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Thank-you to everyone who finally responded to my question. My life has been a nightmare since I posted my question. Right after I posted, my 3 kids came down with the flu. My youngest tested positive for Infuenza A and B (at the same time) and was almost hospitalized. Turns out after 5 trips to the peds in one week, she was diagnosed with Leukemia. I have been in the hospital with her for 3 weeks while they ran tests, performed surgery and started her Chemo therapy. Her prognosis is good but she will be on Chemo for 2 + years. Just days after she was diagnosed I found out I was pregnant again. I hadn't even had my first cycle after the MC in Feb and because the chemo is secreted in her urine/stool/vomit/sweat, they warned me about touching her secretions if we planned to have another baby so I had my doctor do blood test which to my absolute shock was positive. I'm about 8 wks now and the pregnancy is going good, but my little one is sooo sick. She won't walk, play or touch a toy for about a month now. She won't let anyone look at her. She also was hospitalized again for contracting the rotavirus while in the hospital! Her sister caught it from her and had to be hospitalized just a couple days after her little sister's release. In regard to my stones, I am scared to death! I know how absolutely painful the stent and stones are. I met with a nephrologist who basically was no help. All he advised me to do was to drink 3 qts fluid a day and add citrus to my diet (2-3 lemons/oranges a day), and he wants me to take a potassium citrate supplement to counteract the extra calcuim in my system. It's a class C drug during pregnancy and I'm scared to take it just in case it harms the baby. My OB's advised I could take it because of the benefit of preventing stones. I may wait until after the first trimester, but I'm afraid that could be too late. This is my last chance for a baby. We wanted another baby after the MC but when my daughter was diagnosed we decided we wouldn't since she would need every ounce of our energy and help to get her thru this. Again, Thank- you so much for your advice, and good luck to you all!

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