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. . . :panicfacewhatcanyourhypnotherapistdoformetom?:

Congrats Janet!!! ..errr I think :blink:

Dear GOD...public speaking ...<shudder>

I still haven't recovered from being made to take the part of the angel Gabriel in the xmas play at secondary school

Your mayor wears a red cape and a lace collar :blink:

Only on a Friday when there's an 'R' in the month ;)

What does your mayor wear???.....shall we compare??

Nikki --- very neat article about your son's big trip. Has he hit Magic Kingdom yet? I bet you can't wait to hear all about it right from him when he gets back!

:D Thanks Alex....Magic Kingdom tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!

P*fart*aughhmn & Sarah.....still rooting for you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!! (maybe Sarah should try hypno if finding it too hellascious)

Hard to stay focused..BUT you can do it !!!!!!!!!!

Yep, the 'habit' part I found was the hardest to break rather than the cravings

Everytime the 'it's time for a cig' alarm went off I did crosswords!!! (my saviour)....ended up going round all the shops to find NEW ones I hadn't done as I'd done SO many :lol:

You know - without even realising it I was also eating more - boiled sweets and the like.

Update on Son of Silly

'Alan is fine - it takes ALOT of food to fill him up :lol: (that's ma boy) - has a penchant for steak - has been dancing to Beatles music :huh: '

Today the local police took them out on their motorbikes (eek!)

Tomorrow Disney!!

Carry on sillies!!! :D

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OMG - - I am quite sure that THIS is why God has not allowed me to marry and have kids, cause if I marry now, it'll be too late. mygawd.........even when I took Annie for her teeth cleaning I was a TOTAL mess. And after they've had surgery, with a deep, stitched gash or something - tumoUr removal, whatever - I practically need to be sedated. :huh: I don't know how parents can be parents and just function in the world.....send the kids off to school and stuff like that.........you jsut have to have massive trust and let it all go.

After I took Lucas into his first day of preschool, I went out to the car a sobbed like crazy. Then I sat in the parking lot for an hour before I could make myself leave. It was only slightly less hideous when it came to Ezra's first day.

BTW Susie, my maternal grandmother was just about your age, maybe a year older, when she had her last child. :DB)

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After I took Lucas into his first day of preschool, I went out to the car a sobbed like crazy. Then I sat in the parking lot for an hour before I could make myself leave. It was only slightly less hideous when it came to Ezra's first day.

:rolleyes: got that t- shirt

You have to close your mind to it ..else you go wackl :wacko: ..or worse!! :(

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Only on a Friday when there's an 'R' in the month ;)

What does your mayor wear???.....shall we compare??

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He's the guy with the big tummy (in a city that's considered pretty high up in the healthy living department)

I'm sure somewhere there's a photo of him wearing Birkenstocks and chowing down on salmon, but I haven't found it.

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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wth was I gonna say?

It's getting harder to not think about wanting to smoke.

Howzabout I just quit NEXT month?

No no NO dammit it's now!

Is this insanely stiff neck last night & now related to not smoking?

I should have something to do. Over the last weeks, I was realizing that I'd come to consider 'having a smoke' as 'doing something'.

Usually smilin' face = good brain day. Feeling slow-brained all day & now the smiley's gone too.

Got quotes to reply to, but gonna wait until it'll seem fun.

:squintyface: (is there a squintyface?) what was I saying? Sleep would be good

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After I took Lucas into his first day of preschool, I went out to the car a sobbed like crazy. Then I sat in the parking lot for an hour before I could make myself leave. It was only slightly less hideous when it came to Ezra's first day.

Hmmmm . . . not sure that I should admit this :ph34r: . . . but I'm the one that cried on the last day of preschool instead of the first . . . :o:P:lol:

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Just pooping in....

Nikki what a great article about your son't trip. That's so great they were able to make that happen for him and all of those other kids. Hope he is having a fabulous time!

Wanted to weigh in on the smoking, or the quitting of the smoking.

From what I hear Tom you have to keep your hands busy, but also your mouth, trading off the cigarette that always was there with something else.

Sucking on candy, chewing gum, licorice vines seem to be the usual items, but I know those won't work for you because of the gluten and the sugar....

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Hmmmm . . . not sure that I should admit this :ph34r: . . . but I'm the one that cried on the last day of preschool instead of the first . . . :o:P:lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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ohhhhhhhhhhhh I miss my beautiful girl.........her quizzical smile, head tilt, bright, inordinately intelligent eyes and anticipatory, gentle (or spiral/helicopter) tail wag for just about anything......even in her most weakened state. *sniff* What a girl she was.

I miss you talking about her, Susie. I know she was such a beautiful girl.

mygawd, stomach is quite upset today and there's really stinky suspicious poop.

O-Kayyyyyyy...and me about to eat supper.....

:o:lol:

Dear GOD...public speaking ...<shudder>

I still haven't recovered from being made to take the part of the angel Gabriel in the xmas play at secondary school

Nikki!! YOU got to be Gabriel? I was always the pathetic kid who was the sheep...year after year.... <_<:rolleyes:

What does your mayor wear???.....shall we compare??

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Straight-back-and-sides, or what?

From what I hear Tom you have to keep your hands busy, but also your mouth, trading off the cigarette that always was there with something else.

Ptaougmn!! Git yer SAX out!!

Hi, Julie!

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a poop-in from Julie!!!!!!!!!!!!! hi-ddeeeeeee-ho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Oh you moms and sending the kids off to school. I can't imagine. I was crying when I left Annie at my mom's for two nights, and called her 10 minutes after I drove off - - "what's she doing?" I asked.......my mom just groaned...

These mayors. My gawd. So......regal looking. I wanted to show you Fresno's own Major Bubba......can't find a photo. but he sure don't look regal. :huh:

Stomach..............oh dear. I am jackknifed in pain. :( Had to come home from errands. It's the chili, so there goes that. was it the canned white beans? the ortega chilis? what in hell? the chicken broth had no MSG.....

flummoxed.

:huh:

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These mayors. My gawd. So......regal looking. I wanted to show you Fresno's own Major Bubba......can't find a photo. but he sure don't look regal. :huh:

Hey!! Here's Bubba! ..Not very regal-looking, but somehow more...approachable? Relaxed?

http://www.christerrence.com/images/aa1.webp

Sorry you're jack-knifed, Susie....... :(

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Hi, Julie!

Ptaougmn!! Git yer SAX out!!

Hi Emily :)

Wow, your mayor is rather impressive looking :blink:

YES Tom, git yer sax out, your tuba, your clarinet...whatever instrument you have, drag them all out :lol: put your drum sticks in your mouth!!!

Keeping your hands and mouth busy will be your full time job :lol::lol:

a poop-in from Julie!!!!!!!!!!!!! hi-ddeeeeeee-ho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

These mayors. My gawd. So......regal looking. I wanted to show you Fresno's own Major Bubba......can't find a photo. but he sure don't look regal. :huh:

Stomach..............oh dear. I am jackknifed in pain. :( Had to come home from errands. It's the chili, so there goes that. was it the canned white beans? the ortega chilis? what in hell? the chicken broth had no MSG.....

Hi Susie :lol:

I know, these mayors are quite royal looking. Mine started out with a bow tie obsession, now he wears Armani and made the nations top best dressed mayors list :huh: .......what a little Armani can do for your life :lol:

So sorry about the stomach pain :( , is this gas bomb bloat pain or something different? I was going to say maybe it isn't gluten related but possibly the beans in combo with the other things? I don't know why though if you are able to tolerate these things in general it would be any different this time. Hope it goes away soon.

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Hey!! Here's Bubba! ..Not very regal-looking, but somehow more...approachable? Relaxed?

:lol: :lol: :lol: yup, there he is.............guess I didn't look very hard for that photo - - or - - actually - - do you just have a signed copy of Bubba's likeness up there, Em? Is he just huge in Canada? :lol:

So sorry about the stomach pain :( , is this gas bomb bloat pain or something different? I was going to say maybe it isn't gluten related but possibly the beans in combo with the other things? I don't know why though if you are able to tolerate these things in general it would be any different this time. Hope it goes away soon.

Gas bomb bloat. Yes, 'tis that. but, some gluten-y poop today. :ph34r: I suspect the beans, and this is so sad. Can't we eat beans? what in hell? they were canned...............no soaking......so that means no more white chicken chili. It was soooo yummy. :angry:

Where's Patti today? or am I delirious? has she been here?

Yay, Alan's having fun and eating steaks in America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think steaks are not big in England, as I recall...........but OMG they're huge here, literally. Dietary guidelines say to eat a piece of meat no bigger than yer palm.......um, most pigs people ignore that rule here..... :blink:

back to fetal position. Need a massive egress of gas. poor Kissey. I see a dutch oven in his future. :lol: :lol: (not really - we do let out huge burps in front of each other and crack up - - but we don't just phart phreely, let you are all askeert)

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yup, there he is.............guess I didn't look very hard for that photo - - or - - actually - - do you just have a signed copy of Bubba's likeness up there, Em? Is he just huge in Canada? :lol:

No! I found it in a frame at Walmart!

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OOPS! DOUBLE.......

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Hallo Sillies!!!!!!!!! Pooping in to say hello!

Or you'll become like those parents of small children.

I hear: Ah cabba booshat. AT!!

parent's response: you want your blue shirt off? You're hot?

I hear: Ga Ga GA!

Parent's response:Ok. We'll take your blue shirt off.

ummm, yeah :ph34r:

:lol: :lol: Or you have a REALLY articulate two year old (my niece) who gets mad when she realizes you and her mom snuck off shopping while she was forced to take a nap. She says, "You NO leave the driveway in THIS car WITHOUT ME!!!!!" I thought I was gonna die!

:lol: I caved. I don't really have a ......page though. Suppose I should actually do something about that.

I just caved to MySpace too...I had NO idea the world was on there!!!

I've always heard 3 for the physical addiction to subside.

Tom- drink tons of OJ...it flushes the nicotine out faster!

Update on Son of Silly

'Alan is fine - it takes ALOT of food to fill him up :lol: (that's ma boy) - has a penchant for steak - has been dancing to Beatles music :huh: '

Today the local police took them out on their motorbikes (eek!)

Tomorrow Disney!!

OMG- he must be in Heaven! So excited for him!!!!

Hmmmm . . . not sure that I should admit this :ph34r: . . . but I'm the one that cried on the last day of preschool instead of the first . . .

Shocker :lol: :lol: :lol:

From what I hear Tom you have to keep your hands busy, but also your mouth, trading off the cigarette that always was there with something else.

can't imagine how he'll do that :P:ph34r:

back to fetal position. Need a massive egress of gas. poor Kissey. I see a dutch oven in his future. :lol: :lol: (not really - we do let out huge burps in front of each other and crack up - - but we don't just phart phreely, let you are all askeert)

Oh Siouxie...hope you feel better soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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<grooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan>

OhhhhhhmyyyyyyyyyyGYAAAAAA .. . WHAT WAS I THINKING???!!!!!!!

I wanna just sleep until day4 .. . .

Wanted to weigh in on the smoking, or the quitting of the smoking.

From what I hear Tom you have to keep your hands busy, but also your mouth, trading off the cigarette that always was there with something else.

Sucking on candy, chewing gum, licorice vines seem to be the usual items, but I know those won't work for you because of the gluten and the sugar....

This did remind me to bake some almonds. Wish I could get more salt to stick to 'em, enhancing their suckability. :o

******

Hehe dutch oven :ph34r: (susie, keep the recipe, try diff brand/type beans)

& :lol: more Em Walmart photos

Bev - probably no OJ for me. None since ~may '05.

Nikki? "boiled sweets"? Is it possible this means "hard candy" to me?

Either way, I don't like the sound of that.

I know sax playing SOUNDS like a good idea & I appreciate the intent - but not w/ my neck and head like this. Noooooo

The whole head vibrates w/ the reed.

It's only Wednesday huh .. . .it'll all be MUCH better by Fri or Sat.

And then better for .. . .ever?

<but oh how I'll miss a good cig>

I've imagined too many times this afternoon, that 1st wonderful puff . .. ..

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:lol: :lol: Or you have a REALLY articulate two year old (my niece) who gets mad when she realizes you and her mom snuck off shopping while she was forced to take a nap. She says, "You NO leave the driveway in THIS car WITHOUT ME!!!!!" I thought I was gonna die!

Bev, this is too sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wub:

Two year olds DO rule the world ;)

Mine says, "You DON'T play with my trains when I not here!!!!!!" Geesh, it has been so hard staying away from those trains I tell you, I am just itching to get them all out and play away :lol:

can't imagine how he'll do that :P:ph34r:

Hmmm, how to keep hands and mouth busy at all times??? Am sure sillie's minds are wandering to some eyebrow raising ideas :lol::o:ph34r:

Oh Siouxie...hope you feel better soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Siouxie do you have any Banshees by chance??

This did remind me to bake some almonds. Wish I could get more salt to stick to 'em, enhancing their suckability. :o

Nikki? "boiled sweets"? Is it possible this means "hard candy" to me?

Either way, I don't like the sound of that.

Oven roasted almonds, good idea. Can you tolerate oils? If you toss them in a little oil before you bake the salt should stick, and it will give them a nice roasted flavor.

Nikki, must define boiled sweets :lol:

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Hmmm, how to keep hands and mouth busy at all times??? Am sure sillie's minds are wandering to some eyebrow raising ideas :lol::o:ph34r:

eyebrow huh .. ..

Oven roasted almonds, good idea. Can you tolerate oils? If you toss them in a little oil before you bake the salt should stick, and it will give them a nice roasted flavor.

I've been letting them cool some before using evoo, since it used to make me dizzy when heated too much, but maybe I should try pre-bake tossing w/ safflower, which has always been fine for me when heated. Hmmm .. ..will this make more salt stick?

We'll see. :)

WTH .. I did NOT expect such a persistent haha-you-cant-ignore-me type of headache .. . .maybe it's not lack of nicotine? Humaworm day16 symptom?

Eh .. .more likely the 30+ cigs I've skipped in the last 29hrs.

Soooooooo far under my R.D.A. of tar.

Yes .. .I'm tar-deprived!

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Afternoon sillies!!!!

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Jess's mayor - smart ......shirt and tie ...he looks ok

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Emily's mayor - <nodding head,stroking chin>

Yes, some bling, a tad more formal ....good

AND Susie's mayor

:o

Very informal....also he seems to be a cowboy??? :lol::lol:

Do we have ANYMORE silly Mayors???......last call for the silly Mayors :D

Hmmmm . . . not sure that I should admit this :ph34r: . . . but I'm the one that cried on the last day of preschool instead of the first . . . :o:P:lol:

:lol::lol:

Yep, by the third child I was throwing a party & the school had to ring me at 3.00pm to ask if I was going to pick 'em up ;)

I see a dutch oven in his future. :lol: :lol: (not really - we do let out huge burps in front of each other and crack up - - but we don't just phart phreely, let you are all askeert)

But you will....trust me ;):lol:

Hope the gas/bomb/bean/bloat has dissipated, been reabsorbed?? :blink:

Nikki? "boiled sweets"? Is it possible this means "hard candy" to me?

Either way, I don't like the sound of that.

It does sound quite disgusting doesn't it?

Nikki, must define boiled sweets :lol:

Yes, I must...

A boiled sweet is hard, crunchy (but should be sucked) e.g 'cough candy' or 'pear drop' or 'aniseed twist' or 'rhubarb & custard'......yum, yum, yum

My dentist loves me eating these ...<cha-ching!!

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Morning Sillies!

Well my man didn't win...I think someone rigged it. Yesterday when we all voted in my office he was locked with his match-up at 50% each. I went to the bathroom, came back 5 minutes later and he had tumbled down to 28% in that short time. So I think something fishy went on there. He deserved to win but look how far he had gotten, they started with 32 teams and he made it all the way to the Final 4!!!!

I have now gone 3 nights with out sleeping pills!!!! You have no idea how exciting this is for me. I am so overjoyed...I thought I would be stuck for life. If I can make it several weeks I am going to post about my success....although I am not sure what is the reason for the sudden improvement but I am not complaining!!!!! :):)

Well I am back in my sandals and summer clothes today :):) It might be a chilly morning since it was 40 when we left for work but it is going to be 75 later.

Take care Sillies!

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Ohayo Gozaimasu, Sillies! (Japan....)

Well.....I'll be having to change my av right quick......The end of my season..... :(

Okay! Now, I can get on with my life.

Go, Habs, GO!

This did remind me to bake some almonds. Wish I could get more salt to stick to 'em, enhancing their suckability. :o

Yes, Ptaumn, add some oil (of any kind) to the nuts before you salt and roast 'em--they'll be chewier and the salt will stick much better, for certain. Best of all for adding chewiness and adhesion of salt is honey, if you can tolerate it.

I know sax playing SOUNDS like a good idea & I appreciate the intent - but not w/ my neck and head like this. Noooooo

The whole head vibrates w/ the reed.

I figured that this may be too obvious and easy an answer....

Hmmmmmm....

Do you knit? <_<:rolleyes::)

It's only Wednesday huh .. . .it'll all be MUCH better by Fri or Sat.

And then better for .. . .ever?

Yes, better forever!

Actually, Nikki's the one whom you should be pounding with questions like these, as she's most recently kicked it successfully.

Ah! She's on and suggested nicotene gum. This sounds like a sensible idea.

Gad, I remember how tough it was for me to get off my addictive splurging on peanut butter...imagining the taste of it throughout the day, stopping myself from heading to the fridge for a spoonful...but I know I was not physically dependent on any drug that is present in the source, as smokers are. And....I'll need to grab my breakfst before I leave. Will....not....dive into.....PB jar..........

Mine says, "You DON'T play with my trains when I not here!!!!!!" Geesh, it has been so hard staying away from those trains I tell you, I am just itching to get them all out and play away

:lol::lol:

Yes....It's Lego with me.....

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I know sax playing SOUNDS like a good idea & I appreciate the intent - but not w/ my neck and head like this. Noooooo

The whole head vibrates w/ the reed.

OK . . . I don't want to replace one bad habit with another . . . but have you thought about sucking your thumb? It will keep your hands busy and give you something to suck on that is gluten/caisen/yeast/sugar/yeti/perfume-free . . . as long as you wash your hands first.

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Or you have a REALLY articulate two year old (my niece) who gets mad when she realizes you and her mom snuck off shopping while she was forced to take a nap. She says, "You NO leave the driveway in THIS car WITHOUT ME!!!!!" I thought I was gonna die!

:lol: that is SO cute!

<grooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan>

OhhhhhhmyyyyyyyyyyGYAAAAAA .. . WHAT WAS I THINKING???!!!!!!!

I wanna just sleep until day4 .. . .

What you were THINKING was how much BETTER you'll feel!!!!!!!!! Wow, is this the longest you've gone without a cig in so many years????????????? Keep going.......YOU CAN DO IT Ptaughom!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, as Janet suggested - *snort* - suck yer thumb. :lol:

Mine says, "You DON'T play with my trains when I not here!!!!!!" Geesh, it has been so hard staying away from those trains I tell you, I am just itching to get them all out and play away :lol:

:lol: :lol: Yes, must have been hard for you to stay away.......

and no, I don't have any banshees........must get some! :P

A boiled sweet is hard, crunchy (but should be sucked) e.g 'cough candy' or 'pear drop' or 'aniseed twist' or 'rhubarb & custard'......yum, yum, yum

:blink:

Okay......I understand the hard candy concept - obviously we have tons of those......but........rhubarb and custard boiled sweets hard candy? um......what in hell? is that a.......flavoUr, or another name for boiled sweets? and........aniseed twist? :blink: Ours are just normal flavoUrs, like cherry/lemon/lime/orange/etc. or peppermint......but I suppose you call those peppermints.......

:lol:

I have now gone 3 nights with out sleeping pills!!!! You have no idea how exciting this is for me. I am so overjoyed...I thought I would be stuck for life. If I can make it several weeks I am going to post about my success....although I am not sure what is the reason for the sudden improvement but I am not complaining!!!!!

this is great news! Um - just to clarify - what type of sleeping pill were you using?

Where is Patti? :unsure:

Sillies........an important question and I may have to query the entire forum (leave Sillyville? *gasp* )

Can you all eat beans safely? Becasue......since going gluten-free, I really can't tolerate them well. :( I mean.....I"ve made them many times - it has been probably almost a year, since the last time, though........and I just have the MOST intense pain. I think I've only used canned.......maybe I need to use dry beans and soak the heck out of them? I dunno........I can't afford meats/chicken/fish all the time and want to use beans....but yesterday, after those cannelini, was the most intense and longest-lasting pain I've had in my tummy in my entire gluten-free life. :huh:

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Ptaoughmn!

One of the dips (diplomats) quit smoking successfully some time ago, and used this free on-line "course"....

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I guess there's nothing to lose in trying....you may be opening up your system to spam, etc., but this guy raved about it..... :)

You could also study American Sign Language online. That would take care of your hands. Your mouth....well, almonds are great.

Ya need someone around to be kissing all the time! Where's Doreen? <_<:rolleyes::D

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      Hi, I attended a neurologist appt last Tuesday, which I nearly cancelled, due to ongoing numbness and tingling in toes to mid foot. One of the first things he asked was ‘are you celiac’. I’m not. He thought all reflexes were ok but at the last minute decided on nerve conduction tests which were low normal. He was a little confused as he felt they should be better and tried a new set of probs, all the time, giving me multiple shocks which were not enjoyable lol. Anyway, he’s now ordered tests for myeloma, and all the vitaminy things that so many of you mention on here, also tests looking for autoimmune responses. I already have Hashimotos. Interestingly, to me, but maybe someone out there can relate or knows more than i do, although I was a nurse, but ED not ‘weird symptoms’  nurse. Anyway back to the interesting thing, I took duramine in 2013 to lose weight which caused a massive panic attack when I stopped taking it and half my hair fell out. I only took it for a week but it was horrible and I regret it. It triggered ongoing panic attacks which are horrendous. So I feel like I’m a bit crazy. Then in 2020 I had this sudden onset of horrible pain when trying to eat a cinnamon roll. It continued and I lost around 20 kgs. I had two gastroscopes and a colonoscopy and they were all normal. I scored a barium swallow and CT angiogram. All normal. The pain subsided a little but I was left with reflux and an awful feeling that I couldn’t get air when I ate some foods. This was not anxiety.  The anxiety was separate and I still maintain this. This was something to do with eating. It was like the air was thick but I wasn’t short of breath. I just had the sensation I was, then it triggered anxiety. Anyway, I had other weird things- couldn’t bend knees to shave legs in shower lol. Knees felt stiff and swollen but they weren’t. Knee WOUld swell up randomly but mri showed minimal issues. A bit of a meniscus degeneration but insignificant. Then the buzzing sensations in my head, the feeling like someone was stabbing me with something sharp. So now, I pre empted his tests, although I don’t think I’m celiac because it should have come up on gastroscopy, I’ve gone off gluten. Since Tuesday last week so 9 days. Since then I don’t appear to be as constipated, I realised I got through today without a nap and I’m not tired, maybe it’s just today and not related but I get very tired normally and sleep straight after work often, I can bend my knees and shave my legs lol, the buzzing vibrating has gone from my head, I had to call and ambulance as my heart decided we were off on a run, but we weren’t running and I’ve been a bit twitchy at bed time when trying to sleep, reflux is improving, I did get the weird suffocating feeling a bit when eating today but not as bad normall. Tingling and numbness still present and I felt like it moved up my legs a bit today but I’m a bit jittery. So I don’t know if it’s celiac disease or a gluten intolerance but I think, and it may be wishful thinking because my symptoms do make life a bit challenging, but maybe I’m feeling better. I don’t feel as cloudy. My thinking feels crisper. Like there’s no buzzing and I’m not fighting to break through the cloudiness now. I hope so much that this may help me feel a bit better moving forward. It would be a miracle as I really have struggled to work and parent and keep the house clean and I’m always anxious and exhausted.  If you get this far, please tell me if you you can relate to any of the above. Oh and tonsils out 5 years ago but before that antibiotics multiple times a year, sometimes intramuscular because they were so bad.  Op was meant to take 30 mins, it took 1.5 hours due to size of them. 
    • Peace lily
      Would like to gain weight

      By Peace lily · Posted

      Im still not gaining weight I’m on a gluten free diet . And still having issues with constapation started priobiocs figured it would help been over two weeks . I guess it’s going to be a long road for me .
    • Smith-Ronald
      Lymph nodes

      By Smith-Ronald · Posted

      Enlarged lymph nodes in neck and groin with celiac are not uncommon. They can take time to reduce even after going gluten-free. Monitoring is key.
    • Random.user556
      I think I might be celiac?

      By Random.user556 · Posted

      Hello! I’m sorry in advance for the long post!   Over the past few months I’ve been having a lot of issues with my stomach and have recently been referred to a Gastroenterologist. I’ve had stomach pain and issues since I was a baby. I had bad constipation (still do) and couldn’t tolerate most formula as a baby. When I was around 8 I started experiencing a lot of lower abdominal cramping (just below the belly button) and ended up missing a fair amount of school because of this. It would start about 2 hours after eating breakfast and I’d have lower abdominal cramps and feel nauseous . After a visit to my family doctor it was brushed off as separation anxiety.. or as the doctor put it “I was just a kid who wanted to stay home from school”. This stomach pain persisted all through my elementary and high school years. In fact I still experience it to this day and I’m now 24. Along with this my doctor believes I have a form of disautonomia called POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome). I frequently feel unwell and exhausted. I also experience Raynaud’s phenomena especially during the winter months or when I’m sick. I also can not tolerate heat for the life of me.. although I’m not entirely convinced my symptoms are from POTS. The last few years I’ve also started experiencing frequent chronic sinus infections up to 5 a year most of which I require antibiotics for… Up until two years ago I have never had allergies or sinus problems. Back to my stomach issues… The last year I have been experiencing lots of stomach bloating and discomfort especially at night.. this has led to a few nights of 3am vomiting.. my doctor tested me for H. Pylori which was negative as well as full work ups to test my kidneys, liver, pancreas, gallbladder.. all of which were normal. At this time he also started me on Rabeprazole 20mg twice daily which is a Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) … as he believes it could be GERD. The PPI has not helped at all and I have since been moved down to once daily which I wait for a referral to a Gastroenterologist for an endoscopy as well as an abdominal ultrasound to verify I have no gallstones.. The pain I feel in my abdomen feels very heavy right around my bellybutton and frequently is accompanied by nausea and occasionally I also experience sharp stabbing like pain left of my belly button. I began tracking my symptoms, what I’m eating and bowel habits on an app called “My IBS” which track’s symptoms and flags foods that could be potential triggers.. all of my flagged potential triggers seem to be gluten related foods like pasta and breads. I asked to be tested for Celiac as I have an uncle with it. My doctor only sent for TtG IGA.. no other tests. My results came back negative at “<0.5 U/ml” the reference range being “ <12 U/Ml”. I am aware that total IGA should of been ordered as well but my doctor is confident we have ruled out celiac so I guess I will have to wait for the Gastroenterologist for more testing.. The other red flag for me is I have a rash that shows on both my knees and recently I have developed a similar rash behind both of my ears, on my neck and into my scalp.. there is dozens of small red and skin coloured lesions that sort of? resemble pimples but have a “head” and don’t pop (yes, i know don’t pop your pimples!) they are also itchy and sore.. I have tried washing and scrubbing them with antibacterial soap and body wash to no avail as well as ensuring I rinse my neck thoroughly after a shower, keeping my neck dry, frequently changing pillowcases and even keeping my hair off my neck as much as possible … it doesn’t have any effect on it.  In your experience does this sound like I could be experiencing celiac? I’ve debated going gluten free to see if my symptoms persist or begin to clear up.. any suggestions or help is appreciated! 
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