My mom's suffering from chickenpox?
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your mom is infected with a virus, her immune system is trying to fight it so that is whats causing the fever and body pain. when i had the chicken pox at age 5, i was also ill with a fever and body pains, there is not much difference if your older besides a higher white blood cell count and better immune system.
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Epstein bar virus causes shingles in adults that had chicken pox when they were kids.
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If she is feeling that sick hun, she'll have to go no matter what.  I would check the internet real fast and see if there are 'low income' places she could go that wouldn't charge her too much.  If all else fails, and she's really sick, take her to the Emergency Room and they HAVE to treat her until she's stable, and that's a law, so - they'll just have to bill her for it.  It will cost over 400 bucks just to walk in the door and ask for treatment.  :(  I hope it gets better for you and I am praying for your Mom hun.
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She needs to go to the health department/social services. It sounds like there is more than you are hearing here. If it is a financial issue, then she needs to get assistance to ensure the child is fed properly. DSS can get both her and mom on medicaid so that she can be seen and followed by a pediatrician. The health department also has vaccinations available at reduced/low/or free to eligible individuals. \n\nMissing vaccines can cause her to be susceptible to many possibly deadly and PREVENTABLE child hood illnesses. \n\nSome insurances don't cover vaccinations but that is why the health department has a program.  \n\nNow what you are describing just very basically sounds like a failure to thrive issue which can be caused by illness, malnourishment, and physical issues.
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They start out first looking like pimples that then fill up with fluid. You can almost watch more appear. Take her to a doctor to check as it is something you need to confirm as she will need to know when she is older if she has had them.\nIf it is chicken pox the best way to deal with the itchiness (and cheapest) get an old stocking and fill with uncooked oatmeal add it to a bath and let her lay in it. It really helped my kids. When the bath is finished just pull out the stocking empty it into the bin and redo when the scrathing starts again. I used a good antihistemene at night though as this not only stopped the scratching it helped them sleep. Good Luck
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here is an idea that may work for the fingernail fungel infection -- ADD SOME ZINC to the daily vitamin supplements. Bathing your hands in a bowl of wather with 2 drops of essential oil of sage, every day for a week, will help too. Its caused from bacteria for one thing.. and thick fingernails are a sign of poor diet but also in the maturing years. "Tea Tree" essential neat oil drops massaged on nail & nail beds may also help. IF you know of a armomatherapy shop in your area they can make a mixture of Tea Tree & Tagetes (5 drops each) oils diluted with 2 teaspoons of olive or grapeseed oil - if its not a fungus.\n\nas for the "eczema" -- the root problem may be due to allergy - cow's milk or eggs. There also is some type of correlation between allergies in the family and eczema. Even if parent or grandparent has history of hay fever, eczema, asthma, psoriasis -- or even food allergies!! If mom has allergies she probably passed them on.... \nDermatoligist should check that all out -- if its truly bothersome & itches alot -- it can be releaved by applying affected area twice a day with essential oils. Again, check with nearest aromatherapy shop -- mixure should be chamomile, yarrow, tagetes with 10 drops of primrose oil --
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I think your mom should take you to the doctor.  I have no idea what is wrong but I know that pain is our body's warning sign that something is wrong, and shouldn't be ignored.
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I will pray that God would heal your mother.\n\nGod has healed a few people through our prayer group from breast cancer, ovarian cancer, inoperable terminal cancer, and various other kinds of afflictions including restoring a new knee and even hemorrhoids! \n\nGod loves you and your mother very much and He wants to heal her!\n\nHere are some testimonies of Jesus blessing Some Muslim people with His healing touch!\n\nhttp://www.bennyhinn.org/emailletters/enl73indonesiareport2.cfm?referrer=nf_indonesiareport2\n\n.................................................................................\n\nAddition,\n\nDepending on where you live, you might try a healing room in your area.\n\nhttp://www.healingrooms.com/index.php?src=location&l=0
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Could be chicken pox's but I've never heard of anything that comes and goes. Measles, mumps, German measles...it could be a number of things. Your best bet would be to call her pediatrician in the morning and set up an appointment ASAP. It could be serious.
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Is she overweight or put a  lot of weight on recently or is she losing weight?\nShe may have an under or over active thyroid, if so she will need to have blood tests.\n\nMy Mom had this (overactive) her voice went really hoarse and her hair came out in clumps and her face went unrecognisable. She went to the doctor and had to have loads of blood tests and was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid.\n\nShe took thyroxine tablets every day for the rest of her life which controlled it.
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Bed Sores shouldnt happen, they are horrible for the person who has them amd horrible to look at. They do though occur and many times it is difficult to handle because the first thing we do is get upset when we see our loved ones like that. You dont need to call an atorney. You need to get a hold of your mothers plan of care to see how often they are supposed to move her, turn her over, bathe her etc. Then do a little detective work of your own, ask her room-mate if she has one, how often they think your mom is turned, see if the required turing matches up to the actual turning. Or, take a day off work, sit with your mom ALL day, see how often they turn her, bathe her, feed her and measure it up to the plan of care. \n\nYou need to document the bed sores, date time, where they are etc. Then take pictures. Then go to the nursing staff and ask for the Director of Nursing Services and deman an explanation. Tell the DON that you want to make an appointment with the social services director, the nursing home administrator and the DON in the next day, at the least, and if there is no improvment in your mothers condition you will call the adult protective services in your county, state etc.  \nDont move her, unless her condition doesnt improve, its hard enough just being in a nursing home or LTC, I imiagine even harder to be moved.
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The treatment would depend on why she is having muscle spasms. Are they due to trauma/injury? If so, mom_overboard's reccommendations are good. It is also possible that it could be a nutritional imbalance related to potassium, sodium, or calcium levels. the only way to determine if this is the problem is to see a physician & have lab work drawn(chemistry analysis).
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All my 4 kids have had it and anti itching creams and lotions did not work for any of them. What seemed to work best, was to take off as much of their clothes as possible: the warmer/sweatier they were, the more pox they got. What worked wonders for my youngest daughter was this syrup she took on doctor's prescription and ever so slightly numbed the nerve ends and therefor made her less itchy (I'm really sorry, I can't remember the name...). It made her a bit sleepy too, which was actually not too bad: the more they sleep, the quicker the body gets better!\nBy the way, my doctor did not want me to rub anything on the chickenpox, lotion or cream: according to her it made the chance of (mild) infections bigger, with the result not only that the skin is more irritated and itchier, but also  a much bigger chance of scars......
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I had the Chicken Pox when I was 2(that's very young to get them). I remember it well. After that, no memories until I was 4. It must have been the traumatic experience. It makes sense now that I hear about yours.
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Chicken Pox (Varicella)\nA highly contagious and common viral infection that causes a rash. Chicken pox infections occur year-round, most often during winter and spring.\nWhat are the symptoms?\n\nThe incubation period—the time from exposure to the chicken pox virus until you develop symptoms—is usually 14 to 16 days but can be from 10 to 21 days. You or your child may feel sick and have a fever for 1 or 2 days before the chicken pox rash  develops. The most distinctive sign of infection is an itchy rash of red spots and blisters. Some children may have a worse rash and more symptoms than others.\n\nIt takes about 1 or 2 days for a chicken pox red spot (macule) to go through all of its stages, including blistering, bursting, drying, and crusting over. New red spots continue to develop every day for as long as 5 to 7 days. Symptoms usually last about 10 days.\n\nChildren usually can return to school or daycare when they stop developing new red spots.\n\nTeenagers, adults—especially pregnant women—and anyone with other conditions or illnesses should see a health professional.\n\nAs for shingles, you can only GET SHINGLES IF YOU HAVE HAD CHICKEN POX, the virus lays dormant, and may reactivate, when stressed, or some virus etc.\n\nShingles\nShingles is a disease caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you have had chickenpox, the chickenpox virus remains inactive in your body in certain nerves. If the virus does become active again, usually later in life, it causes shingles. Shingle is very painful.\n\nMy husband is a insulin diabetic, and came down with chicken pox, from our daughter, with in a fortnight of her coming down with them. And was very ill. \n\nPlease if you believe your son has chicken pox please seek medical assistance immediately, especially as he has a disability.\n\nI seriously hope he has not got chicken pox, if he does your in for a rough ride. \n\nTake care and good luck.
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Here are a bunch of sites that cover the treatment of Sarcoidosis. They should help. I'll pray for you and your mom that she gets better. You're a good son...God bless you and her both.\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Sarcoidosis+treatment
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I hope your mom starts feeling better soon!  \n\nAs for Celiac Disease and Gluten Free ... to start out, your mother will need to eat simple foods with minimum seasonings, additives, etc.  The more natural and non-processed the better. Her gut needs time to heal.\n\nThis is a good time to educate your self on the many places where gluten may "hide."   Natural Flavorings can sometimes hide gluten grains, especially barley.  Watch out for anything labeled "Malt."\n\nVinegars -- even those which are not derived from gluten grains can be very hard to handle for new Celiacs -- but after the gut has had time to heal, these can be included.  Apple cider and balsalmic vinegars  are fine -- watch for anything that is a flavored vinegar or which is malted.  \n\nAll foods, beverages, medications (over the counter and Rx) will need to be checked and verified as gluten free.  ANything that can end up in the mouth needs to be looked at as suspect.  \n\nwww.celiac.com has some good info -- in particular, look for the Safe/Forbidden Lists -- these are the "strange" ingredients that sometimes have gluten.  \n\nGood luck