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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 7:48 am
Julie...don't know about Kinko's or Office Max, but you can get laminate sheets at WalMart or Target or Staples or anyplace that has a good office supply section and do them yourself, too. Fun project.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 8:32 am
I got an entire posterboard laminated at Kinkos for about $7, I think. Thanks Bee! I had no idea one could laminate at home! (I'm not sure I would have attempted it with the huge posterboard.) Good tip!
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Friday, May 08, 2009 - 8:23 am
Can shampoo and conditioner go bad? I opened some conditioner that I had in the cupboard for probably 6 months and it smells a little funky.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Friday, May 08, 2009 - 8:31 am
When in doubt, throw it out 
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Lumbele
Moderator
07-12-2002
| Friday, May 08, 2009 - 8:33 am
Lori, I read somewhere that these things, creams included, start breaking down after about a year. So if your shampoo has sat on the store shelves for a while and 6 months at your place, it may well be throw-out-funky. 6 months alone shouldn't make it rotten just yet, though.
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Friday, May 08, 2009 - 9:10 am
Good advice BR! Thanks Lum!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 12:43 am
Canker sores suck. I've been saying Dakota has fever blisters/cold sores, but after reading up on it and staring at pics, it's canker sores. Couple weeks ago, my 5 year old niece went through the same thing...had a fever, wasn't feeling all that great, then next day feeling ok but her whole mouth (tongue, cheeks) covered in sores. Sis called the dr, who told her to use the otc stuff (ambesol) and if they didn't start to go away after a few days, to bring her in. It was a few miserable days. No one has been feeling well here, not really sick, just not feeling good. Dakota was up last night, wide awake half the night, but not sick. Oh, she had been complaining of mouth pain and I checked to make sure I didn't see any cavities or anything odd (nothing.) I chalked it up to the fact that she has overcrowding in her mouth (we've already had one baby tooth pulled trying to make a little more room) and I figured we'd be heading back to the dentist to figure out what to do since we have a few options. Also thought if not that, it could be sinus pain, since she's been having issues with that this week. This morning, though, she was just miserable. She was talking mushy mouthed and didn't want anything to eat. I asked her what hurt, it was obvious she was in pain, and when she tried to point to the spot, she hit herself softly in the chin (like forcing it up a bit) and just sobbed and sobbed. I checked her mouth and saw she had several canker sores on her tongue and cheek. Called sis and said you won't believe this and explained it to her. She called our nurse friend who said do the same thing as sis did with niece...otc stuff, soft, bland foods, go to the dr if it isn't clearing up in a couple days. I picked up some extra stregnth ambesol pain reliever, but to tell the truth I don't know if it takes the pain away so much as just totally numbing the mouth (if that makes sense.) Also got her a bunch of soft foods...applesauce, mac n cheese, popsicles, mashed potatoes, and soup...anything hot has to sit til it cools completely down or it hurts her. My baby is just miserable. I've checked her mouth and I'm sure she has more than she did this morning. Once the ambesol wears off, she's hurting again and the directions say to only use it 4 times a day. Not to mention, when it first goes on it kind of tingles and that's hurting her quite a bit. She's barely eating anything, even the soft foods, but she is drinking a lot of water. She's sleeping, but fitfully, waking up ever so often crying. Even with our nurse friends advice, I can't put her through another day like this to wait it out nad plan on taking her to urgent care tomorrow if I don't see any improvement. Not sure they can do anything, but maybe they can. Anyways, looking through websites about canker sores I'm seeing different things to try. Mixing a little salt with water and gargling (that is absolutely horrible and I have no intention of doing it to my kid,) a mixture of baking soda and water, putting brown sugar on each sore, even a mixture of maloxx and benadryl and swishing around. There's an even longer list of stuff to try, but I'm not sure where to start. Any personal experience, ideas, best things to use to soothe the pain between ambesol and that will last longer and provide relief? I only had a couple growing up and step dad was in the salt camp (it did clear them up, but burned like all hell and like I said, not doing that to my kid.) I'm really worried that if/when we take her to the dr they're just gonna say wait it out til they go away, but I don't want my poor kid to be in pain for several days.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 3:53 am
A friend of mine and her son both had canker sores (huge ones, and many at a time frequently) all the time. Once they started taking vitamin B supplements, they haven't had more than 1 at a time and very infrequently. Can't remember which B vitamin it was, so ask Kota's doctor, but it honestly worked nearly immediately to stop them. I got only a couple as a child, but my Mom would put hydrogen peroxide on a Q-Tip and just touch it to the canker sore and it would heal quickly. Didn't hurt, just bubbled a lot!
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 9:16 am
PJ's are not just for the bedroom anymore...lol.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 11:06 am
yogurt. I usually use the kind without fruit, it can be cold or room temp. It makes them heal quicker. I had been getting Thrush since I started my Advair (common side effect) Thrush makes what feels like the worst caanker sores all over your mouth. I finally had to get a pill, its for yeast infection. Apparently Thrush is like yeast infection in the mouth. It felt like my mouth and tongue were cut with razor blades. If she continues to get them you might want to see if doc can prescribe something. I only have to take 1 pill every month or so.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 11:16 am
I might try that one Huk'd. One of the tips I read last night was to mix it with water and swish it around your mouth. The kids have always liked the bubbling on boo-boo's so maybe she won't put up a fight about it. Darren said she was up really early (about 4:30 with him) and I know she didn't get much sleep before that. He gave her more anbesol and then later gave her some of the other otc stuff and I'm wondering if it's starting to get better. She's been sound asleep, peaceful sleep, since I got up. Woke up about 20 minutes ago, sat up and stared at me and when I asked how she was feeling she mummbled something totally off the wall so I told her to lay back down cuz she wasn't really awake yet (she holds conversations with people on occassions while sound asleep, always has, lol.) I haven't gotten a chance to look in her mouth yet, but considering the way she's sleeping, she appears to be much more comfortable than she was last night.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 11:23 am
I'd thought about yogurt but I can't do that with Kota cuz of being lactose intolerant. That's funny you mention thrush Pamy! My niece, who went through this same thing a couple weeks ago, had thrush constantly as a baby and that was one of the first things sis said when she ended up with the canker sores. Dakota had it a few times as well. I had no idea thrush was a side effect of advair though, I'll have to make sure sis knows that (aunt takes it.)
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 1:17 pm
yeah even if you rinse your mouth really well after taking advair thrush can still happen.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 7:14 pm
I use an over-the-counter medicine called Oracort. Its been the best thing evah for my cankers. Put it on at night and by morning its done its work.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 8:05 pm
My mom had us use Alum (used to make pickles crisp) directly on a sore.. not much and NOT to be swallowed! Apparently it is quite toxic in small quantities if ingested.. but it sure does work.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 9:39 pm
Back in the days of single blade razors, every medicine cabinet had an alum stick in it. You dotted it on anything that was bleeding and needed to stop. I have long lost my stick of alum and kind of miss it. I have no idea where one would buy alum nowadays or if you even can. Since Seamonkey mentions it, maybe you can still buy it, but I think Seamonkey is almost as ancient as me, so maybe not.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 11:33 pm
We ended up in ER with Kota tonight. I've got a long post but think I'll go post in my folder so as not to clutter this one.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 11:39 pm
Sorry, wanted to add that Kota is just fine! Realized I left that off my post, sorry!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 12:09 am
WE had powdered alum. Haven't seen any for years, though.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 3:08 am
Alum stick is also known as styptic pencil.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 7:52 am
You are right, Color! The exact name had eluded me. We had both the styptic pencil and powdered alum in our medicine cabinet in the 50'a and 60's.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 8:26 am
I need a joke. I am the President of a work organization and I am known for always telling a joke before we start the meetings. I am not going to be able to attend this week's meeting so the VP is running the show. I have prepared the agenda for her and want to include a joke for her to tell I started it off with "Pam regrets that she can not be here today, she asked me to read the following in her absence….." I have googled absence jokes and I can't find any I like. I want it to be something short. I know some of you are better googlers than I am so thought I would throw it out there. Thanks!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 8:31 am
click here click here
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Msbullwnkl
Member
08-16-2005
| Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 3:51 pm
We are writing my dad's obituary, and have come across something we can't seem to find...we want any memorial donations to go to colo-rectal cancer research. Dad hated that this cancer which has a very high survivor rate had no big "foundation" behind it to promote its message. However, much to our dismay, there doesn't seem to be any out there as well-known as Susan G. Komen is for breast cancer. Can we donate to the American Cancer Soceity with the specification it goes to colo-rectal research? Or does anyone know of a group that raises money for colo-rectal cancer research? Maybe I am brain-fried, but google is not my friend right now.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 4:45 pm
http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/research Research C3’s goal is to bring the most promising colon and rectal cancer research forward, faster. We work with the gastrointestinal research community to identify emerging areas of study that should be explored. Once they are identified, C3 helps build bridges between basic scientists, clinical researchers and patient advocates. http://www.fhcrc.org/donating/donate_now.html Giving to the Hutchinson Center By investing in Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, you will be supporting a critical need — to help us implement lifesaving breakthroughs in the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer and other life threatening diseases. Thank you for your support today. Give to the General Fund Make a donation to the general fund and we will direct your gift to the area of greatest need. Donate in memory or honor of a loved one or special occasion. Learn more about our Tribute program. There is also a place on the above website to direct which cancer research to donate to: https://secure2.convio.net/fhcrc/site/Donation2?df_id=1281&1281.donation=form1
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