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Maybe the number itself has no significance, other than it's a number that makes you notice it. Maybe the whole point is that you take notice. When I notice stuff like that, it gives me faith that there's more going on here than meets the eye. And that helps me get through difficult times.

Or maybe a reference to emergency - 911 I've had weird things like that happen to me, but I just started the diet so haven't been glutened yet. I'll see what happens. .....life can be so strange....

This is the first time I've heard of this. (I'm new - just been gluten-free for 4 days - improvement already). The bone in my gums is receding and I have very sensitive teeth. I also have a growth (I forget what it's called) though it hasn't changed in years. It's like there's a tooth trying to come out sideways, but there's no tooth.

I started a gluten-free diet 4 days ago, and I've already seen improvement in one way. As I mentioned earlier, I've been taking a prescription acid reducer in order to prevent constant acid indigestion. If I stop taking it for a couple days I get so acidic it seems to expand beyond my digestive system - like my eyes feel acidic. I stopped taking the pills...

lol rinne Wow, that CT scan sounds brutal. Thanks for the advice. I gave up on the rash but I started a gluten-free diet 4 days ago, and I've already seen improvement in one way. For the past three years I've been taking a prescription acid reducer, in order to prevent constant acid indigestion. If I stop taking it for a couple days I get so...

Unhappy, I'm so sorry for your suffering. When I had cancer in my teens, it was very frightening, and for a long time I just thought I'd probably die soon. But I didn't. I hope you don't give up, and get all the help you can for your health. My heart is with you.

Thanks, you guys! I have a lot of symptoms of celiac, but I couldn't get the whole blood panel, just transglutaminase, and I tested negative. My gastro appointment isnt until July 23rd, and I was told I was lucky because it usually takes a year. Did you guys have trouble with stuff like that, too? I know we have doctor shortage here in Manitoba (and...

Hi Magician and rinne! I found this for Brandon: Open Original Shared Link The site isn't very informative, but there are a couple of contacts on there. I live in Winnipeg, and am trying to figure out if I have celiac or not. Thanks for the link for celiac support in Winnipeg. Good luck!

Hi Jitters, I don't know if I have celiac yet, but I've had thyroid problems for several years. Because of that, I see an endocrinologist. That may be a good idea for you, too.

Unhappy and Cath, I realize you are already recognizing the seriousness of celiac, but I still felt compelled to throw my two cents in. I'm 40 and have been very ill for eight years. I just started learning about celiac a month ago, and discovered that all my problems could be explained by it. One of the things I read was an article from 2006 which said...

I forgot to mention that I looked at a lot of DH sites and the pictures they showed never really described my rash. It manifests itself differently in different people. But then I found the following link that has a larger selection of photos, which you might want to check out. (I don't yet know if I have DH, but my rash looks exactly like DH3 and DH4...

Just in case you start looking into whether or not your levothyroxine contains iodine, I thought I'd try to prevent possible confusion. The reason iodine is an essential nutrient is that iodine is an essential component of thyroid hormones. "Levothyroxine" or "thyroxine" is the same thing as the thyroid hormone, "T4". The "4" in T4 stands for the number...

This is very interesting. A month ago I got a neg celiac blood test (couldn't get the whole panel - just transglutaminase). My doctor tested for a bunch of other stuff too. The one thing that was a little high was my white blood cell count. Two weeks later I had another test and it was still high, so today I got WBC tested once again. I don't know if...

I'm so grateful for your guidance. It sounds like a plan. I'll start the diet. I'll let you know how things go. It's true I haven't felt very photogenic lately. I'll take some pics too ---->

Thank- you both for your insights. I'll look into all those possibilities.