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  1. Harpgirl
    Actually I plan to wear a Rays jersey because I'll be playing Harpo Marx version of Take Me Out to the Ballgame. But if given the chance I will certainly bring the condition up. Though I don't get to practice as much anymore, when I do play, I play better because the brain fog is clearing! Or, if I happened to be glutened at the time, I'll probably be...
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    What an inspirational way to look at celiac! Thank you! My name is pretty self explainatory, especially coupled with my profile pic. I'm really hoping to audition for America's Got Talent next season especially since they are holding one of them right here in Tampa!!! I just have to find enough time to practice around these 1 and 3 year old boys...
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    I remember that too. And I just read an article today about the only American astronaut who was on the International Space Station that day. He could see the smoke plume from when the south tower fell. Open Original Shared Link
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    I had had the day off that day. I was alone at my (then) fiance's parent's house to borrow his mom's sewing supplies. I had the TV off at first, but then decided to turn it on for background noise. I tuned in about 5 minutes after the second plane hit. Needless to say, I didn't get much sewing done that day. I couldn't believe what I was watching. Then...
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    For those that might be interested, things are slowly getting better. We had a great session with my therapist last week. At least Leo likes him, which is half the battle. We didn't get to discuss the issue I mentioned to begin this thread, because the night before the session, he had an "attack" of his own. At 1 in the morning, he woke me from a medicated...
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    Hahaha! I was wondering about that! I thought that maybe English wasn't your first language and you didn't understand the topic. Have you ever gone to librivox.org? Volunteers read all the classics there, and you can download them for free. I've listened to several books that way.
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    I am most certainly a glutton for this literary era! My favs are Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, and Les Miserables. I'm currently on the 3rd book of A Tale of Two Cities. For me, this is sort of a re-read. I was supposed to read it my freshman year of High School, but I wasn't interested at the time. I had a lousy teacher and I was able to get by with...
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    I love the Harry Potter books. My favorite is the last one. It reads like an account of the holocaust. When I was teaching High School English, it hadn't come out yet, and after I read it, I wished I was still back in the classroom. I taught at a rural "southern" school where there was quite a lot of racism. I would have loved to assign the books as...
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    Thanks for the words of comfort and the suggestion everyone I'm going to try some of these and I've talked to one of the other young moms at my church. We're going to do a mommy night out and then give our husbands a Daddy night out. I wanted to talk to her because they have 3 kids a little older than ours. I'm willing to wait a bit for this third...
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    Does anyone else think it's unfair for my husband to compare me to his mother when it comes to how well (or not) I manage our kids? Our boys are 1 and 3, and though they run me ragged at times, I'm so not done. I want at least one more so bad, I imagine another playing with the 2 we've got already, or how they react when I bring a new baby home from the...
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    Thank you Cait for bring this thread up again! I'm not quite 2 months gluten-free and I've got my period for the first time since weening my youngest son. I've been enjoying being "period free" for almost 4 years (except for 1 cycle between pregnancies), but it seems to have returned with a vengance. For the first 2 days, I went through a tampon every...
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    lol! I just gotta say, your topic title made me giggle. You sound like me. I'm still adjusting to this thing myself, and I feel like I'm in a retraining mode. As for leftovers, I usually don't have much trouble with them, because my hubby is like a garbage disposal . But here's a money saving idea for you that I learned from some friends...
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    Honestly, it may depend on the perspective of the person you are talking to. I read in Living Gluten-Free for Dummies that even people with celiac can handle a certain amount of gluten, but that amount is a fraction of a crumb. My grandmother has celiac, but apparently only thinks of it as a GI issue. When I told her about my reactions (I too got sick...
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    These are the symptoms that prompted me to go to my dr in the first place. When I get glutened, the cramping is so bad, I can't focus on much else. I too gave up exercise for the exact same reasons but now that I'm feeling better, I'll be picking it back up when I return from vacation (provided I don't get glutened during the trip ). Granted, my blood...
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    I've been going to Crabby Bills since I was a kid so I was really happy to learn that they had a gluten-free menu. Our waiter, however, wasn't too familiar with the whole gluten-free concept. After a short explaination, however, he cottoned on very quick and was extremely conciencous about it. The menu was a bit limited as in there were no gluten-free...
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    I'm rather new to this (only been gluten-free for a month), but I'm finding myself becoming more sensitive as well. And I've read from other posters that their accidental glutenings make them sicker for longer the longer they are gluten free. I too had symptoms years ago, but I never knew they were celiac till now. I began to have persistant severe cramping...
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    That is so cool! I'm so glad that you have found something that works for you! I can only imagine how frustrated you have felt till now. Fortunately, I haven't had quite so severe a reaction to gluten that you and some of the other posters here have had. But it sure feels good to start going toward 100% doesn't it? Congrats and keep it up!
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    btw, that rice bread, though it falls apart, makes a fairly decent grilled cheese, since the cheese holds the pieces together. It can just be difficult to flip.
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    What kind of bread have you tried? My favorite is Udi's sandwich bread (I tried the whole grain once and it was a bear to get the slices apart). Last week, my store was out of it so I had to get another brand. I don't know if it was just a bad brand, or that it was rice bread, but it fell apart before I could get it to the toaster. Or is it that they...
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    Aww, I wanna go!! I was there 6 years ago and loved every bit of it!! (even when I got lost ) I may be over there in the next few years anyway, because my grandmother's health is declining.
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    Okay, so Saturday, we went back and I forgot to grab the gluten-free sandwiches that I made for my lunch. I went to the information booth to find out if they knew if the popcorn was gluten free (FYI it's not). They then gave me a copy of all their gluten free items at different restaurants throughout the park. I though "Hey this is great! I can eat at...
  22. Harpgirl
    Okay, so my blood work came back negative for celiac, and because I respond so well to the gluten-free diet, my GI dr wants to diagnose me as gluten sensitive (just like he wanted to diagnose me with IBS before I requested the test ). I'm still firmly convinced that the test result is false because... 1. I had to request it myself so I have little...
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    Wow, I've never heard of most of these! I guess I have a lot of taste testing to do I forgot that there is a small chocolate maker in town that I like, not quite Godiva but better than Dove. I'll call them to find out if its safe. All these others, are they usually found in the health food stores then?
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    I went to the mall with the boys today and stopped into Godiva to get my free monthly truffle. Wouldn't ya know it? Nothing in there is gluten-free! I'm extremely picky about chocolate. I never touch M&Ms or a Butterfinger. I'll go for Dove if I'm really jonesing, but I don't particularly care for it. Ghirardelli is out too. Basically, when I...
  25. Harpgirl
    Your family is in my prayers. It's so hard to lose a loved one so young!
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