mainly medical update of sorts

[phinnia]

so on the advice of my rheumatologist (who is a lovely man and the furthest thing from a quack i can imagine), i'm attempting to live la vida without gluten-a - he said it works for some of his other patients, it helps cut down on some of their pain

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[topaz_eyes]

I am hoping the GF diet works for your pain. *crosses fingers* GF pizza crusts take some getting used to, but there are some good recipes out there.

And yay for Sean getting better sleep!

[phinnia]

It's like having an entirely different kid. he goes to sleep at nine-thirty and gets up at 7:30 or 8 - he used to get up at 4 or 5 after going to bed at 10. it's amazing. i love it. <3<3 and it also means he has so much less time to trash the living room after he gets up, too. <3
It seems to be doing something so far - i am always worried that i'm imagining things, as odd as that sounds, but i do feel better.

[bork]

I might be game for some pasta/ baking mix gluten items, but I wouldn't be able to pick them up until Mon night. No interest in the cereal.

If others need them more and/or can get them sooner, give them priority.

[phinnia]

no takers so far, so monday night is fine. <3

[bork]

Coolness. What do you actually have that you want/need to get rid of?

And yay for Sean's teeth!

[phinnia]

I'll make a list and post it in a comment for you. <3

[sirriamnis]

I'm glad you could get his teeth taken care of. Also, so glad he's sleeping better. Tell me how the no gluten thing goes for you, I'm curious.

[phinnia]

seems to be going okay so far - i'm always (oddly) worried that i'm imagining how things are going - but i do feel better with the new food thing.fortunately sean was already eating this way, so it's not like i wasn't already somewhat familiar with some products, and i have a lot of GF friends - that helped a LOT.

[tourmaline1973]

Excellent news, good to hear things are a bit sunnier in your world ♥

[phinnia]

<3<3<3<3 *hugs you*

[phinnia]

<3<3<3<3<3 *hughughug*

[hobbitblue]

forest has gone gluten-free for his fibro, and it seems to be suiting him, he eats a lot of fish and rice and sweet potatoes, its lucky he's not a big fan of bread though because its hard to get non-weird bread, though some of the packet mixes aren't too bad, and I've a recipe to try using rice flour which sounds intriguing. Fingers crossed it helps you, and yay Seaners sleeping well and having fixed teeth - lots of ice-cream called for there?

*hugs*

[phinnia]

Sean went gluten-and-dairy-free a while back because he had a sensitivity to them, so fortunately i kind of know something about what's available, although he'll eat some of the things i won't, like that weird bread fr'instance. which is good because he just loves his nut butter and maple/honey sandwiches. :)
it's helping so far, which is excellent - and i'm so glad to hear it's helping forest also, that's encouraging to hear. *hugsahobbit*

[hobbitblue]

*snuggles back* if we come across any nifty recipes I'll pass them on, yes? :)