Article: Supporting Children's Health - by Philip Incao, M.D.

[Guest guest]

Chris,

Very interesting read. Thanks for posting it. I've sort of felt this way

all along - that " catching colds and other stuff " had a definite benefit to

it. The last time I had one of my kiddos at the pediatrician, I asked him,

" Doc, with all these sick kids who come in here, you and your nurses are

exposed to Zeus-knows-what. How do you stay well? " He answered about the

same way that your doctor describes below. He said that after the first

year or two of being in pediatrics, you build an immunity to all the

illnesses that they bring in every day. He said it's hell for those first

couple of years, but after that, it's smooth sailing! LOL!!

The problem is, that unless your kids have evidence of those immunizations,

they're denied entrance to public school here. They can, and do, send kids

home if they can't produce evidence from their doctors that they've actually

had these shots. My older son couldn't take the DTP shots. The first one

he got as an infant really caused a severe reaction. We were lucky that it

didn't leave lasting damage. Horrible swelling, intense pain, high fever,

near seizures, emergency room, but not admitted to the hospital. They just

watched him for about 4 hours, and then sent him home. The pediatrician

told us, " Don't, under any circumstances, let any other pediatrician give

him another DTP (DPT?) shot. The reactions are cumulative, and he may have

serious, lasting effects if he gets another. " So we haven't. But to keep

him in school almost took an act of congress. Unless a parent has some

really strong persuasive skills, it's easy to be browbeaten into compliance.

Leela

 

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" chrisziggy " <chrisziggy

 

Monday, November 04, 2002 9:57 AM

Article: Supporting Children's Health - by Philip

Incao, M.D.

 

 

An article written by my family doctor ..

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

[Guest guest]

What state are you in Leela?

 

The states do have various immunization exemption laws . for example

here in Colorado the news programs will tell you at the beginning of the

school year that all kids need immunizations to get into school, blah

blah .. meanwhile we have all 3 exemptions here - medical, religious and

philosophical, and it is illegal for public schools to deny admittance

to a student with any of those 3 exemptions (private schools are

different though, it is their choice as to what their policy is). While

other states have only medical exemptions available .

 

Also, I wonder .. did your son's doctor report that adverse affect your

son had to the DPT to the proper agencies? It is unfortunate, but many

docs DON'T, even though by law they are supposed to. Unfortunately many

adverse reactions to vaccines go unreported, so the true numbers of

children being hurt in one way or another by these routine shots are not

available, and if nothing else, it could help serve to get newer, safer

products onto the market - after all, these are supposed to protect our

families, not cause more problems :-(

 

Anyway .. I can send you several novels of info if you wanted on this

subject *LOL*

There is also a good info list on :

vaccinations

 

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

Leela [leelagold]

Monday, November 04, 2002 9:20 AM

 

Re: Article: Supporting Children's Health - by

Philip Incao, M.D.

 

Chris,

Very interesting read. Thanks for posting it. I've sort of felt this

way

all along - that " catching colds and other stuff " had a definite benefit

to

it. The last time I had one of my kiddos at the pediatrician, I asked

him,

" Doc, with all these sick kids who come in here, you and your nurses are

exposed to Zeus-knows-what. How do you stay well? " He answered about

the

same way that your doctor describes below. He said that after the first

year or two of being in pediatrics, you build an immunity to all the

illnesses that they bring in every day. He said it's hell for those

first

couple of years, but after that, it's smooth sailing! LOL!!

The problem is, that unless your kids have evidence of those

immunizations,

they're denied entrance to public school here. They can, and do, send

kids

home if they can't produce evidence from their doctors that they've

actually

had these shots. My older son couldn't take the DTP shots. The first

one

he got as an infant really caused a severe reaction. We were lucky that

it

didn't leave lasting damage. Horrible swelling, intense pain, high

fever,

near seizures, emergency room, but not admitted to the hospital. They

just

watched him for about 4 hours, and then sent him home. The pediatrician

told us, " Don't, under any circumstances, let any other pediatrician

give

him another DTP (DPT?) shot. The reactions are cumulative, and he may

have

serious, lasting effects if he gets another. " So we haven't. But to

keep

him in school almost took an act of congress. Unless a parent has some

really strong persuasive skills, it's easy to be browbeaten into

compliance.

Leela

 

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" chrisziggy " <chrisziggy

 

Monday, November 04, 2002 9:57 AM

Article: Supporting Children's Health - by

Philip

Incao, M.D.

 

 

An article written by my family doctor ..

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Chris,

Sorry for the delay in answering - had to go to the school to deliver lunch

to my picky 8-yr old.

 

We're in Texas, which should tell you allot about the environment here...

Not that Texas is ALL bad, it's just squirrely.

 

The pediatrician didn't mention any reporting to me at the time, so it

probably wasn't done even though the hospital visit was at Texas Childrens

Hospital here in Houston. And both my boys go to public school here. The

school system we're in is on the conservative side of just about

everything - and real sticklers for their " rules " . Most of the rules aren't

a big deal to me, but this one had the potential to cause some problems.

 

Even though both kids are older now, the one with the DTP problem is 13 and

the little one is 8, it's the same argument with the school system every

year.... I know that two weeks before school starts, I have to drag out the

medical file, and get the doctor to fax a letter to the school explaining

" why " .

 

And I'd love to read your novels of info! Thanks.

 

Leela

 

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" chrisziggy " <chrisziggy

 

Monday, November 04, 2002 11:19 AM

RE: Article: Supporting Children's Health - by

Philip Incao, M.D.

 

 

> What state are you in Leela?