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  1. tiredofdoctors
    4tomorrow: Please don't take that remark personally. We have all just gone through a lot with this whole french fry thing, and we've been frustrated, hacked off, and just plain scared. I've been on a LOT of threads with Vincent -- he is a very kind, considerate man. I feel very sure he did not mean any harm. Take care and isn't it about time they came...
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    Boy, do I know that feeling! It was as if I didn't belong in my own Kroger! We're in the frequent flyer club of the health food section, and I'm going to have an appointment with a dietician on the 20th to get a better game plan going. My husband and I just keep our stuff VERY separate. He has two shelves in the pantry, I have two! That way, no cross...
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    I have a feeling that you're exactly right . . . . .
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    I'm with susan123 on this one. Frequent UTI's can often be a symptom of a more serious problem. Often, it is also onf of the first presenting symptoms of MS -- another autoimmune disease. Not wanting to scare you, but it is definitely something to get checked out.
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    Just to let you know . . . it's O.K. to whine about it. This lifestyle is a pain in the butt.
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    Thank goodness -- it's nice to know that truth is just as important as a lawsuit . . . . .
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    OUTSTANDING Thanks for sharing . . . . .
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    I was just told that Louisville has an excellent Celiac support group. Funny thing is, no one listed has returned my e-mails, there are no listings in any publications (even the free ones). Does anyone know about it on this forum??????
  9. tiredofdoctors
    Your symptoms probably worsened during your last trimester due to the huge influx of hormones which occur. In reality, your body is physiologically about 50-70% prepared to deliver during your FIRST trimester -- from the standpoint of your birthing canal being able to expand. During the first trimester, you get a first huge influx of hormones -- some women...
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    OMG!!!!! Tiffany -- you get it!!!!! And so do your teachers!!!!! I could only hope that you would move to Louisville, KY and start teaching here! You are going to be an OUTSTANDING teacher. You are so right on every point that you made. As a PT, I am SO EXCITED to FINALLY hear that from someone who is going to be a teacher. Keep getting the...
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    This happens all the time. I juggle between my PCP, a Rheumatologist, a GI doc, and two Neurologists. Sometimes it's a nightmare just getting the meds you need. Luckily, one of my neurologists knows what it's like, so he'll actually prescribe the drug after talking to one of the others -- even if it's a stomach medication. I wish you the BEST of luck...
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    Go, Beverly, YOU ROCK!!!!!
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    The up-side to your story, though, Claire, is that you are a reasonable, educated person, and you know your body VERY WELL. So, regardless of what "label" they are going to paste onto your chart, in your heart, you know that you're gluten intolerant, given the symptoms that you have. I have so much admiration for you -- for your knowledge, for your perserverance...
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    Years and years ago, my doctor recommended Gaviscon, too. I do know this -- according to some publication, Nexium contains gluten -- so check it out prior to taking it. (I took this for three months while they were in the process of diagnosing my gluten ataxia) -- hey, Shirley, that could account for the increase, too! Didn't even think of that . . .
  15. tiredofdoctors
    The thing with yoga is this: I herniated two discs in a place where you normally don't get herniations (first two lumbar) because of doing "the plow" in my 30's. I'm NOT the best person to ask about yoga, for that reason. As a practitioner, I think that any consistent, SANE, easy stretching program is a MUST for people with hypermobility syndrome....
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    The only problem with Margaritas is that you have to watch which mix is used -- some companies "thicken" it for restaurants so that they can add a LOT of ice and it will go further -- don't know if they're gluten-free. My philosophy -- just take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lime and a shot of tequila.
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    I have hypermobile joints, too ... never been diagnosed with Ehrlers-Danlos. I do have the cigarette-paper skin, though. You can actually see all the tendons in my wrist (palm side, too) and it goes all the way up into my arm -- you can see where the muscle begins. There is a ligamentous laxity scale that is scored 1-9. The scoring goes as follows: Can...
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    I agree with Rachel. I'm gluten intolerant, but because I produce other antibodies against perkinje cells, it is affecting the my brain, eyes and the nerves in my hands & feet. I'm celiac negative, but it just affects me in a different way, so I'm WAY gluten-free.
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    David, Thank you so much for writing an excellent article. I think that the others have said it perfectly -- thank you for getting a definitive answer. I think our biggest upset was that we were given so many different answers about the same product. Karen is right -- you rock!!
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    As for a fractured vertebrae, it won't heal unless you are immobilized. Typically patients are put in "clamshell" type braces that go from right under your neck down to the tops of your hips -- and they are rigid. You typically wear them for about 12 weeks. If it still hasn't healed, they need to put a bone stimulator on it -- or somehow go in and stabilize...
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    Thanks for the heads up on that . . . I didn't know that! I love Balsamic vinegar, too -- you've made me really happy! . . . Lynne
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    WooHooooo Lynne
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    Thank you so much for posting that -- we have a Moe's here and I was wondering about it, but haven't gotten around to contacting them. I appreciate it a LOT . . . . . Lynne
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    GREAT news! I'm really happy for you . . . . Lynne
  25. tiredofdoctors
    Don't know if it's related to gluten intolerance, but, out of 24 possible discs that are in your back, all but 7 of mine are either bulging or herniated. I also have "osteophytosis" on the front of my vertebrae -- a growth of calcium that usually comes about in your late 50's or early 60's. I'm 43. The docs just shrug their shoulders as to WHY my vertebral...
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