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  1. Rachel--24
    Yup. The problem is....how do you know if you're experiencing a Herx reaction or you're just reacting to something your taking?? This is what I went through on the Candida diet all the time....constantly feeling crappy from everything I was taking. Everyone kept saying it was die-off (herxing)....that it was a good sign that I was killing the yeast. After...
  2. Rachel--24
    I've eaten both...and I dont notice a difference in taste or texture or anything else. All the Tinkyada pastas taste the same to me. Yummy.
  3. Rachel--24
    ROFL Andrea....I cant imagine you, in all of your mother henliness, ever making anyone violent! I have never noticed you trangress #2 or #3.....or any of the others. My mom does though.....almost daily. The other morning as I was leaving for work...complaining about my head being swollen and all the chemical sensitivies....my mom...
  4. Rachel--24
    Andrea read all the 10 commandments.
  5. Rachel--24
    I was trying to remember what my roommate did...I *think* the supplement she took was goldenseal?? I dont know why or how it would work....but I think she took that and drank lots of water. It was a long time ago but I remember her being all stressed out and I'm not sure if all the water diluted her urine too much?? I think they wanted her to redo the test...
  6. Rachel--24
    I thought about that...I also dont know if the salt/vit c can create a false negative??? This is what it says about being on antibiotics *while* getting tested. I dont know if Carla was still taking the salt/vit c 10-14 days before testing?? I also dont know if the salt/vit c has the same capabilities of creating a false negative like what can...
  7. Rachel--24
    Laura, It doesnt make sense to me....only because ever since I have this "Lyme-fog" I dont do well with numbers. I just stare at them until I get a headache and thats about it. Nothing is registering. This is why I've never even bothered to try to "get" the genes and how they are translated. When I first got tested and posted my results last...
  8. Rachel--24
    I'm *guessing* that since this is a new company and there are new rules and since you are now (in their eyes) a "new hire"......they can most likely put ALL of their employees through drug testing. Where I work new hires are drug tested....this was not the case when I was hired almost 17 years ago. They cannot drug test me now unless they have good reason...
  9. Rachel--24
    Laura, I'm anxiously awaiting Carla's results as well....Its possible they may be negative (even if she has Lyme) due to the fact that shes been ill for 30 years. The antibodies may not show up when a person has a long-term infection. I would also like to see Beverly get tested. I know its pretty safe to say that I have Lyme and I did...
  10. Rachel--24
    Rinne... I missed this the first time I read the article. It sounds like bands 66 and 58 can be positive for other bacteria....not just lyme. By the way...band 66 was positive on my IgM results but negative on IgG. Band 58 was negative on my IgM but positive on my IgG. The double starred bands have more significance (23-25, 31, 34, 39, 41 and 83...
  11. Rachel--24
    Igenix takes about 2 weeks. It might be a tiny bit faster for me since my bloodwork doesnt get shipped there....its only a couple blocks from my Dr.s office so it gets there within hours. I would think the shipping wouldnt add on much time though....it should be express.
  12. Rachel--24
    I know...I'm working on it. I have denial about the gluten too.
  13. Rachel--24
    Andrea....I thought of something. Now that I'm all messed up I'm highly reactive to mold. I got really sick when I went to that moldy house in San Francisco and I knew it was because of the mold. In the 2 years between getting bit and getting sick all I can say that I noticed different was that I was tired alot. I figured it was because of my commute...
  14. Rachel--24
    The 2 aisles I hate to go down at work are the cosmetic/shampoo/soaps aisle and the laundry/household cleaner aisle. If I go down one of them I hold my breathe the whole way! Lucky for me the coffee grinder is right next to my section. I'm satisfied just smelling the foods too. I dont need to eat them. I always smell peoples food and they end...
  15. Rachel--24
    Yup...and this is what that Dr. is saying about the IND's.....based on his experience... Also my IFA test was positive....that was the one that came back with the antibody titers 1:160 This is what he says about that test So normally the IFA can give false negatives and Dr.'s prefer the Western Blots. My IFA was positive......
  16. Rachel--24
    Soooo...now that I'm re-reading this....it *is* the exact article that Lymetoo had sent me and it really makes everything more clear to me. Based on everything written....it looks like there is no doubt that I have Lyme Disease.
  17. Rachel--24
    Ok...I didnt find the exact link that Lymetoo had sent me but I found this and I *think* it may be the same info. Anyway, Rinne....further down it explains each band and what that particular band means. It says that band 66 (which was positive in my report) is a heat shock protein. It says that it is the second most common borrelia antibody.This...
  18. Rachel--24
    Yeah Julie....it was rather queenly of you!!
  19. Rachel--24
    Your attitude is completely understandable and of course we want to protect our loved ones from any future harm. If you were able to get your entire family "on board" that would be great...even better if they noticed that they felt better as a result. I was just making a correction that just *having* the genes doesnt mean that someone will ever develop...
  20. Rachel--24
    Jestgar, Your entire post makes alot of sense to me. If there is one thing I'm learning through my whole experience....its that the immune system is very very complex. One thing gone wrong can lead to a multitude of problems...a snowball effect. The symptoms that develop are likely based on our genetic make-up....there are soooo many genes...not just...
  21. Rachel--24
    The statistics were posted (by JerseyAngel) on another thread. I believe they came from Enterolab's website....I recall reading them on that site some time ago. I believe some whole families have Celiac while other whole families dont because ....like Nikki said....when one person is diagnosed....more family members are tested. Also....I believe there...
  22. Rachel--24
    This is absolutely true. Maybe Dr. Greene does not acknowledge this in his book....but yes, there are biopsy proven Celiacs who carry neither of the Celiac genes. They represent 1-2% of diagnosed Celiacs. I had told my GI that I did not carry either of the Celiac genes and he said that he does not consider gene testing when ruling out Celiac....because of...
  23. Rachel--24
    Yeah...it didnt make sense to me either...especially since it came on so suddenly. Unfortunately getting a real answer was the hardest part....I didnt realize when all of this started that I wouldnt get help from the Dr.'s...that I would have to figure it out mostly on my own with the help of some great people on the internet. Interestly...about the...
  24. Rachel--24
    Patti....I had all of these symptoms except the D. All of these symtpoms were really bad but even more disturbing was whatever was happening to my brain. It was brainfog to the max....I couldnt even drive safely. I had what Nikki describes as a complete slowing down of mental abilities....I couldnt even follow a conversation and alot of the times I couldnt...
  25. Rachel--24
    Carla....I think its hard to determine what causes what when there are other conditions involved. I actually did not notice any GI symptoms in myself until after I went off gluten. Then all of a sudden I had GI stuff going on....at that time I only went off gluten for 2 weeks....when my boyfriend at the time first told me about Celiac. I was just trying...
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