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  1. Teacher1958
    I don't know how well you know the kids in your daughter's grade level, but I have a suggestion: Ask the teacher to pair your daughter up with another girl who will help her to deal with the issues surrounding parties and other events. In every classroom there are always a couple of kids, usually girls, who are like little moms. They take it upon themselves...
  2. Teacher1958
    Hello, I was diagnosed in April. I'm 49 and have had symptoms since the age of six or seven. I had an upper GI in first grade, and the diagnosis was "nervous stomach." Of course, once I got older, they had a new term- "irritable bowel syndrome." Those were just catch-all diagnoses for hypochondriac, which is exactly what they thought I was, lazy...
  3. Teacher1958
    The children I read about on here are perfect candidates for a 504 Plan. For your child's safety and your own peace of mind, you should insist upon it. There are so many parents out there who demand 504's for the most trivial things (child should be excused from timed math tests because he can't handle the pressure?), I would think that your school would...
  4. Teacher1958
    Toward the end of the school year there was some type of celebration at work in the lounge. I like to go to the lounge and relax and grade papers during my plan time, so on that particular day I sat and stared at the cakes and baked goods and just felt really badly. I also was mopey on International Day, because I remembered all the years past when I had...
  5. Teacher1958
    Hideously hot and humid in Ohio. I would trade this weather for a good snowstorm any day. I keep telling my four-month-old puppy that things will improve in a few months.
  6. Teacher1958
    I've been on Lexapro, Wellbutrin, Celexa, Paxil, Elavil, Trazadone, and Cymbalta. If your body isn't adjusting to the Paxil, maybe you should ask to try something else. Sometimes it takes awhile to find just the right one (hence the aforementioned list). Right now I am taking Cymbalta, which my psychiatrist prescribed to deal with my fibromyalgia symptoms...
  7. Teacher1958
    Most doctors don't know jack about celiac disease. I have to give my doctor information on it. She's clueless. She didn't even know that it affects the small intestine, not the colon. Eventually, I want to see if my insurance would cover a visit to Columbia in NYC, but I'm too busy right now. I just feel like most doctors don't have a clue. By the way...
  8. Teacher1958
    You've been here longer than I, so I'm guessing you know that some corn tortillas have gluten in them. Maybe the product itself has changed, and the restaurant isn't aware of it. Is there any way you can check the ingredients on their corn tortillas? That would be very discouraging to suddenly have a problem at a "safe" restaurant. I'm always so thankful...
  9. Teacher1958
    My vet told me about a technique for giving a pill to a cat that's worked well for me. First, make sure there's a bath towel in the laundry room near the washer or dryer and that the pill is closeby also. Take the cat in and wrap him in the bath towel like a papoose from the neck down so he can't struggle. Pry open his mouth and pop the pill in as far...
  10. Teacher1958
    Good heavens! It's as hot as Ohio! I wonder how far north I'd have to go to escape the hot weather.
  11. Teacher1958
    I haven't been in college for nearly a hundred years, but I'll give this a shot- -Impact of diagnosis on low income vs. middle income patients. -Tax breaks for gluten free food items and number of people who use them -How the 504 plan can be utilized for a child with celiac disease -Strategies that might be used to identify a greater number of persons...
  12. Teacher1958
    You should also send in special nonperishable treats for your child for those times when unexpected "goodies" arrive in the classroom. Elementary schools are big on special events, some of which you may not know about in advance. For example, during "Right to Read" week, all the kids go to the gym for 20-30 minutes to quietly read. Each kid gets a package...
  13. Teacher1958
    How interesting. I had no idea that a 504 could be written for someone who is over 18. Is there any upper age limit on this? (Just curious.)
  14. Teacher1958
    I wasn't awake through the whole thing, but I did watch the monitor at one point, and I also remember severe pain. It felt as if someone had put a knife inside me. Except for myself and some of you guys, I've never talked to anyone who remembered anything at all from it.
  15. Teacher1958
    I'm from Ohio, but am curious: Do you have cool summers there or do the temperatures get into the 90's sometimes? I'd like to find somewhere to retire where the summer are cool. I'm about ready to move to Siberia.
  16. Teacher1958
    My only suggestion would be to find a dietician who specializes in celiac disease. You're probably near a major city, so you should be able to find someone. I live close to Cleveland, and there's actually a dietician who has celiac disease at MetroHealth Medical Center. I'm thinking of going to her because she would know what she's talking about. I...
  17. Teacher1958
    PS- Do not be embarrassed by your poo questions. Most of us have had a variety of strange poo experiences. I forgot to mention that I have also had poo with lettuce floating in it. That was a shocker. Most people are accustomed to corn showing up, but probably not lettuce.
  18. Teacher1958
    I had many symptoms of gluten intolerance/celiac disease, but the one that really indicated that gluten was the problem was when I started having poos that stuck to the sides of the toilet and wouldn't go down. Floating above them was what looked like an oil slick. In addition, the actual poo smelled like something you'd smell in a campground outhouse...
  19. Teacher1958
    I'd be worried about intestinal parasites. My vet told me recently that people can get worms from their dogs.
  20. Teacher1958
    Your theory makes sense. Many medical studies are funded by the drug companies, though, so anyone who would dare to try to investigate this hypothesis would run into problems, at least in this country where so much is profit driven. Just as an aside, both my father and grandfather had particularly virulent forms of Alzheimer's Disease. My father suffered...
  21. Teacher1958
    Also check out the NY Times thread under "Celiac Disease - Publications & Publicity." It was posted yesterday.
  22. Teacher1958
    Fibromyalgia does not cause inflammation. That's why anti-inflammatories don't relieve the symptoms. I had all of the symptoms of fibromyalgia, and when I went gluten free, they disappeared. Prior to that, I had been prescribed Cymbalta (anti-depressant), which is a serotonin reuptake inhibitor combined with norepinephrine, and is used very successfully...
  23. Teacher1958
    This didn't even occur to me, but now I realize that it was because the GI was a female and so was her assistant. I don't think I would've felt so comfortable with someone of the opposite sex. I had a similar experience to you when I was in premature labor. I was admitted to a teaching hospital, and shortly after I arrived, I was given an amniocentesis...
  24. Teacher1958
    Don't laugh, but proper grooming would have never even crossed my mind. Don't get me wrong, I showered and put on a little bit of make-up, but that was about it. My best friend, though, would have been making certain she looked perfect. My biggest obsession was counting down the hours and minutes until I could eat again.
  25. Teacher1958
    There weren't any suspect ingredients in your sports drink, were there?
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