Comments on: Tuesdays are Your Turn – Grades & Sick Days http://www.theasthmamom.com/2009/11/03/tuesdays-are-your-turn-grades-sick-days/ Raising a breathless kid, traveling, and other adventures a mile high. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:14:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kathy http://www.theasthmamom.com/2009/11/03/tuesdays-are-your-turn-grades-sick-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6896 Kathy Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:39:53 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/?p=805#comment-6896 I am having trouble with my child’s school because she has missed so much school. She has Allergies and Asthma an has missed 20 days this year with a note from her doctor for every day missed. The schools says because she is a transfer student she may not be able to transfer next year even with her being an all A student and where we live the schools are not the best so I’ve been paying for her to go out of district . She loves her school and can’t wait to get there in the morning. I feel so bad for her and I want her to keep her love of school and learning so she won’t end up as a dropout like me. I am having trouble with my child’s school because she has missed so much school. She has Allergies and Asthma an has missed 20 days this year with a note from her doctor for every day missed. The schools says because she is a transfer student she may not be able to transfer next year even with her being an all A student and where we live the schools are not the best so I’ve been paying for her to go out of district . She loves her school and can’t wait to get there in the morning. I feel so bad for her and I want her to keep her love of school and learning so she won’t end up as a dropout like me.

]]> By: Robert http://www.theasthmamom.com/2009/11/03/tuesdays-are-your-turn-grades-sick-days/comment-page-1/#comment-5996 Robert Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:07:32 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/?p=805#comment-5996 Elisheva/Amy - This is my understanding as well. I'm surprised at the response from Dr. Bass. Misdiagnosis is an answer that, until now, I hadn't encountered. I'm certain my condition is (was) asthma and am fortunate to be able to put the medication, attacks, and the resulting late-night trips to the ER behind me, but my susceptibility still concerns me. In the presence of a flu pandemic I guess I should still consider myself an asthmatic. Thanks for your help everyone. Elisheva/Amy – This is my understanding as well. I’m surprised at the response from Dr. Bass. Misdiagnosis is an answer that, until now, I hadn’t encountered. I’m certain my condition is (was) asthma and am fortunate to be able to put the medication, attacks, and the resulting late-night trips to the ER behind me, but my susceptibility still concerns me. In the presence of a flu pandemic I guess I should still consider myself an asthmatic. Thanks for your help everyone.

]]> By: Amy http://www.theasthmamom.com/2009/11/03/tuesdays-are-your-turn-grades-sick-days/comment-page-1/#comment-5985 Amy Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:15:32 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/?p=805#comment-5985 Steve--That....was a lot of information to digest. (or half-digest, in my case) Thanks! Karen--Vent away, seriously. That blows. Any word on why your state doesn't have it at all? I haven't seen it available where I am, but this weekend the health dept. is running a bunch of free shot clinics for high-risk groups, finally. Not that AG needs it anymore.... Elisheva--I've heard/read the same. People who seem to outgrow it are always susceptible, and it tends to happen w/boys more. Unless it was never asthma in the first place and was something that mimics asthma, like RSV. Steve–That….was a lot of information to digest. (or half-digest, in my case) Thanks!

Karen–Vent away, seriously. That blows. Any word on why your state doesn’t have it at all? I haven’t seen it available where I am, but this weekend the health dept. is running a bunch of free shot clinics for high-risk groups, finally. Not that AG needs it anymore….

Elisheva–I’ve heard/read the same. People who seem to outgrow it are always susceptible, and it tends to happen w/boys more. Unless it was never asthma in the first place and was something that mimics asthma, like RSV.

]]> By: Elisheva http://www.theasthmamom.com/2009/11/03/tuesdays-are-your-turn-grades-sick-days/comment-page-1/#comment-5983 Elisheva Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:05:50 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/?p=805#comment-5983 Regarding Robert, Isn't it relatively common for kids to "outgrow" asthma? (Didn't happen to me tho.) I mean it never actually goes away, but a lot of times it gets milder or goes dormant as their airways get bigger. And I hear it's more common in guys. About missing school... when I would get colds as a kid and in high school, I'd miss a week of school for each one and 3 weeks for the flu. It majorly sucked. I don't really remember how I managed that, except that if at all possible, have your kid do as much school stuff as possible while they're home sick. Have a friend bring home books and assignments and try to keep up with readings. So that when the kid goes back to school s/he will still be behind, but slightly less so. I personally wasn't very good at following this advice, being as when I'm sick and weak and spending my time hooked up to the nebulizer, all I want to do is space out in front of the TV. But it's worth a try. Regarding Robert, Isn’t it relatively common for kids to “outgrow” asthma? (Didn’t happen to me tho.) I mean it never actually goes away, but a lot of times it gets milder or goes dormant as their airways get bigger. And I hear it’s more common in guys.

About missing school… when I would get colds as a kid and in high school, I’d miss a week of school for each one and 3 weeks for the flu. It majorly sucked. I don’t really remember how I managed that, except that if at all possible, have your kid do as much school stuff as possible while they’re home sick. Have a friend bring home books and assignments and try to keep up with readings. So that when the kid goes back to school s/he will still be behind, but slightly less so. I personally wasn’t very good at following this advice, being as when I’m sick and weak and spending my time hooked up to the nebulizer, all I want to do is space out in front of the TV. But it’s worth a try.

]]> By: karen http://www.theasthmamom.com/2009/11/03/tuesdays-are-your-turn-grades-sick-days/comment-page-1/#comment-5982 karen Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:09:43 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/?p=805#comment-5982 Ok this is off topic but I have to vent and I'm sure we're going to here a whole lot more of this... A friend of mine in another state was able to get her kids ages 6 and 8 with no underlying conditions h1n1 vaccinations the other day... In my state I have pregnant friends and my own kids in risk groups and there is no vaccine... If the supply doesn't happen soon things are going to get ugly. Ok this is off topic but I have to vent and I’m sure we’re going to here a whole lot more of this…

A friend of mine in another state was able to get her kids ages 6 and 8 with no underlying conditions h1n1 vaccinations the other day…

In my state I have pregnant friends and my own kids in risk groups and there is no vaccine…

If the supply doesn’t happen soon things are going to get ugly.

]]> By: Steve http://www.theasthmamom.com/2009/11/03/tuesdays-are-your-turn-grades-sick-days/comment-page-1/#comment-5979 Steve Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:35:55 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/?p=805#comment-5979 Hi Amy, Thanks! Regarding Qvar, I wonder about that too. Here's a medpedia link to a debate on that very topic whe I posed the question. http://www.medpedia.com/questions/263 Hi Amy, Thanks! Regarding Qvar, I wonder about that too. Here’s a medpedia link to a debate on that very topic whe I posed the question.
http://www.medpedia.com/questions/263

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