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  1. Crystal Brown
    Wait for the defogging????? What is this?? I have to exercise patience??? Psssstttt! Impatience is my middle name and rushing is my game, baybee! Yeaaaaaaa, oooooooooh, Oprah, Oscars.. gotta go! =)
  2. Crystal Brown
    Ooo, British, I'm partially British. And by partially, I mean my left toe, right finger, right eyebrow and left kneecap. Why, I make so many balls-up mistakes, bloody 'ell, it just drives me batty! <---- How's that?
  3. Crystal Brown
    Poop-in Sprechen sie Deutsch? I could use some of them cantaloupes.. Watermelons would be wa-A-y too big.. but cantaloupes would be nice. I personally think that I would have cantaloupes, if it weren't for the constant decline in weight.. so, instead I've got me some nice mosquito bites. Nothing better than the good ol' removable melons. I'm so...
  4. Crystal Brown
    Hola! Welcome to the Bay Area I completely agree with Takala. All of those, including Mariposa Baking are excellent suggestions. Raley's really does a good job with their gluten-free selection. Are you a SoCal transplant by any chance.. You said "up north".. usually SoCal terminology NorCal has some great support groups too. Bay...
  5. Crystal Brown
    I really appreciate the concern and will see what can be done tomorrow. I will not be going to the ER though. In my experience, you go to the ER and they just tell you they can't do anything about a colonoscopy, because you need to schedule an appointment with a GI doc. I guess because of the prep, they wont do it unless you're an emergency case (like on...
  6. Crystal Brown
    Just wanted to share that the plot has thickened... I think.. The last few days I have had the big C, this was after a spout with the big D... Well, today I've had two BM's. This is the first time I've had mucus and blood in my stool. This isn't a film mucus, but more of a thick mucus. The stools were formed, but floating and seemed to be clumped together...
  7. Crystal Brown
    Ooo, a warm water enema, that must have been delightful! Oh, the things I have to look forward to! What do they do if they need to see the bone under metal? I know they preformed the CT Myelogram so they could see the nerves under the metal, but I'm wondering how they would find something like a fracture? You're so helpful!!! =)
  8. Crystal Brown
    I heard Yeti is really bad for your teeth. Gee, here I thought it was Yoda-Free. But why would anyone wanna be free of Yoda?
  9. Crystal Brown
    LOLZ!!! Le prize for today is....... A cool happy face with sunglasses! ----> I'm really impatiently waiting for my latest order.. Plain bagels, pizza crust and a dark chocolate truffle brownie ::le sigh and pass out:: I just wanted to share with all you sillies what just happened to me.. K, so the dishwasher just stopped running - hot...
  10. Crystal Brown
    Alphabet free - Hold on.. I have to figure this out.. No fair adding letters that aren't real abbreviations! Okay so: Gluten-Free Casein-Free Sugar-Free Sulfate-Free Salt-Free Vegan-Friendly Yeast-Free How'd I do? And yes, I've been to Mariposa Baking and as much as I lurve them, I would steer clear if you are casein-free...
  11. Crystal Brown
    Hi! Tom! I have to get this out of my system.. "Yay Air-eeee-ah!!!" K.. got the E-40 out of my system Have to ask.. Have you been to Mariposa?
  12. Crystal Brown
    I read it.. but me saying it - TWO totally different things.. Remember, I'm the bad kid.. I may get reprimanded more than the lot of ya It's like - who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? (they're gluten-free, of course!) And you answer.....
  13. Crystal Brown
    The itching occurred rather fast.. I was at the ER when this occurred and I just remember getting the CT with contrast dye, going back to my ER room (after the test) and then itching a lot. The nurse came in and I explained that I was really itchy, they took a look at a few different places on my body and that's when the nurse asked how long I had the rash...
  14. Crystal Brown
    Yes, the Cobra is retroactive. The problem is that my previous employer ended their contract with my health insurance carrier. So, instead of having coverage with Health Net, they're trying to put me with Kaiser. If they had switched to a provider like Aetna, I wouldn't hesitate at all to go to one of the previous doctors in my group. It's a big hairy mess...
  15. Crystal Brown
    I've had two ultrasounds and nothing showed up. I've also had two pelvic ultrasounds and one of those showed the severe tilting to the left. Is there another type of ultrasound that I'm unaware of? I have titanium rods in my back and I know with x-rays they will interfere with the clarity of the image. I wonder if this is the same when ultrasounds are...
  16. Crystal Brown
    Welll..... I know when I started it was about 2 AM... when I realized there was a double arrow to move me along.. it was 3 AM... after I read a few pages of the "new" stuff and finally responded, it was 5 AM Yesh, I am that strange! Oooo-weeee, looks like I need to scrounge me up a pink lady outfit I used to have one... when I was 5... wonder...
  17. Crystal Brown
    LOL!!!! I swear!! Don't I just keep digging myself in quite the spacious and roomy hole I did receive a message from one of the mods about my Oops moment.. all I have to say is, by now I should know PM means I did something wrong - again.. I feel like I should wear a leather jacket, slap on some black leggings and call myself a Pink Lady. I think...
  18. Crystal Brown
    Oh fooey! I read quite a few pages, until I found the lovely double arrow... Yea, I was stuck in 2006 for a little bit too long. Whoops Once I got out of the past and joined 2009, I read a few pages and thoroughly enjoyed those as well! All this math talk is making me hungry. Not for math, but food.. What does one eat at this hour? I'm in morning territory...
  19. Crystal Brown
    You guys are silly I enjoyed reading your posts.. all of 'em And for whomever (or is it whoever) is the English major, I bow down to thee. I am taking a Business English class and have found out one thing.. I ABUSE ... Oh dear, I forgot what it was that I abuse.. No, it's not run-ons.. Not fragments.. Fiddle faddle, what was it!? The ones...
  20. Crystal Brown
    You read my mind! I was just about to ask. Okay, so I definitely need to have the doctor order it prior to the test? I just want to throw this out here, since you mentioned the barium solution not being gluten-free... Is it common for the prep for a colonoscopy to contain gluten? Prior to my dx of Celiac, I was scheduled for a different colonoscopy...
  21. Crystal Brown
    It really depends on your GI. A large number of GI doctors will diagnose you, recommend the nutritionist and then send you off to fend for yourself. The thing is, the follow-up is almost as crucial as the diagnosis. I went to my first Celiac support group meeting, in Napa, CA and there was an exceptional doctor who spoke and shared some key points...
  22. Crystal Brown
    Wow! I really appreciate the links and the thorough information about contrast dyes. My experience with iodine has been rash and itching. To me, that isn't a big deal, however the x-ray tech/CT tech always runs off and comes back saying, "Well, looks like we wont be using contrast dye today." I also have big issues with shellfish - but these are...
  23. Crystal Brown
    I'm sensitive to dairy, soy, sugars (not sure which ones, I'll say all of them for now), corn, nuts, bananas and apples. =P The nuts cause me to break out with mouth sores (peanuts to almonds, doesn't matter). The bananas cause HORRIBLE cramping and D. Apples give me migraines. Sugar, I think, does some very odd things including cramping, D and C. I...
  24. Crystal Brown
    Thank you for the information So far, I have been lucky with my little friend not having me double over in pain. The pain is bad, but not horrible. If it gets to the horrible point, then I will visit the ER and pay out of pocket. I wont go into too much detail, but my health insurance is in limbo due to a discrepancy with my prior employer. I have been...
  25. Crystal Brown
    Thank you for the advice. I did experiment with removing dairy and nuts from my diet, along with sugar. I did this for a month and the only thing I noticed was a change in having less nasal symptoms, the left side still was doing its thing. I think the supplements are a good idea. I know I am low in Vitamin D, Iron and Folic Acid. However, before my diagnosis...
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