Guest guest Posted December 30, 2000 Report Share Posted December 30, 2000 Hi Barbe. Welcome to our great list. We definitely get pretty gabby here. I share so many of your hobbies and interests! I'm 46 and was diagnosed with RA while in my 20's. Last year I added FM to the diagnoses, but I had it for many years before they added the name. I'm pretty stable right now with all my meds and feeling better than I have in many years. I'm looking forward to getting to know you. a ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara <bar_be@...> < egroups> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 3:23 AM Subject: [ ] New Member Intro > Hello all: > My name is Barbe. I am a 43yr old mother of 2. I have been > diagnosed with fibromyalgia since 1989 and Myofascial Pain Syndrome > and Lupus for the past three years. I have been looking for a group > who are not only supportive but also informed about the illness. I > checked many lists before deciding to join this one. What caught my > attention was all the messages post each month, for to me you can't > be very supportive if you are never around. I have had that > experience and can do without it. I am homebound because of many > health problems and try to stay positive though sometimes I could use > an understanding shoulder to cry on. > > I find being supportive to others and not concentrating too much on > my own illness sometimes helps me not to feel so consumed with FM. > My Hobbies are gardening, interior decorating and design , quilting, > and crocheting. I love music, people and researching. Hope I can > contribute to what looks like a great group. Thanks! > > Barbe > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 hi Darlene - welcome to the group. Helen P NW Ohio Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Yes Darlene, I second that , welcome here allso. Helen <helen050959@...> wrote: hi Darlene - welcome to the group. Helen P NW Ohio Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Messenger with Voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 welcome! from Marcia, western New York Statejohn stratton <kentuckycowboy2@...> wrote: Yes Darlene, I second that , welcome here allso. Helen <helen050959@...> wrote: hi Darlene - welcome to the group.Helen PNW Ohio Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Messenger with Voice. Get amazing travel prices for air and hotel in one click on FareChase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 I'm new to this group, but not to Celiac Disease. I lived on Pepto Bismol for over 15 years before finally being diagnosed in 2002. I found a great GI doctor in the Palm Springs area who went 3 inches further into my intestine with the endoscope than someone else did a few years earlier in San Francisco, and found the damaged villi. He tested me for antibodies first (positive); within two weeks of cutting out all the gluten, I felt better than I had in more years than I can remember. In 1998, we retired, got rid of almost everything, bought a motorhome, and took off to explore the US and Canada. I'm working on a book about our travels. Since 2002, we've hunted and gathered GF foods/ restaurants/ resources/ links all over. I started a blog called Gluten-Free Travel, By Graf! and am posting my finds. It's still a work in progress, but there's a lot of info on it already. We are winding down another six month cross-country trip. Soon I'll post all the Washington DC finds, several in the Midwest, Oregon and Washington, Vancouver and BC, plus the others I've just been too busy enjoying the travel to get on-line. We had FRESH GF BREAD several times this year! We have family and friends in the Bay Area, and are in and out of here a couple of times each year, for anywhere from a couple of weeks to a couple of months. I haven't posted any Bay Area resources yet, since I'm still learning what's available here. More restaurants around the country have heard about GF / Celiac, and I'm much more comfortable ordering from the general menu -- so nice not to always fall back on broiled salmon and a baked potato. If you've had good experiences outside of the Bay Area you will share with me, I'd love to add them to my site. I've learned SO MUCH from others who live with CD, and am glad I can help spread the word about what we CAN do. Thanks for being here as a group and supporting each other. BTW -- if you haven't checked out Gluten-Free by the Bay (http://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com/) -- do so immediately. She absolutely deserves her recent Blog award. I was really glad to see she's part of this group. Michele Gluten-Free Travel, By Graf! (http://glutenfree-travel.blogspot.com/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Hi Michele! Welcome! That sounds really neat about your book. Let us know how it's going! On 8/7/07, gypsyroadwriter <m_l_graf@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm new to this group, but not to Celiac Disease. I lived on Pepto Bismol > for over 15 years before finally being diagnosed in 2002. > > I found a great GI doctor in the Palm Springs area who went 3 inches further > into my intestine with the endoscope than someone else did a few years > earlier in San Francisco, and found the damaged villi. He tested me for > antibodies first (positive); within two weeks of cutting out all the gluten, > I felt better than I had in more years than I can remember. > > In 1998, we retired, got rid of almost everything, bought a motorhome, and > took off to explore the US and Canada. I'm working on a book about our > travels. > > Since 2002, we've hunted and gathered GF foods/ restaurants/ resources/ > links all over. I started a blog called Gluten-Free Travel, By Graf! and > am posting my finds. It's still a work in progress, but there's a lot of > info on it already. > > We are winding down another six month cross-country trip. Soon I'll post > all the Washington DC finds, several in the Midwest, Oregon and Washington, > Vancouver and BC, plus the others I've just been too busy enjoying the > travel to get on-line. We had FRESH GF BREAD several times this year! > > We have family and friends in the Bay Area, and are in and out of here a > couple of times each year, for anywhere from a couple of weeks to a couple > of months. I haven't posted any Bay Area resources yet, since I'm still > learning what's available here. > > More restaurants around the country have heard about GF / Celiac, and I'm > much more comfortable ordering from the general menu -- so nice not to > always fall back on broiled salmon and a baked potato. > > If you've had good experiences outside of the Bay Area you will share with > me, I'd love to add them to my site. I've learned SO MUCH from others who > live with CD, and am glad I can help spread the word about what we CAN do. > > Thanks for being here as a group and supporting each other. BTW -- if you > haven't checked out Gluten-Free by the Bay > (http://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com/) -- do so immediately. She absolutely > deserves her recent Blog award. I was really glad to see she's part of > this group. > > Michele > > Gluten-Free Travel, By Graf! > > (http://glutenfree-travel.blogspot.com/) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I'm sure lots of here would totally disagree with that doctor. You do not want a low fat diet; you want a good fat diet. Limit your red meat and eggs. Yes, eggs are good for people but just don't agree with many people who have had GB problems, me included. I can tolerate them in baked custard, but that's about it. You need good fats, like olive oil, coconut oil, nuts, avocadoes. Beets are very good for people with GB problems. Also, remember that many people who have a GB attack never have another one. My only attack was over 2 years ago. Go back and read some of the messages from this group and you'll learn a lot. And why in the world did he give you antibiotics? Please go to a health food store and buy some probiotics and start taking them, just not at the same time of day as the antibiotics. Amber Hi, my name is Peg. I'm a grandma. Had a gall bladder attack about 2 weeks ago. Dr gave me antibiotics after a sonagram. He wanted to send me to a surgon. I said no. He said a no fat diet. Got a low fat diet from the hospital, but still not sure what I can safely eat. I have lots of stones. I'm sure there has to be some way to get rid of them without surgery. This is why I joined this group. Just trying to figure out what to do next. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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