Jump to content

Rachel--24

Advanced Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    9,154

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    2

 Content Type 

Profiles

Forums

Events

Blogs

Latest Celiac Disease News & Research:

Everything posted by Rachel--24

  1. Rachel--24
    One more thing... Andrea, do you remember me saying that I was unable to be in Becky's car cuz the "moldy" smell was making me sick. It was from a peach that had rolled under the seat and rotted before she found it...it happened long before and she only told me about it when I kept complaining of a "smell". She couldnt smell anything and thought I was exaggerating...
  2. Rachel--24
    Donna...I was wondering if you had an appt today!! My appt was at 11...I was probably out of there sometime after 12 but before 12:30. I think Denise was with a patient when I was done. I could hear the computer and Anna was gone for the day. I was in the room just across from Denise. Doesnt sound like you were there yet though?? Dang....we must have...
  3. Rachel--24
    Andrea, I'm gald Mitch is home with you. Would tomorrow be a better day for me to call?? Just let me know. I've had my appt and my first ART experience. I have so much to share. I'm gonna have to get back to this later since I have alot of errands to run. It was very fascinating and also very informative. A positive experience for me.
  4. Rachel--24
    I dont think theres any question as far as her love as a mother. Shes always been a very loving mother even if she didnt make the wisest choices. I'm not clear on all the details but I believe it was her intention to stay in the Bahamas....to live there with her daughter. I think she might have been in the US because of the legal proceedings regarding...
  5. Rachel--24
    Georgie, I was not offended in any way. However, several times you have suggested that I had Hashi's rather than Graves....and was misdiagnosed. This is not the case and I would prefer to not have to explain it over and over again. I had Graves....period. I had a very good Endocrinologist, the radiologists involved were also very good...also, I do alot...
  6. Rachel--24
    Georgie, I did not increase to 4 x my dose overnight.....it was gradual. I did not get tested because I was still cold and my symptoms werent changing. Finally, when I did start getting the additional problems such as anxiety and heart palps...I tested. This is when I found that the dose was right and didnt need any adjusting at all...I had made myself...
  7. Rachel--24
    Ryan....I didnt know she'd had plastic surgery?? In all of the more recent photos I've seen she wasnt all "done up"...no make-up....so she looked less glamorous but I didnt know she'd had work done. Although in one picture I thought maybe her nose looked different. She didnt need any work done...she was always pretty....regardless of where her...
  8. Rachel--24
    Andrea, I'm so sorry. {{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}} He's in a better place now.....he's not suffering anymore. It seems this is where he wanted to be. He fought the fight but he knew it was time for him to be with God. Well actually I dont know if he was a religious man but even if these werent his thoughts...God was still waiting for him. I...
  9. Rachel--24
    Georgie, as I've said many times before...I had Graves...there was no confusion about this. I had the symptoms of Graves, low TSH, high T4 and T3. This was not Hashi's nor was it fluctuating. I had hyperthyroidism years before I got sick. I never had a hypo symptom ever. I had classic Graves symptoms. My symptoms were feeling hot, excessive sweating,...
  10. Rachel--24
    This is not true. Low body temp. can be caused by things other than thyroid. I was hyperthyroid (Graves Disease) and I was having chills and freezing all the time. My TSH was extremely low....my Iodine-uptake was extremely HIGH...I had very active Graves yet my body temp. was low. This was not always the case. When I first developed Hyperthyroid I had...
  11. Rachel--24
    If you have a bacteria overgrowth then you should be treated appropriately for it. You can be tested to confirm an overgrowth.
  12. Rachel--24
    This is exactly what I experienced. I went from a diet of junk and processed foods to a "clean" diet of meat and veggies. I was very sick....I actually thought I was dying....it lasted about a week and then I felt really good for the first time in 2 years. I know part of it was withdrawl but alot of it was my body detoxing. This is ineviatble when you...
  13. Rachel--24
    Susan...yeah...Supersize Me was very entertaining.....and of course informative...in a shocking way. This is totally off topic but is anyone else stunned and terribly saddened by the death of Anna Nicole?? OMG...I am just really heartbroken for everything thats occured and for everyone involved. I've always liked her.....no matter what she's just...
  14. Rachel--24
    I saw "Supersize Me"!! I would recommend that *everyone* watch it....plus it was kind of amusing. I laughed quite a bit. I didnt see the glass jars and the fries not getting moldy though?? I guess that was in the extras?? Anyways my favorite restaraunt (prior to my body completely breaking down on me) was McDonalds!! I was never hard...
  15. Rachel--24
    I have more thoughts about this. I do believe lots of factors can damage the gut...chemicals in food, medications, alcohol, drugs, parasites, yeasts, bacteria and the list goes on. Antibiotics is the #1 factor...and as you said its because it kills off the good bacteria.... allowing yeasts to overgrow.....this is what causes the leaky gut. The...
  16. Rachel--24
    Honestly I dont believe that gluten starts out as the "invader"....I think it becomes the invader only when the body is provoked by an infectious invader. The reason the pathogens cause autoimmune disease is because they hide in the bodies tissue and they can make themselves resemble parts of the body. When the immune system attacks.....it can inadvertantly...
  17. Rachel--24
    I agree 100% about that. A herx occurs because your body cant detox the toxins produced by the dying bacteria or yeasts. You're killing of more than your body is able to detox....I dont feel its necessarily a "good" thing. It puts stress on your immune system and your organs....particularly the liver. I think people feel that its a good sign simply because...
  18. Rachel--24
    I have chronic swollen glands as well. Everything has improved over the whole 4 years....all of the dietary changes I've made helps tremendously. I havent needed pain meds at all for the past 2 years. I relied on them daily prior to changing my diet.....in the end I'm sure it wasnt helping my immune system or my gut taking the meds everyday. I believe...
  19. Rachel--24
    Beautifully said Claire.
  20. Rachel--24
    Holy cow...I am finding more and more info. convincing me about having an Aspergillus infection. I dont wanna get my hopes up about possibly finding a cause for my worst symptoms....but I cant help but be a little excited....which is probably not a good thing. Big excitement can sometimes lead to big disappointment and I've traveled this road so many...
  21. Rachel--24
    Andrea...I agree with your Dads wife. You went there at a time when he was coherent and he was aware that you were there to see him. Rushing over there now is only going to add stress that you dont need. Its too bad your brother never went to see him. Hang in there ok.
  22. Rachel--24
    Awww Andrea.... I'm really glad you got to go down there with everyone when you did....I'm sure it meant alot to your Dad. Its good that he will go peacefully and that hes comfortable right now. If you go now will you stay there or come back and then go again for the funeral?? It doesnt sound like you can stay there that long due to Mitch needing to work...
  23. Rachel--24
    Tonight at BioSET we did heavy metals. I probably only had problems with maybe 1/4 of the panel. Mercury, lead, nickel, cadmium....and a few others. I already know cadmium is a big problem for me...who knows....it could be even more of a problem than mercury. Cadmium shows up in everything...including my hair analysis. Guess where it can come from??...
  24. Rachel--24
    I'm pretty sure leaky gut always occurs in the small intestine....this is where digestion occurs. The large intestine is the last part of our digestive system. The large intestine consists of the following parts: cecum ascending colon transverse colon descending colon sigmoid colon rectum anal canal anus Leaky gut happens...
  25. Rachel--24
    You shouldnt feel the tube going down your throat or anything like that. They will numb the area first (with a numbing spray). I didnt have any problems with either procedure. I didnt feel a thing.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.