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just me trying to figure out celiac disease, ra and hypo and still maintain my sanity :)

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today is going better. I still have occasional pain in the right side but it's not too bad. Stools are much softer and easier to pass. Very slight blood today. I finally feel like the severe constipation is leaving. So much so that I almost feel empty and light headed. I hadn't realized how constipated and bloated I'd been feeling until now that it's getting better. I don't have anxiety this afternoon but do have stiff joints and my back muscles are still very painful. I had some egg, sa

December 4, 2006

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Start Feeling Great, Then I Get Stupid

I had a not so nice little scare tonight. I was really hungry so I grabbed a couple of crackers. WHOA! I started getting a knot in between my nose and throat, my right ear felt like it was going to explode from pressure, I had immediate flood of sinus drainage and rapid heart rate. Most the symptoms are lessening except the drainage and I still have a bit of a knot in between the nose and throat area. Ok, do I really have to go thru this again to realize wheat is as serious as peanuts to my

April 17, 2008

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October 9, 2007 Hubby Goes In For Testing

hubby is getting a colonoscopy and endoscopy? so they can check for everything. He's been having trouble still and didn't heed their wheat-free advice a few years ago so he gets to go thru the process all over again. I'm doing really well now. Got glutened on Sunday and went thru digestive hell all day but it's much better today. Yesterday I ate straight protein and vegetables and that is so much easier on my body. I even feel like I lost a little weight! I did have a protein shake th

October 9, 2007

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October 05, 2007

well, I'm back after a very long summer and fall. Ok, it's technically still fall but it feels like it should be way past at this point. I was able to go on vacation for a couple of weeks. Went camping so it was easy to control diet. My problem came when we got home and son got an acting job 70 miles away. We traveled every day for two months and did a lot of eating out. Needless to say I've put on a little weight (although I had lost 20 this spring and summer and only gained 3 back) and

October 6, 2007

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New Year's Eve

Well, today I am 44. It's been a quiet birthday. We've had maybe 3 inches of snow and it's really cold. Dh and Ds got me 1/2 season of Center Ice which will kick in January 8. I'm looking forward to that. I also got a Loreena McKennett celiac disease and a nintendo ds game, tombraider. Brother #1 called to wish me a happy birthday but then we got to discussing brother #2. Seems b2 is still mad about something that happened when Dad died but still isn't telling me about it, he's just whini

January 1, 2007

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Merry Christmas!

What a great Christmas! My Mother in law was so sweet and bought some really great Christmas gadgets. She got us a black and decker jar lid opener. What a help! There are days when I can't even open a bottle of water to drink so this is a real treasure. She also got us a hot water heater that heats two or three cups of water at a time. I think she saw me struggling to lift my tea kettle and took mercy on me. She also got us a bacon barn. It's a great little setup to microwave bacon with

December 25, 2006

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May 25, 2008 Simple Insights

I posted this on another forum but felt I needed it here to always remind me of how simple my diet can and should be and how much better I feel if I will follow this: here's where I'm at at this point: 1. grains of all kinds cause inflammation and pain FOR ME 2. red meat, pork, too much chicken (more than once or twice a week) cause inflammation and pain FOR ME 3. all dairy, ESPECIALLY CHEESE (which I love too..) cause pain and inflammation for me 4. chocolate..same as above

May 26, 2008

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March 27, 2007 Feeling Good!

Even though the weather is changing with a rain storm coming in, I'm feeling really good! My joints don't hurt at all and I feel energetic, and this is a day after my mtx!! I would like to get all the pasta out of the house but hubby likes it. It's not really fair to deny him just because I can't have it. I feel like I'm losing a little weight but my scale is unavailable at the moment. The one thing i hate though is i have prednisone waist. I always had a smaller waist but it's really u

March 27, 2007

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March 25, 2007 The Full Monty Is Over :(

I am soooo tired. It's been 2 solid months of driving 160 miles every day. The play was great but everyone involved is exhausted. Now we have to get thru Much Ado About Nothing and THEN we rest! Tomorrow I don't have to go anywhere!!! The last few days I've had some problems with breathing. I felt like I do when I am around peanut dust or other peanut products. I then realized my wheat problem is the cause. I'd had two bites of pizza at a cast part Friday night and I could have swo

March 26, 2007

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March 03, 2006

uncle had massive heart attack today..his daughter is one of the cousins who found the celiac in the family. wonder if his heart attack was from years of damage to his system. he's not that old. my rheumy appt. went much better yesterday. he still refuses to believe that diet has anything to do with it but I know better lots of vegetables and fruits lately have been good for me.

March 4, 2006

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Leaving For Christmas: December 18, 2006

I've been having some anxiety today, don't know if it's due to the gluten or what. A friend of mine was killed Sunday night on the way back from her family Christmas. A woman in another car crossed the center line and hit them head on. Deb was killed instantly and the woman and her husband in the other car were killed. Deb's husband is in very critical condition. Why do all the good ones die? A couple months ago another friend died suddenly. It's so unreal. My heart breaks for Deb's chil

December 19, 2006

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June 21, 2006

I'm doing well lately. I've been on the road so much and it is hard to eat well when eating out. I am finding that if I stick to the same restaurants, the waiters and waitresses are all getting to know me and know I don't eat gluten. I eat a lot of seafood and salads. I got a cortisone shot in my knee in April and that helps to be able to exercise. I find that the more I exercise strenuously, the better I feel. I eat better then as well. It's been hard with ds' birthday and the upcoming a

June 21, 2006

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June 05, 2007 Feeling Good!

Schedule has been SO full! Son performed in Much Ado about Nothing, Guys and Dolls, and The Great Plains Theatre Conference. He's now in rehearsals for Love's Labour's Lost. Lots of eating out and no exercise. I have lost 15 pounds now since March 23! I'm no longer on prednisone which certainly helps. I am doing really well with eating fruits and vegetables with a little almond butter and as of today, flaxseed. I start vocal lessons next week and can't wait! I miss singing so much

June 5, 2007

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July 28, 2005

last couple of days have been good gluten-free-wise. ra has been awful. i've done some walking, that's always good. ds liked the gluten-free bread, I thought it was too heavy. we both liked the flavor of the pancakes but again, it was too heavy for me. I think I would prefer to do without the substitutes, ds would like them again.very tired this morning. ds worked the late shift so we didn't get home until 11:00 or so, I couldn't get to sleep until after 1:00. stomach has been feeling bet

July 28, 2005

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July 25, 2005

some people are brilliant..... i went to a fast food restaurant today, ordered a cheeseburger, no bun of course, with lettuce, onion, tomato. they bring it out in the little dish, and had placed the cheese on the bottom of the burger! so basically it was stuck to the dish and I had a hamburger. didn't realize I had to tell them how to do that even....had a soft stool this morning. that's unusual since I had one last night. I felt lighter in the stomach area last night but still bloated in

July 25, 2005

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July 24, 2005

had a good day today.I met gfinnebraska, (thank you SO much for all the information and mixes)what a sweetie!had turkey and vegetables for lunch,had a chocolate craving this afternoon, Mom suggested having a couple of chocolate chips with a few almonds. it worked, got the craving out of my system.dinner was a chicken breast, mashed potatoes, cucumbers, red pepper strips and kraft ranch dressing.hubby and I talked for a long time about this and how we both need to take it more seriously. He s

July 25, 2005

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July 23, 2005

today went much MUCH better!ate out for lunch but i had ingredients checked and had pork and cole slaw. dinner was a salad, beans, black olives, ...that's about it. had a snack at the movies, also gluten free.walked for 1 1/2 hours this morning before it got really hot.arthritis is hurting pretty badly tonight, right hip hurts and that's unusual, my hips usually don't bother me. left wrist is bad, left ankle was bad this morning but feels alittle better tonight.still have to work on husband.

July 24, 2005

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July 22, 2005

well, had a rough night. I had wheat yesterday and boy, did I pay for it. All night long my stomach ached and cramped. It's also kicked up my ra, could hardly get out of bed this morning. I can't wait to get off prednisone next month!I made myself some scrambled eggs with a little cheese. put a little miracle whip on that and had a glass of orange juice. oj won't help the hypo but i knew I couldn't handle milk and my wrists are too weak to lift a tea kettle this morning and water, well, wa

July 22, 2005

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July 01, 2007

wow, I'm losing weight finally! I'm down to 166 from a prednisone high of 186. I want 40 more at least. We bought a camper The day after we bought it we took it out for a test run. Very successful. It's so nice because we can vacation and I can cook and control the food now. DH still goes out and gets his bread and claims a little won't hurt him. I can't get him to understand that he needs to not eat ANY of it. Next week we leave for a long Colorado vacation. I'm not taking an

July 1, 2007

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January 3, 2007

I'm feeling very good. DH has been so wonderful about my diet now that he understands some of the consequences. That makes it much easier to cook and have him suggest meals. I have been cooking two meals the last couple of nights because h and s wanted things that had wheat in them. They haven't hassled me about eating "their" meal at all. H went to the store the other night and bought some deli fried chicken and bought me my own roasted chicken that he thoroughly checked the ingredients.

January 4, 2007

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January 29, 2007

What a busy weekend! I feel like resting today but it's another travel day. I need to get some traveling dinner ideas so I can pack a meal that ds will eat before rehearsals. He is not cooperating with a gluten-free diet so husband and I decided we need to totally clean out the house and all of us will be gluten-free. I was shocked by that! I don't know how long that will last to be honest. I suggested to ds that he get some lunch meats and cheeses, along with raw vegetables and pack

January 29, 2007

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January 28,2007 Rant Warning

I'm on a couple of boards now that has bickering going on because of "celebrity spokepersons". I don't get it. Why do we need a celebrity to validate what we have? Does it make the disease any more real? No. Does it make it "ok" to have? no. It might make it the flavor of the month disease which we don't need. I truly don't get why people think it's such a grand thing to have a celebrity vocalize their disease. It doesn't change my life or my disease if celebrity 'X' has it. It doesn't m

January 28, 2007

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January 27, 2007

Today is a big day. Son has Shakespeare auditions and a talent contest tonight. I would be so nervous and he's goofing around like it's another average day....I guess for him it is. He's really into this entertainment field. I had a horrendous night Thursday night. I had the most massive RA pain that I've ever had in my two years of this disease. I'm not sure what triggered it but I'm suspecting a hamburger and diet Dr. Pepper. I haven't had red meat or carbonated beverages in a long t

January 27, 2007

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January 23,2007

I found out the dizziness wasn't from being glutened. I KNEW I'd been extremely careful! It's from my RA medicine. That's one of the top side effects, that and diarrhea I'm feeling very good this morning, husband said I'm "buzzing". I feel that way when I'm completely gluten free. I have so much energy it's annoying! It's pretty sad when I start laundry at 7 in the morning. I hate doing laundry. I had to have something to do though. I'm sure it will hit me around 10 am and I'll n

January 23, 2007

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January 21, 2007

son got his call today, not only did he get a part in the play, he got 3 parts! Tomorrow we start "the drive". We got around 7 inches of snow today. It's one of the prettier snows we've had in years. It's not dreadfully cold either, it's one of those snows that you want to go out and walk in it. I must have been glutened cuz I've been having those weird dizzy spells in the top of my head today. I used to get those quite a bit before gluten-free. I don't know where on earth I wou

January 22, 2007

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