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    I'm brunette but if I spend any significant amount of time outside in the summer it turns a coppery red. When I was a baby my hair was orange, or so I've been told.
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    I've been feeling pretty sorry for myself all weekend since I have laryngitis. I haven't eaten real food in days and wasn't feeling great this morning so I threw some beans in my crockpot and have some ham and bean soup brewing. I'll probably throw some dumplings on it. (Apparently my spellchecker wants to change crockpot to crackpot. ) I was feeling...
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    So I've gotten myself all prepared to show up and paste on a smile (which may kill me at 9:30 in the morning) and enjoy everyone's company with a nice bowl of fruit and a soft boiled egg. Then yesterday morning I got a very pleasant surprise. They went over what would be served and mentioned that one of the women with celiac will be bringing blueberry muffins...
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    I love herbal mint teas with honey when my stomach and I aren't getting along so well. I would say though that it is important to be herbal and caffeine free, since caffeine can make you feel pain more intensely. (My doctor told me this and I discovered that it is definitely true for me.) I take ibuprofen for my aches and pains, or if my head hurts I...
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    The shared abbreviation is for some reason striking me as hilarious this evening.
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    ARCHIVED Properly Arming Myself

    Adalaide replied to Adalaide's topic in Doctors

    Apparently all of my blood work is "normal" I'll be picking up a copy of the lab reports next time I'm near the doctor's office. The doctor spent a bit more than half an hour with me and answered all of my questions that I couldn't answer myself. He did admit that I probably know more about celiac in a month than he'll ever know. (Which I already knew, but...
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    That's my plan when we're out of my MIL's house. Shhh.... don't tell my husband, he doesn't know yet.
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    This is all pretty new to me, but some things are just far too risky in my opinion. Sure, you can wash a cutting board but what about all those little cuts and grooves in it from the knives. What happens when your nonstick pans are scratched? All sorts of fun stuff can hide in there. Anything wooden is right out. As I understand it plastic is porous and can...
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    Thanks! I never thought of just blaming everything on my Dr. It's brilliant. I'll be sure not to tell them that for my anniversary at the end of the month we're going to a Brazilian steakhouse that has a buffet. (They're amazingly sensitive to the gluten issue and come highly recommended.) I haven't slept for more than 3 or 4 hours a day for a week now so...
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    At church today I found out that in 2 or 3 weeks there will be a large meeting for the women. The meeting will begin in the morning with breakfast. There are several members of my church who have celiac, but I'm unsure of what I should do. I did talk to a leader who says they usually serve omelets and fruit (which should be okay) along with mountains of bready...
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    I buy a lot of Augason Farms products, they do have a dedicated gluten free facility and offer a lot of great products to keep on hand. They don't have buttermilk powder on their website but I did find some from Sam's Club. The first link is to the Sam's Club page, the second is to the gluten free products that Augason lists on their site. I get access to...
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    Oh gosh, I'm getting paranoid. My next appointment is tomorrow! So far though in three years this doc hasn't said anything monumentally stupid to me. On the other hand, plenty of doctors have. The most memorable was an ortho. I fell at work straight onto my knees, on a concrete floor. (I didn't drop the pizzas and they were fine to go out to the customers...
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    Croissants!?! I never imagined I'd have one again, breakfast sandwiches were the farthest thing from my mind until 10 seconds ago. Thanks for the tips on what everyone likes. It's all well and good to read what I can find on the manufacturer websites but they're only gonna say what they need to say to sell me bread mix. I much prefer to trust the opinions...
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    I don't know how you survive without all of us just showing up on your doorstep to be fed. I decided to have pancakes and some leftover sausage for supper, far too tired after work to bother with any real cooking.
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    That's a great question. I have an appointment on Monday and I'll ask my doctor what he thinks if he has time. I can say that it seems when someone else is sick for 3 days I'm sick for a week or more, so from experience I can say that I certainly recover more slowly than my friends and family.
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    I know that people can get defensive pretty quickly and totally understand not wanting to come off badly to the kitchen staff. My recommendation would be to start off saying that you understand what a challenge it must be to have a student with special dietary needs on top of everything they already have to do. Explain that since you know there is already...
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    The widespread pain is probably the most significant and life changing symptom I've suffered. It's my muscles and joints and I've been run through tests for all sorts of things until my doctor slapped a fibromyalgia label on me and sent me home with a prescription that wasn't particularly helpful. My initial blood work several years ago also showed some inflammation...
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    I loooooove the cream cheese and pie filling style fruit on a pizza crust. Drizzle with a powdered sugar glaze when it comes out and you're in for a slice (or maybe whole pie) of heaven. A local pizza place makes these and I was thrilled beyond belief that my husband didn't like it. I also like covering it in chocolate chips and marshmallows. Maybe...
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    I've had issues with this for many years. It is bad enough that I have to keep promethazine on hand because it makes me extremely nauseous. I only take showers when my husband is home and within earshot listening for me. (Had a nasty fall that left my ego a bit more bruised than my purple butt. ) Unless I'm working, which is pretty much a once or twice...
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    Since I sub for a single class at a local college I don't work often, but today is one of my lucky days I get to spend sharing my wealth of knowledge. Okay, it isn't that illustrious, I actually just sit at a desk reading my ebooks and waiting for people to have questions. Anyway, in the past I've always brought a sandwich for lunch with some fruit or something...
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    I'd definitely find out if it's within the rules to have some means of preparing food in your room. If not you're kind of stuck doing that whole medical accommodation thing or finding a place you can safely eat. It can't hurt to talk to the staff again, maybe print out some helpful info for them so they understand how serious it is as well as how they can...
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    I love making chicken soup, although I am in search of a good soup noodle. When I wasn't feeling well a few weeks ago I dragged my husband to the store to hunt decent soup with me. I picked up a couple of cans of Wolfgang Puck soup, and while I don't remember which ones they were I can say they were delicious. If I remember correctly all of the soups are...
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    I like the way you think! I always try to think up some random healthy reason to be eating the sweets I love. I've been eying that bread every time I stop in the store and now I think I'm going to have to buy it.
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    I managed to polish off an entire bowl of orange ginger chicken. The sauce was something I grabbed at the store with the plan to use it with stir fried veggies. Instead tonight I was feeling pretty ambitious and took the time to make Chinese style battered chicken. It was amazing! It wasn't quite as good as take out but that's probably due to cooking it myself...
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    Hahaha, that's great. My MIL brought home 2 small and expensive bags of chips for me because they say gluten free on the front. I didn't have the heart to tell her that my favorite chips are gluten free, and so are most of the ones I would eat normally. (Not that I eat a lot of chips, a bag could sit on a shelf for months before I feel like I want some.)
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