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  1. ohsotired
    So true! I had a discussion about bagels with one of my co-workers the other day, and I said something about how good they smelled. He said I should get some, and I said I can't have them. He said "not even the plain ones?" (we were talking about the multi-grain just before he asked that). LOL
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    Yeah, that's kind of the conclusion I've come to as well. Guess I need to find a way to make my own.
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    Thanks so much for your suggestions, everyone! I'm happy to report that I do feel like I've had a little bit more energy this week, though I am still pretty tired. The meal/snack suggestions are awesome, and I'm off work for the next two days, so I'm going to sit down and plan out meals, go shopping and cook up a storm this weekend. (Need to go get...
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    Jess, While I'm not a 'seasoned gluten free-er' I just want you to know you are not alone. I told you about my emotional breakdown over the weekend right? For those that weren't privvy to the PM I sent Jess....... We were invited to the in-laws house for dinner on Sunday. I felt confident I could handle it. As the week progressed, I worried...
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    I was just puzzled as to how he came to the conclusion with what appears to be negative blood work, that's all. I have recently acquired new info on family health history that erases all doubt, however! I learned just today that I have two family members that have been positively diagnosed with celiac disease, and a third that self diagnosed (all on my...
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    Live2BWell is in the Houston area. Maybe you could PM her. I know there are a few others as well.
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    Thanks for all your replies, everyone! I'm slow getting back to this - it's been a rough few days. I only had one day off last week, and I'm soooo tired. I'm more battered and bruised than when I wrote the initial post, and I have cuts, burns and blisters in odd places. To shed a little more light on the situation, I'm working in a coffee shop inside...
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    Live2BWell - Thanks for the further clarification on the thyroid tests. When my first round of blood work was done, they did test TSH, but none of the others. I will take your list with me to my next appointment and see if I can get them to do the others with minimal fuss. gfp - I'm still a little troubled by the lack of anything other than a single...
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    This post might not belong in the 'coping' section, but I wasn't sure where else to put it. (Apologies in advance for sounding whiny!) I started a new job a few weeks ago, and this week was my first full time (37-ish hours) week. I'm absolutely exhausted. I love the job and the environment, but I came home from work yesterday afternoon and slept...
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    Oh please be careful!! I too, wish you would evacuate, but can imagine how hard that must be to leave everything behind. I just want you to be safe!
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    A mild case of celiac disease is what you have when your GI doc doesn't want to admit that your 'crazy ideas' of what's wrong are actually RIGHT! Maybe I'll outgrow it.
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    Hi Castor, I also had the weight loss, bruising and D, but alternating with C. I have also shrunk in height and have discolorations and some cavities in my teeth. No energy, and can't gain the weight back for anything. You definitely sound like you belong here. I agree with the others. Take the list of blood tests to your NP or doctor, and ask for...
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    Interesting. I ate there last Sunday, and had the Godiva Cheesecake. What the waiter told me was that it was gluten-free, but manufactured in a facility that also produces wheat containing products. (Like I believe the waiter over the company, but I gave him a big tip for going to check for me. ) I ate it anyway - I know I shouldn't have, but I did. I got...
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    ravenwoodglass - I had a *duh* moment when I read what you wrote. Of course taking the capsule form won't do much good. Sheesh. Can someone flip the 'brain fog' switch to OFF please? I hope that gets better quickly too! Can you recommend a safe brand? Thanks!
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    Thanks for the replies, all. I will definitely ask for the complete Thyroid panel, and bring up the joint pain and fatigue. How much more effective is a sublingual B12 than a regular capsule? I'm assuming it absorbs into the blood stream much more quickly? I have a couple other large hurdles to deal with right now, but I'll make separate posts...
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    Hi Gina, Welcome! You've found a great resource here! Bearing in mind that I was just dx'd with a 'mild case of Celiac' and am pretty new at this, here is what I have to say. Take it with a grain of gluten free salt. The allergy testing that showed you allergic to wheat was probably right (was it a scratch test?), and your Enterolab tests were...
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    So I've been thinking about this some more, and I think it may be possible that I wasn't ingesting enough gluten when they did the blood draw for the additional tests. I checked my previous blood results (where they only tested tTG IgA) and the results are not the same. The first test showed a "1" - still a negative according to the range; the second test...
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    That's why I suggested the probiotics and perhaps the digestive enzymes, oh and the prayer if you're the praying kind.......ipecac will make you throw up, but it won't do anything about the glutening.
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    If your goal is to throw up, then yes, ipecac would help, but so would sticking your fingers down your throat. That's a scary road to start down. If it were me, I'd pop a couple of probiotic pearls and pray. Or you could try the digestive enzymes, but I have no first hand experience with those, so I don't know if it would do you any good. Good...
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    Is he brushing/flossing before you start swapping spit? (Sorry, I know that's blunt, but then so is what you asked! ) You might also want to investigate any toiletries he uses.
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    I don't eat a lot of leafy greens, or vegetables in general (I know, I need to fix that)........I have a hard time digesting lots of them. I do tend to reach for cereal when I eat breakfast, or when I'm too tired to cook, but even that isn't all that often. So I don't know what else I might be eating that would contribute to that.
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    One more thing I forgot to ask..........I was not taking any supplements of any kind at the time of the blood tests (nor am I now), so what would or could cause my Folates to be so high? Any thoughts on that?
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    FINALLY! A call from the GI doc's office (8/22) and the nurse tells me "it looks like you may have a mild case of Celiac Disease; try a gluten free diet for a few weeks to see how you feel." LOL I asked her to send me a copy of my results for my records, which arrived yesterday (8/25). I was thinking that since this office didn't seem to know much about...
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    Thanks for your reply, ShayFL. I will do some Googling on the high folate and see what I can find. I also forgot to mention that these tests were all done by LabCorp, in three different cities. I know I've read some things about certain labs being more knowledgeable than others, but didn't know if this would make much of a difference in my case?
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    Ok, so last Friday my GI doc's office calls and says according to my bloodwork results, I "may have a slight case of Celiac Disease" and they recommended that I go on a gluten free diet for a few weeks to see how it goes. I laughed about it when I got off the phone, thinking they were total dimwits. I'd already gone gluten free, but had been pretty lax about...
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