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Still a little fuzzy on the details, but this is what I know for fact as of right now.

A family member (16 year old boy) has been sexually abuse by his mother's boyfriend. It started 4 to 5 years ago. When his mother was confronted with this, she called her son a liar and accused him of trying to ruin her relationship with her boyfriend. The boy has since moved out of the home. There has been suspicion that the abuser has abuse another family member (less than 2 years old at the time). There has also been suspicion that the 16 year old has started abusing other children. Apparently, another concerned family member contacted the police about this, but was told that they can't do anything without proof...or unless the 16 year old tells them the truth...and right now, he's not talking.

I don't know what to do. I do know that if this guy (the boyfriend -NOT MY BOYFRIEND!) gets away with this, he'll go on to do it again and again. Help.

Does anyone know the bite pressure of a hatchling alligator? I can't seem to find ANY information on this...

Thank you.

And, do all ANA results have a pattern?

8 months ago, I was prescribed Hydrocodone 10mg every 6 to 8 hours. One week after I started taking it, I developed breathing trouble. My doctor said it was an allergic reaction, gave me Epinephrine and Solumedrol, and changed my medication. I was then given Darvocet, but had a similar reaction 3 days later. In the ER, I was told it was yet another reaction, given more Solumedrol, and prescribed Oxycodone. Three days later I was back in the Urgent Care with the same reaction, only this time I was told it could not be a reaction because of the previous Epi and other countering drugs. I was instead told it was a panic disorder and given Ativan. I seemed to be ok with the drug for a longer period of time but soon after had the same reaction. I stopped taking any and all medication at that point. A few days later I had surgery for the condition for which I was originally prescribed the medication; when I woke up from anesthesia, I was told the doctor put me on Dilated. I was on it for a month with no reaction. About a month after the surgery, I started having problems again, only this time it was with all medications…ibuprofen, Tylenol, aspirin, Claritin-D, Pepto, Zyban, Buspar and Xanax to name a few. Some reaction happened within an hour, others took days, but I would always react.

Other things to consider: The surgery was for a UPJ Obstruction (right kidney). I had a stent put in for 2 weeks, then removed. I have had 3 CT scans and countless blood test since the surgery (because my kidneys hurt after taking any medications) but all have come back within normal ranges and showed no obstruction.

Questions: Can this be a drug accumulation and toxicity problem? If so, how do they test for it, and what can be done about it?

Thank you.

My issue started 2 weeks ago with a trip to the ER. I was diagnosed with kidney stones that will require surgery. While waiting for the surgery, my doctor prescribed Vicodin (hydrocodone) for the pain. I was fine taking it for the first couple of days. A few days later, I noticed I was having trouble breathing which I shrugged off as asthma. It only got worse, so much so that I had to go into urgent care. They said it was an allergic reaction to the Vicodin and changed my medication to Darvocet. My breathing returned to normal...only after the doc pumped me full of Epi and steroids. The next day, after taking the Darvocet, I had another reaction...not as bad, but still, it required a trip to the ER. They pumped me full of meds again to counter the reaction and then prescribed Percocet. I took one after I got home from the ER and was fine, but the next morning after I took another, it happened again. These are all medications I have taken in the past with NO reaction at all. Why now? My question is, is it possible to, all of a sudden, develop an allergic reaction to medication you were never allergic to before?

Men, could you give me a list of reasons why you would choose masturbation over sex with a willing partner.

I have searched everywhere and can find no information on this topic.

Thank you.

if your spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend spoke down to you in front of his/her friends? Hurtful things that made them seem powerful while you seemed weak?

I refuse to generalize by saying all men because I do not believe that all men do this, but my husband will NOT admit to being wrong...EVER. When I am, I admit it and do so with the respect I believe he deserves, and probably deserved in the beginning. However, when he's wrong (and it can honestly be about something too stupid to argue about) he just will not give it up until I cave and say he was right (which I have done just to end such a stupid argument.)

Why? I have heard ego, pride, maturity, weakness, and even fear of their "pills" shrinking...I just want something definitive.

And what's worse, my 14 year old daughter is starting to do it too. So much so that I'm having to punish her because of it. I have also talk to him about this, but again...he's never wrong, so how could it be his fault.

I just want the same respect I show him...am I asking too much?

My ex husband and I divorced 5 years ago. In our divorce papers, we agreed to split weeks during summer vacation, (he would get 1 week S-S, and the same for me the next.) We have never followed that part of the parenting plan because he works M-F and had noone to watch our kids, so they are with me M-F, and with him on the weekends. Our chidren are now 11-14. He has decided, without discusing it w/me first, to now start following the original parenting plan. The children do not want this and neither do I. He lives in a terrible apartment building where drugs are sold. Our children do not even want to live w/him at all anymore because, according to them, all he does is chat on the computer, talk on the phone, sleep and ignore them anyway. My question is, can he do this if this has not been "status quo" since we divorced? We live in Washington State and I'm not sure of our laws on this subject. Thank you.

My friend left her live in because of his drug problum. She took her three small children and went to stay with her sister..They kicked her out, (they do not have childrean and were not prepared for the "energy" three small boys can produce.) She went to stay with a friend...she too kicked her out, (this time for overcrowded conditions. 8 people in a 2 bedreoom + her and her kids.) She can't stay with her mom because her mom lives with her sis. Her dad is in the same boat as the friend she tried to stay with..overcrowded. During all of this she has applied for welfare and government housing assistance, (before everyone tells her to get a job, she has but lost it when she could not afford to pay daycare.) Welfare says they can help, but it will take 45 days+. She has 4 days left at the hotel she has been staying in before she has to leave. She is out of money. She can NOT take her children to a homeless shelter with her because CPS said they would be taken away.

My husband and i get into disagreements as most married couples do. But when i'm wrong, i say, "I'm sorry" and leave it at that. When he's wrong, he too says he's sorry, then follows it up with a "but..." As in, "I'm sorry for (blah, blah), but what about the time you did (blah, blah.)"

I know he apologized, but in a way, i'm not sure he did.

My husabnd and I went out the other night and he had way to much to drink (he usaually does not drink.) When we were at the bar, he embarrassed me so badley I wanted to crawl under the bar. When we got home, I knew he was going to get sick, so I got him a pail and went to wash my face and get ready for bed. When I came back to our bedroom, he had vomited all over our bed (the pale unused) and ruined our mattress. I had to sleep in another room and have since this happened.

The next day after he'd crawled out of the vomit covered bed he'd slept in, he couldn't understand why I was upset. And now he will not speak to me because he thinks i'm overreacting to the way he behaved.

What happened at the bar: He was talking so loadly everyone could hear...He told our friend how much our waitresses head resembled a teatherball, he tried to convince our bartender that our friend was gay and wanted to date him, he tried to pick a fight with a guy because he didn't like his hat. And more.

I know this is gross-I'm sorry. My husband had too much to drink over the weekend and vomited, not once, but five times on our new, 22" pillowtop mattress. (The pillowtop is not removable.) Can someone please tell me how to get the smell out. I've already tried baking soda, upholstery cleaner, pet smell cleaner, and Fabreeze. Nothing has worked and I cannot sleep on as long as it smell like vomit-and alcohol vomit at that. PLEASE HELP ME.

My little sister-who turned 18 last week-just found out she was 8 months pregnant. Here's what happened: She was on the pill and got her "period" until February-She missed March. My mother took her to the doctor for a preg-test. It was negitive. The doctor told her the pill was probably the cause as it has never really been effective for the women in our family. My mother, in her attempt to keep my sister protected, took her in for a depo shot. Unfortunitly, she was already 5 months along by this time and Planned Parenthood failed to do a pregnacy test before giving it to her. Two weeks ago, after still no cycle, my mother bought a home preg-test. It was positive. She went to the doctor-the same one who told her she was not pregnant-and now she is 8 months along(ultra-sound determined)...with no insurance, no prenatal care thus far, no diploma, no job, and she has missed her window for temination. Oh, and here's the kicker she not showing. Has this ever happened before?

My husband of two and a half years used to be a great lover, but for the last six to eight months he treats me more like a sister. Any contanct is made by me and me only. I know what your thinking...Cheater! He's not. I've checked. Latley, we've even stopped communicating. Maybe i just don't "do" it for him anymore. I have not let my self go...i still look like i did when we married. Other men look, why not my husband? Someone help.