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My Brother

JerryK

By JerryK
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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JerryK Community Regular
JerryK
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So my brother calls me today and he's all excited. The doctor agreed to prescribe Cymbalta for him..

I asked if he liked it, he said "Yes, I don't wake up all stiff and sore in the morning". I'm like you know, perhaps if you'd cut back on the wheat products, it would help out your pain level.

He says, oh I haven't had any wheat in several days now...

So at this point I'm at a loss. If he wants to take Cymbalta to perhaps counteract the effects of wheat,

I guess it's his business. I personally think what he's eating is making him need the AD, but who am I except his DNA double..... <_<

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Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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I wonder if he told this doctor that he has a twin with gluten intolerance? Jerry, I swear, ya gotta get him on this site.

That would be the fix, well, it may take some time as apparently you share the same scepticism.

Let us at'um :)

Phyllis28 Apprentice
Phyllis28
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I agree with Momma Goose in wondering if your brother told his doctor that his identical twin is gluten intolerant. There is nothing to stop you from calling his doctor's office and asking the your gluten intolerence be added to the family medical history.

Of course, there is the possibility that your brother might take offense to this.

JerryK Community Regular
JerryK
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I agree with Momma Goose in wondering if your brother told his doctor that his identical twin is gluten intolerant. There is nothing to stop you from calling his doctor's office and asking the your gluten intolerence be added to the family medical history.

Of course, there is the possibility that your brother might take offense to this.

HE has the symptoms and won't even admit it to himself. JUST like I did only worse...

He's not going to discuss it with his doctor, he doesn't think it's real.

Arrrgghhhh(jerry's head banging on desk)

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
Posted

Jerry,

Sorry to hear about your brother, it is very frustrating. Those are very cute kiddie's in your avatar. :)

JerryK Community Regular
JerryK
Posted
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Jerry,

Sorry to hear about your brother, it is very frustrating. Those are very cute kiddie's in your avatar. :)

Thanks, those are my sweeet little nieces...I dote on them shamelessly :P

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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I guess you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink, :(

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jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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I asked if he liked it, he said "Yes, I don't wake up all stiff and sore in the morning". I'm like you know, perhaps if you'd cut back on the wheat products, it would help out your pain level.

He says, oh I haven't had any wheat in several days now...

I think this is the real reason he's feeling better when he wakes up. ;)

heathen Apprentice
heathen
Posted

be sure to watch him closely until he acclimates to the cymbalta. it's in the class of anti-depressants that can actually increase suicidal thoughts. usually it's most pronounced in teenagers, but you can never be too careful.

hope he'll come around some day. keep fighting the good fight.

NoGluGirl Contributor
NoGluGirl
Posted

Dear JerryK,

I would like to smack that doofus twin of yours right upside the head! :angry: He is as stupid as my parents and brother! My mother takes so many pills now it is unreal. I am surprised she knows her own name! Sometimes she even slurs her words a bit. That concerns me.

Unfortunately, stupidity and stubborness are two diseases no pill can fix. Personally, I feel anti-depressants and all of these other pills are just prescriptions for poison. Drugs like this are handed out like candy. Doctors do not take them very seriously. How many people have to flip out and commit suicide before it stops? Man, would I love to be the attorney prosecuting these drug companies! ;)

Sincerely,

NoGluGirl

JerryK Community Regular
JerryK
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Dear JerryK,

I would like to smack that doofus twin of yours right upside the head! :angry:

Oh man, you took the words right out of my mouth :P:P:P

JNBunnie1 Community Regular
JNBunnie1
Posted

Try beating HIS head against the desk instead of yours!!!!

NoGluGirl Contributor
NoGluGirl
Posted
Oh man, you took the words right out of my mouth :P:P:P

Dear Jerry,

Whack! There, that should do it! If not, maybe Tony Soprano should rough him up. ;) That could do the job. I am with JNBunnie1, he needs a good smack.

Sincerely,

NoGluGirl

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