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  1. tiredofdoctors
    Hi Tech -- gluten-free Betsy is right .. . . you CAN find a doctor who will listen to you. I hope your family doc will listen -- if he/she doesn't, keep going . . . even if you have to see a GI doctor during your pregnancy. I would keep pressing . . . SOMEONE NEEDS TO LISTEN TO YOU!!!!! Good luck to you . . . I wish you the best and will say a little prayer...
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    You'd better believe you could! Probably still can now . . . !!!!! I have the "cigarette paper" skin and the hyperextensibility of the forearm skin which are pretty much hallmark of Ehrler's-Danlos, severe hypermobility along with some highly personal aspects as well, but I have so daggoned many diagnoses there's no way I'm going to press the issue!
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    Have to add my two cents' worth on the pregnancy and feet growth . . . actually, by the time you are 5 weeks pregnant, your body is between 55 and 75% PHYSIOLOGICALLY (meaning that ligamants have softened, etc.) to give birth. The increased progesterone in the beginning gives you a huge amount of ligamentous laxity. In your third trimester, you receive...
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    I think that the best resource you can purchase at this point is the book, "The Yeast Connection". It talks to a LOT of your questions with regard to Candida. I DID the elimination diet years and years ago and probably - - now I need to do it again. The difficulty? When the yeast begins to die off, the toxins which are released into your system from...
  5. tiredofdoctors
    Typically perfumaries add Orris Root to their product to stabilize it and to make the fragrance last longer, etc. THAT is the thing that causes most people's allergic reactions. That's why most people DON'T react when they wear essential oils.
  6. tiredofdoctors
    Except your feet get bigger with each pregnancy!!!!!!! BTW: He induced her when she was two days overdue . . . he said that had he waited the standard two weeks, she would have been 12 pounds!!!! Now, I thought pushing out a 9lb 13oz one was hard. My second was face up -- had SHE been 12 pounds, I KNOW i couldn't have done it! xoxoxoxoLynne
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    I did put an "I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you for your time and attention. I appreciate it very much. Sincerely" I agree about the passionate part, GFP! When I was writing letters to docs, especially when I knew I was going to get a butt-chewing for my "opinion" of the patient's problem, I would make a bajillion spelling errors...
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    I did have to laugh at the story of the "false labor" stories . . . I was 36 weeks pregnant with my daughter -- they already knew that she was BIG, and my first one was 9lb 13 oz. They WANTED her born early, because they said that even though I was tall, my frame really isn't suited for a vaginal delivery of a baby that large. I started having contractions...
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    Hi Richard! When I saw the question -- which I have also questioned but was too afraid to ask about -- then saw your name, I KNEW you would have the answer! Thanks!!!!! Lynne
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    THAT IS SOOOOOOO FUNNY! It's true. The more informed you appear, the better your grammar and the more succinct you are the more likely they are to take you seriously. I found that out years ago, having to write letters to physicians defending my findings and my patient assessment. With regard to the president, the smaller the words, the better! (Sorry...
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    Forgot to put in there . . . I was only 26 weeks pregnant . . . .
  12. tiredofdoctors
    Braxton-Hicks contractions can stop you in your tracks! You do need to be careful, though. With my first, I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis . . . I had D for 5 weeks continuously. My OB kept saying, "Take Kaopectate". I had gone through CASES of it. Finally, my mother came over to our apartment, and I was evidently looking pretty bad. She felt...
  13. tiredofdoctors
    Totally grose, but here's how to remove an impaction: Buy some gloves, use a lubricant, put in one finger, swirl it around the rectal tissue (around the feces) several times, then pull down. That is how we teach paraplegics to remove fecal matter that is impacted. It works . . . . . .
  14. tiredofdoctors
    "SINCE YOU'RE SELF-DIAGNOSED"???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!! So it doesn't count that since you've been gluten-free your life has gotten tremendously better? You're not as sick as you were? AND the fact that the GI doc has diagnosed you, as well???? Holy mackerel -- my sister and I are really, really, close. If she said something like that to me, I'd probably...
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    Wanting to change my name from "tired of doctors!!!" to "Wheelie" - given that's what everyone is calling me! How do I do that??? Thanks for your help . . . Lynne
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    This is a really great site! Thanks for posting this . . . . I really appreciate your efforts! xoxoxoLynne
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    Haven't gone to see one yet, but am trying to get into see one. I've had a bajillion genetic tests done (all VERY expensive and not well-covered by insurance) and now am freaked out and want my kids to be tested!
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    Thanks! It's always nice when you get validation from someone else on a statement that most people would think is a load of poo-poo!!!!!
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    I think that a family doctor CAN "order" the tests. Actually, what they are doing is "prescribing" them, and allowing the facility where you would go to perform those tests. They can't do that without that "prescription", just like you can't get certain medications without a prescription. That being said, just because the doctor "orders" them, it CERTAINLY...
  20. tiredofdoctors
    I just wrote a rather lengthy letter to the producers of the Oprah Winfrey show. (Me, lengthy??!!! ) I explained to them that there are many more manifestations of gluten intolerance than just Celiac disease. I encouraged them to read Dr. Greene's book, and I also encouraged them to invite him to be on the show. I offered to go on the show (reluctantly...
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    Stronger Today -- I NEVER put two and two together until you just said that. My stress-induced D has completely gone away since the doctor put me on anti-depressants. What an Aha! moment. Thanks! xoxoxo Lynne
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    Hey Chelsea!!!! Two things: One -- yes, it CERTAINLY sounds like you're having abdominal migraines. My son started with them between 14 and 16 months. It took lots of doctors looking at me like I was crazy before a neurologist listened to my story and diagnosed him with that. Then, a FANTASTIC pediatrician (I switched a few times, needless to say) gave...
  23. tiredofdoctors
    I'm a PT who treats women's health, including pregnancy and post-partum. I'm not giving you medical advice as a professional, just information as someone who cares. (had to add that caveat so as NOT to get in trouble). I have treated patients who have experienced the same symptoms as you are right now. Even though they are at the level of your diaphragm...
  24. tiredofdoctors
    I'm sorry that she was so inconsiderate and that you are so upset. You have every right to be offended . . . she absolutely didn't have your best interest at heart. I would do the same as everyone has said: Don't ask. Take your own food, take your meat in foil -- put it on the grill that way (make sure you use heavy duty -- the other kind of "melts...
  25. tiredofdoctors
    Hey Julie -- depending upon how pain sensitive you are, and the location, tattoos are pretty much more an annoying feeling while they're doing it. I loved what Chelsea said . . . DEFINITELY pick a place that autoclaves, uses sterilizing treatment prior to that, etc. Before my son and I got ours, I went to the place four times! Each time, I asked them to...
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