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  1. penguin
    I use the wicked fatty kind too, but I'm on weight watchers and I hate margerine...ergo... Anyway, I looked in my clan thompson smartlist (I knew there was a reason I paid for it ) and it says their light butter isn't gluten-free Dammit
  2. penguin
    I was looking at Land O Lakes Light butter and it has modified food starch in it, has anyone ever called on it? Dang weekends and offices being closed
  3. penguin
    Ben & Jerry's clearly labels, so it's safe!
  4. penguin
    Rosemary oil is a natural product, because you just have to press rosemary leaves (in theory) to get it out. Rosemary is a plant that grows out of the ground, and is therefore natural. As much as you like to demonize soy, it is also natural. Soy is a plant that grows out of the ground, just like wheat or grass or hemlock or an oak tree. Soy also happens...
  5. penguin
    Congratulations!!!
  6. penguin
    Personally, and this is just me, but I didn't have problems sleeping with these. For most people, 9:45 is breakfast. The important thing is spacing. For most people, the time between breakfast and dinner is 8-10 hours, so I'd say take your next dose at 8pm or so. That'll do you fine. If you have problems sleeping, take some benadryl and it will help (yes...
  7. penguin
    Since I make my own spaghetti sauce and there's just two of us, we usually end up on a 3 day run of sauce related meals: Night 1 - Spaghetti Night 2 - Chicken Parmesan (made with gluten-free breadcrumbs, gluten-free waffles processed work well for this) Night 3 - Pizza! (I use chebe mix) Otherwise? Chicken tenders made with potato flakes (known...
  8. penguin
    You're welcome, and I added more stuff I have one that I got when I was 17 (my mom had to sign for it, she was going to get one too and chickened out) It's on the small of my back, and I forget what it looks like because I need two mirrors to see it It's a swirly black tribal thingy with a blue butterfly on top of it. I had the woman that...
  9. penguin
    Hah - I worked in a tattoo shop when I was 13, babysitting the owner's kid. (ok, so it was a wierd job, but I learned a lot!) Tattoos hurt the least in large, fleshy areas, like your butt The closer you are to a bone, the more it's going to hurt. This is especially true on end of the extremities (feet, hands), because there are more nerve endings...
  10. penguin
    How many times a day does it say to take it?
  11. penguin
    All of those ARE gluten-free...do you have other intolerances, such as casien? Otherwise, I'm a fan of kisses, hugs, skittles, starburst, and sour patch kids
  12. penguin
    To another celaic, no less!
  13. penguin
    Personally, I think it's still psychosomatic. You've been staring at these lists of possible side effects for more than a week, and now that you've taken the drug, you think you're having all of the side effects. I know I've done it! And sorry, it sounds like you're definitely still panicking. Also, if your body temp was rising, you'd be cold, not hot...
  14. penguin
    I've had these for 3 or 4 years now. When they first started, I had them about once a week. They eventually tapered off to about where they are now, once every month or two. It's not like the alien baby, it's muscle spasms in my stomach muscle that are INCREDIBLY painful, about an 9 on the smiley face pain scale. I have yet to find a specific trigger, sometimes...
  15. penguin
    Hi Julie So far, not so good. I feel like hammered sh--! Wednesday night my stomach started to hurt a little (my "aura" for knowing the pyloric spams were coming) so I took a phenergan and hoped for the best. I spent all but 4 hours asleep yesterday, because I had to take 3 more doses of phenergan to get it to stop. I don't know that it's ever been...
  16. penguin
    Sounds like a panic attack to me. Also, side effects wouldn't hit until at least an hour after you take them. It takes that long to get into your blood.
  17. penguin
    Yeah, I basically came out of college with an $80,000 MRS degree And I'm good at planning stuff. And my degree (Poli Sci) made me cynical and able to BS anything. Yup, that was worthwhile Well, if I hadn't gone to that college, I wouldn't have met my husband, so I guess it was worth it It was apparently also worthwhile for DH, since I...
  18. penguin
    AMEN!!! I found that everything BUT classes were useful. Then again, I worked very hard at my job in college, which got me the job I'm in now!
  19. penguin
    Pizza made with chebe mix for me tonight Red bag of chebe, and then cooked on a baking stone. Tastes just like the real thing Unfortunately my baking stone is glutenated, but I solve that problem by using parchment paper over it. Makes it safe and really easy to take out of the oven
  20. penguin
    They start you out strong on the prednisone. I think I had to take four or six pills the first few days I was on it, and then it tapered (it was a 7 day course). It won't shut down your immune system. You are going to worry yourself sick. Also, predisone helps any inflammation, so your doctor is right in perscribing them if you're having irriation. If you...
  21. penguin
    Just because his orders confused the 18 year old pharmacy tech does not mean he perscribed them incorrectly. There are different courses of prednisone ranging from 7 days to months. I agree with Carla, make sure you're taking the pills before you call him!! Doctors can be clueless in many areas, but they're usually pretty good at perscribing meds. By the...
  22. penguin
    Lister, relax and take the damn prednisone. Seriously. Your doctor is going to be pissed that you haven't started them yet. It's prednisone, not cyanide. Your only reaction to the drugs will very likely be bloating and increased appetite. Pharmacies can only legally perscribe meds exactly as written. Calm down.
  23. penguin
    The results are in...the biopsy was.... NORMAL! Not surprising. I have to go back to the GI in 6 weeks to follow up, they told me I need to be gluten-free long-term anyway so the biopsy results really don't matter. I think I'm still going to say I'm celiac because 1: I don't want to look like a wishy-washy, I diagnosed myself with the disease...
  24. penguin
    The pharmacy filled the drug as it was perscribed by your doctor. You have to wean off it slowly, so that is probably why it's 18 days and not 14... TAKE THE DRUGS EXACTLY AS PERSCRIBED!!!! Prednisone is a great drug that also has a scary side as you pointed out. Steroids are not perscribed lightly. I think you need to trust your dr. on this.
  25. penguin
    Awesome!!! I love Dinosaur!!!!
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