See if you can get a hold of Dr Fleischer att the children's hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He's been very helpful for my wife. His web site has his contact...
Jamie's experience dictates otherwise -- Zofran is effective during an episode, but it takes 15-25 minutes to take effect, so you need to keep it down that...
Zofran can be taken by children , my 7 year old has been taking it for 2 years now but it is only really effective before the episode and then only cuts the...
Zofran works great for my 14 year old, even if she is actively puking. I have learned, though, to administer her Zofran at the first sign of a stomach ache or...
She was on the Zofran through her IV at the hospital and then in pill form when she got home, we went 5 more days w/the vomiting at home and then they sent us...
How many mg's is she taking, my daughter was on 12mg at the hospital in her IV every 8 hours, and it still didn't help, I am sure it is different for each...
Keep in mind, Jamie's 26, and a bit heavy. She takes 18 mg at a time, up tow 6 pills a day, as neeeded, usually right when the nausea starts getting bad. ... ...
I think taking the Zofran a little more aggressively, such as my daughter, or Jamie, in increased dosages, helps the Zofran work better. We have had good luck...
Hi I am so glad to find this group. My daughter who is 5, has been having episodes of throwing up since birth. It started getting bad when she turned 4. She...
Hi Christina, I am glad you have found this group. Now you can start finding out some answers. My son is 5 also and has had CVS for almost 2 years. I'm still...
I am a new member searching for answers, my 14 year old son has been haveing severe episodes of vomiting since may. The Dr's cannot find out why. They have...
Wow I wonder why I can't take 18 milligrams I am 34 and heavy and he will only give me 8mg every six hrs and sometimes that doesn't work so I take it within 4...
My son is 27 and heavy also. He takes 2 8mg OTT zofran every 4 hours. I can't imagine that 8mgs does much to help. The 8mg dosage may be the norm for...
I have asked my GI doctor that diagnosed me several times to up it or if I could take it more frequent since sometimes it doesn't work. However since he has...
Hey, I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Stephanie and I did a search on my fiance's sister's illness to learn more about it and I came across this...
Hi to all Gary my son who is 11 years old,came out of hospital yesterday after a 5 day spell his 22nd vist.The worst eppisode was last year when we where on...
Unfortunately , I dont think they know what causes CVS yet or what makes some people go into remission etc.....my daughter is 7 and has had it since she was 6...
Carole, When my 29 yr old daughter was evaluated at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale last yr, Dr Olden told us that the reason she seemed to always be sick when...
Hello, I am glad to have found this group, as through my own research, I think my daughter (almost 5yrs) has CVS. Imogen started getting headaches around...
Hi Jen and all -- I'm new to this group too, and haven't posted an intro yet- My son (3 1/2) has a VERY similar symptom picture to your daughter's current...
My Sarah is 7 now and has had CVS since she was 6 mos old , not diagnosed till she was 4 and the latest ped neurologist just happened to get a grant...
I am new to this group and to CVS. We are currently ruling out other things for my two children right now. A friend came across the main website which linked...
Now about my dd. She is now 5. We had a bad bout with an undiagnosed kidney infection when she was 3. It took over 9 months to get rid of it. After this,...
Yikes Terry. You sure have your hands full! So sorry to hear all that you and your children are going through. Hopefully you will find the right doctors to...
My Sarah is 7 now and has had CVS since she was 6 mos old , not diagnosed till she was 4 and the latest ped neurologist just happened to get a grant...
I am new to the group. My 4 year old, bradley, has been diagnosed with CVS. His first episode was in Sept of last year, that I can recall anyway. We have now...
Amber, I shove a bucket under my daughters face and grab the pen and paper. I immediately document each time she vomits, waiting for the episode to become...
This is my standard I have sent out before but I just am copying and pasting it for those who have read it before so as not to have to rewrite it again and...
Sedation is the key when you get sick. It will work better than antiemetics. Use the Zophran prior to an attack if the slightest symptom occurrs. Used...
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