[An “almost 16” year old boy out on a church group date is set about by a girl he likes and a couple of her friends who ask him what type of underwear he wears, boxers, briefs or commando. Having a good relationship with his doctor’s office he texted their “answer-line” to see if there was a particular type that might be better. He really hasn’t given it too much thought and basically just picks “the top one out of the drawer that’s clean that still fits” out of many Christmas and Birthday gifts from the past.
His doctor, a friend of mine, was a bit perplexed about how to answer, so I offered to take a stab at it on the blog.]
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[Someone calling themselves on the internet “Jameyandcandy” wonders what they can do to humidify their home when using their wood burning fireplace.]
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[A mother is worried about her two and a half year old daughter who sleeps with a binky and drools through the pillow at night.]
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[A mother researched the internet to find information that led her to refuse an adenoidectomy when her son had “tubes” in his eardrums due to chronic infections. Now other doctors are recommending the same thing and asks for yet another “opinion” about what she should do. She also claims she’s worried about the hospital being “clean” and wants to go into the operating room with him because she’s a nurses aid.]
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[A parent asks a question about an MRI, spinal taps and behavior in their child following and proceeding these procedures.]
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[Mother confused about headaches and wonders if her fussy daughter is having headaches from her spinal tap as an infant.]
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[A grandma wonders about her grandson’s leg cramps which his doctor couldn’t diagnose with a ‘blood test.’]
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[Leg cramps in children.]
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[An active mother wonders about the propriety of taking her children jogging with her.]
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[A mother wonders about her nine-year-old girl with urinary tract infection symptoms.]
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[A mother is perplexed by her 9 year-old daughters seeming chronic/recurrent urinary tract infections.]
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[Head Injury in a two year old, follow-up testing and behavior changes.]
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