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I've been told that flour particles can stay in the air for 24-48 hours after use. We don't keep any flour in our home that contains gluten. My mom went gluten free with me. My dad gets food out when he wants something that is flour based and all his other food is in a specific cabinet in the kitchen. 

we also have a toaster oven for my dad to use when he wants his mac and cheese or anything that has gluten in it, we only use the oven for gluten free foods, so there is no cross contamination there, is it possible for you to have a separate toaster oven for you to use?

I personally don't mind paying a little more when eating out at a restaurant that offers gluten free options. I know its not always the easiest to change what you are making to make gluten free food. I think restaurants that are willing to make accommodations for those of us with celiac disease are few and far between and I am just happy when I can find somewhere to go that is safe to eat at. 

Thanks, Iv'e been thinking it over and talked with my sister, and she agrees with my doctor too, I am still thinking of quitting. My sister said I should go and tell them today so i can be done and over with it and focus more on myself and getting better which is what i need right now. I really have felt like I have been done with them since December. I took a short term disability leave because of the stress of the situation and when I returned they told me I couldn't come back to work until they figured out what to do with me hence the numerous letters by doctor has been writing since the beginning of the month. I think it will be beneficial to my health and my life to leave my current job. As to the doctor situation I will continue looking to find another doctor. My doctor isn't sure who's taking his place at his practice just yet, they are still looking to find someone, and I don;t like the other doctor that is with his practice. 

Today I had a doctor appointment to talk to my doctor about returning to work. he authorized me to return to work on the 7th by my employer hasn't let me return yet, i was given restrictions by my doctor and they have asked for him to be more specific every time he rewrites them. I have been feeling like im being forced to quit, every time i talk to my managers i have a mini breakdown. My doctor told me to really think about what I want to do before i turn this letter in that he wrote for me today. Do you really want to work for them if they accept this letter? Is it worth the emotional toll its taking on you? I have been looking for another job and have an interview on Monday, but I really do want to quit and be done with my current employer. I just cant believe this is how they treat someone who has been there for seven years and did so much more than I had to since the beginning. Then when i was about to leave my doctors office, my doctor mentioned that he and his wife would be leaving the practice soon because he was offered a job with the state department and he will be leaving in just a few months. Amazing opportunity for him and his family. but hes been my doctor for over ten years!!! I feel so sad and anxious and scared that I have to find a new doctor, he was the first doctor that I actually liked, it probably didn't help that all doctors that I had as a child never thought anything was wrong with me and he was the first doctor to actually believe there was something wrong. 

Dextrin is a food additive made from starch.   I have problems with food additives, I try not to eat anything with additives, because I know they make me feel like I am being glutened even if I'm not.  

Has your husband had blood work done to see if his antibodies are still high or normalizing. If he takes any medicines or vitamins double check to see if there are any sources of gluten in those. 

I'm sorry that you feel so alone. I know how you feel. My sister says she understands and then she says lets go out to eat, or we are in town and she gets hungry and just can't wait to get home. I sometimes feel like I'm a burden because she can go out and eat anywhere and I'm always scared to eat out. If i'm in town and she knows it I will get a text message to take her food to work. I don't mind taking my sister food but when she ask me to go get food for her knowing that I can't eat anything from where she wants food just irritates me that she thinks that's ok or to assume that if we are out together that we are automatically going out for lunch or dinner. We have to keep taking it one day at a time

I've been wondering the same thing also. I've had times where i can't even lift 2 lbs without feeling like it weighs 10 or 20 lbs. My dr referred me to a rhuemotologist who said that she did think i had fibromyalgia and she wanted to run more test to rule out other things and that's how i got diagnosed with celiac also. I always had the symptoms for both since i was little but its been a hard couple months, I got sick in September and have been dealing with it severe symptoms of both since then. 

So I'm trying to get ahead and make my Christmas gingerbread cookies this morning, since I'm learning how to cook and bake gluten free. I get everything ready and prepped my doough and in the process of making my cookies I managed to turn the oven off and not notice then I eventually realized when I was like why aren't my cookies baking.So it was an interesting morning. Anyone else having an brain fog issues today?

Sorry for your loss. I'm sorry you can't get a second opinion until January 6. I would call the office and ask to be put on a cancellation list or keep calling and see if anyone has cancelled their appointments and maybe you can get in early. This is what i do when i get told that i can't be seen in a "reasonable" time frame. I was just recently diagnosed and my doctor referred me to a nutritionist and they scheduled my initial appointment for March. They are supposed to help me learn how to eat right but i have to wait 4 months that's just ridiculous to me. Good luck, I hope you get the answers soon. 

I'm right there with you, I was just recently diagnosed and have good days and bad days. Because I am having so many bad days and its affecting my work, I am actually taking some time off from work because I just can't do my job because of it. Everyone keeps telling me that only time will help, well that's hard to hear, when your pain seems to be getting worse or can't keep focused to complete task, or your in too much pain to move. We will get better and its really nice to be able to talk to others going through the same situation or others that have went through this in the past. 

I've just been recently diagnosed and i've also had to give up dairy. I miss dairy products so much more than I miss gluten, especially Hershey kisses!!!! I also miss my friends cookies that she makes for the holidays. This is going to be my first Christmas gluten free and i'm excited to see what I can create this Christmas!! 

I also was just recently diagnosed and am having a lot of difficulties and super sensitivity. I am taking some time off from work because it is affecting my job. I am just trying to focus on getting better and I know it will take some time. Good Luck

Its very important to get tested to rule out if you have Celiac or just gluten sensitivity. I would talk to your dr and see what they say about testing you, if they don't think they should, I would find a dr that would test you.  I really didn't want to do the endoscopy and colonoscopy, but since my blood test were highly positive my doctors really thought it was necessary to do and in the long run I am glad that i did, i was just recently diagnosed as having celiac but my moms test came back negative for celiac, so she is just gluten intolerant. She does get the some of the same symptoms that I do however hers aren't usually as severe as mine especially when it comes to the abdominal pain. 

I've just recently been diagnosed with Celiac and i'm still waiting for the biopsy results to see the severity. My managers at work have been working with me but I've been reacting to just being in my work center, and I'm having to leave work early everyday or work out a way to get my shift covered so I don't have to go to work that day. I work with food and I have been reacting to just being near foods and not even touching it. Does anyone else have this problem and if so did it ever go away? 

I have just recently been diagnosed with Celiac. My blood work came back positive, but my doctor still wants me to have the biopsy to check and see how much damage has been done, since I have so many symptoms. Its difficult and nice and finding out that there was a reason I have been having issues since i was a child and now knowing that I was not crazy.