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  1. Jestgar
    I'm bringing my own gravy, a veggie dish, and a pumpkin mousse for dessert. I think I would also tend to be rather b%$@#y in this situation if pressed. "I just spent a week being really sick and a day in the hospital and I am in no mood to spend another day in the hospital because you choose not to have any respect for me. I'm not demanding you change...
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    It's funny how we have to be forced into eating the stuff that's not bad for us. What has the human race done to itself?
  3. Jestgar
    Maybe you could find a sort of hand-held whoopie cushion and make disgusting noises all day one day while you're around them. Everytime you make a noise, just apologize because you accidently ate a little bit of gluten the night before. Would work better if you could find some appropriate accompanying scent....
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    I think, "mama", that a lot of us find that humor makes this easier. Even if it doesn't help you manage your in-laws, it might help Ryan if he can get in the habit of seeing the funny side of things.
  5. Jestgar
    Whatever!!! Do you have any idea how expensive these "oversized" bras are!!
  6. Jestgar
    I save mine the trouble and make fun of myself. This way, if I offend myself and stomp off I can always find myself and apologize.
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    I think I would be offended that someone decide for me what I should bring. Everyone has their specialties and favorites and should be allowed to choose. The most precise she should have been was "something starchy" if that's what was missing from th mix. That said, I would have brought potato salad and not worried for a second that I didn't follow instructions...
  8. Jestgar
    I'm so sorry that you, and especially your kids, have to put up with this. I don't really have any suggestions, since in-laws can be tricky, but maybe a letter/email to all of them explaining what you just explained in this post. You can emphasize the lack of choice and point out that you will not let them harm your child by not taking his food issues seriously...
  9. Jestgar
    NNNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Don't Do It!!! She gets her own cheese!!
  10. Jestgar
    I cook on the weekends and make a bunch of stuff that I freeze in individual sized portions. Right now in my freezer I have: chicken and rice soup, wild rice and quinoa stuffed peppers, mexican casserole and some other mexican -type thing of chicken meat seasoned and rolled in corn tortillas with a little bit of cheese. I also have little packets of frozen...
  11. Jestgar
    I just finished reading one of the relationship oriented threads and though how applicable the title of the topic is to that type of situation as well...
  12. Jestgar
    Cassidy, I give you my permission to have a full blown temper tantrum with kicking and screaming and throwing things (that won't break, since you'll probably have to clean them up) and refusing to do anything that you don't want to do. It probably wouldn't help anything, but I find that sometimes just knowing I have the option makes me feel better.
  13. Jestgar
    Ladies, (since we are mostly ladies) I'd like to remind you that the "one gene, one trait" theory has been shown not to be valid. For example, look at the preponderance of women on this forum. Women are more likely to develop autoimmune symptoms to anything. It's a lot of fun to speculate the contributions of different HLA genes to our different symptoms...
  14. Jestgar
    I'd like to point out that these numbers aren't entirely true. There is some smal percentage of people, 1 or 2%, that have no known Celiac genes and yet still develop the disease. The research on the genetics of Celiac (actually all aspects of Celiac) is still early. It's a good idea not to read too much into it.
  15. Jestgar
    Try going to a restaurant, explain your gluten thing, then ask for macaroni and cheese without the macaroni. You get some great looks. Also works with grilled cheese sandwiches.
  16. Jestgar
    From: Tissue transglutaminase ELISA positivity in autoimmune disease independent of gluten-sensitive disease RESULTS: Many sera from patients with autoimmune disorders gave a positive signal in the human TGc ELISAs. The signal appeared related to minor impurities in the recombinant human TGc used and to raised serum IgA antibody levels rather than to...
  17. Jestgar
    Hmm, OK. I understand a little better where you're coming from. Are you hoping to return to gluten but won't do it unless you are absolutely sure it's OK? In that case, I would do it. You have more to gain from the answer than you have to lose. But still... if your numbers haven't changed, you may just have normally high antibody titers. I spent...
  18. Jestgar
    While it does sound like a reasonable approach, I think my argument still holds. If the numbers are lower, or significantly higher, you have one type of answer; however, if the numbers are the same, or not very much different, you still don't know for sure. You may be one of those people that always has numbers that are a little bit high. If I were setting...
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    Rachel, I don't think there are any published data on how long it takes for the intestine to stop producing antibodies. It seems like a year and a half is long enough for the blood test, but without a reference point you won't really know what your new Enterolab results mean. If they are negative, then they are negative, but if they are positive you don...
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    clove oil is numbing
  21. Jestgar
    IgA is a quick, not very specific response. IgG is a slower, more directed response. Initial response would be IgA, followed by IgG as your cells learn to recognize the offending protein.
  22. Jestgar
    I'd like to point out that you don't have the known genes for Celiac.
  23. Jestgar
    If you don't have enough red blood cells, you aren't transporting oxygen, and you aren't getting enough air.
  24. Jestgar
    Women become anemic much more quickly because we lose blood every month...
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    I would start with that. Add a bit about how/why she did it (did you ask, did you mention it and she responded...) and tell some more about the impact this small gesture by Lynne made on you and your kids.
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