots. Problem is, I am not SUPER...
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    When to get IVs

    Three weeks, productive cough and increased sputum, mild chest pain, four different antibiotics with no change, chest CT scan showing diffuse inflammation, PFTs (FVC and FEV1) down 15%. <br /> <br />Waiting to hear from doc what he wants to do. Last two PICCs gave me blood clots. Problem is, I...
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    Females - Gaining/losing lots of water weight in short periods

    <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>PepperKitty</b></i> I have the same problem with chronic edema. I will gain 10+ pounds in 2 days, then lose it just as fast, only to regain it all over again. It drives me crazy! I'm always at a very low weight, so I watch it...
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    Females - Gaining/losing lots of water weight in short periods

    <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>PepperKitty</b></i> I have the same problem with chronic edema. I will gain 10+ pounds in 2 days, then lose it just as fast, only to regain it all over again. It drives me crazy! I'm always at a very low weight, so I watch it...
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    Females - Gaining/losing lots of water weight in short periods

    <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>PepperKitty</b></i> I have the same problem with chronic edema. I will gain 10+ pounds in 2 days, then lose it just as fast, only to regain it all over again. It drives me crazy! I'm always at a very low weight, so I watch it...
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    Females - Gaining/losing lots of water weight in short periods

    <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>PepperKitty</b></i> I have the same problem with chronic edema. I will gain 10+ pounds in 2 days, then lose it just as fast, only to regain it all over again. It drives me crazy! I'm always at a very low weight, so I watch it...
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    Females - Gaining/losing lots of water weight in short periods

    <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>PepperKitty</b></i> <br /> <br />I have the same problem with chronic edema. I will gain 10+ pounds in 2 days, then lose it just as fast, only to regain it all over again. It drives me crazy! I'm always at a very low weight, so I...
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    preventing DIOS

    Hydration (always) and Lactulose (when things slow down) works for me. When things start slowing down, I also massage my belly to stimulate peristalsis. If you take too many laxatives, you might be training your belly not to do its own work. Lactulose works by bringing water into the...
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    preventing DIOS

    Hydration (always) and Lactulose (when things slow down) works for me. When things start slowing down, I also massage my belly to stimulate peristalsis. If you take too many laxatives, you might be training your belly not to do its own work. Lactulose works by bringing water into the...
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    preventing DIOS

    Hydration (always) and Lactulose (when things slow down) works for me. When things start slowing down, I also massage my belly to stimulate peristalsis. If you take too many laxatives, you might be training your belly not to do its own work. Lactulose works by bringing water into the...
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    preventing DIOS

    Hydration (always) and Lactulose (when things slow down) works for me. When things start slowing down, I also massage my belly to stimulate peristalsis. If you take too many laxatives, you might be training your belly not to do its own work. Lactulose works by bringing water into the...
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    preventing DIOS

    Hydration (always) and Lactulose (when things slow down) works for me. When things start slowing down, I also massage my belly to stimulate peristalsis. <br /> <br />If you take too many laxatives, you might be training your belly not to do its own work. Lactulose works by bringing water into...
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    Females - Gaining/losing lots of water weight in short periods

    Do any women here have cycles of edema where, over the course of they day, gain more than the "average" amount of water weight over the course of a day or days, only to eventually lose it again in a short period of time (day, days)? I have been dealing with a condition called Idiopathic Cyclic...
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    Females - Gaining/losing lots of water weight in short periods

    Do any women here have cycles of edema where, over the course of they day, gain more than the "average" amount of water weight over the course of a day or days, only to eventually lose it again in a short period of time (day, days)? I have been dealing with a condition called Idiopathic Cyclic...
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    Females - Gaining/losing lots of water weight in short periods

    Do any women here have cycles of edema where, over the course of they day, gain more than the "average" amount of water weight over the course of a day or days, only to eventually lose it again in a short period of time (day, days)? I have been dealing with a condition called Idiopathic Cyclic...
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    Females - Gaining/losing lots of water weight in short periods

    Do any women here have cycles of edema where, over the course of they day, gain more than the "average" amount of water weight over the course of a day or days, only to eventually lose it again in a short period of time (day, days)? I have been dealing with a condition called Idiopathic Cyclic...
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    Females - Gaining/losing lots of water weight in short periods

    Do any women here have cycles of edema where, over the course of they day, gain more than the "average" amount of water weight over the course of a day or days, only to eventually lose it again in a short period of time (day, days)? <br /> <br />I have been dealing with a condition called...
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