Getting ready....

[Rome]

Well, I consider today to be the start of my official last week of glutens. I start prep tomorrow (Sunday) for my colonoscopy/endoscopy on Monday. Today is the best I have felt all week. I was feeling good until I ate some chinese food not too long ago. It only took minutes before . You all know the drill. I plan on going GF by the end of the week if the GI doc says no more exams. I have had to try to explain to my mother that I won't be able to eat anything with wheat, rye, barley, oats, but she is having a hard time grasping this. She lives with me, so she cooks alot for us. My youngest daughter, Phoebe, said that she will eat whatever I eat "no matter how yucky it is." She is only 7, but is ready to sacrifice so I can feel better. What a sweetheart! I told her it won't be yucky, just lots of fresh foods, fruits and veggies. She is always looking out for whomever is not feeling good. She wants to be a nurse like her mommy! My oldest daughter, Hosanna, 12, got her warning that come summer I am doing a 6 week GF trial with her because of different symptoms I have noticed with her, and to see if glutens has anything to do with her eczema. She is not too happy about it, but she will get over it.

I am not sure if you can have a positive blood test for celiac and have a negative biopsy, but we will see. If the prelimiary report from the doc holds true with celiac being the diagnosis, I will definitely watch my daughters more closely. I will try to keep you updated on the endoscopy and enterolab results when I get them. I was sure hoping I would have them by now. Tuesday will be three weeks.

Well, I guess that is all for now. I am not looking forward to tomorrow, but you gotta do what you gotta do........

Til next time!

Rome

[ant]

Good luck Rome Ant

[Gabes-Apg]

hey rome
loving the photo! good luck with the prep and the scopes.
hope the other bugs have settled down

take care

[mbeezie]

Rome,

Yes you can have positiv blood test and negative biopsy. CD is patchy and they have to hit the exact right spot.

If you do have CD you should absolutely get the kids checked with blood antibody tests and maybe genetic testing. Don't start your daughter on GF until you get blood antibody tests. My 10 year old is gluten free/dairy free and corn free (and mostly soy/legume free). There are many options for kids, so don't worry about that too much. My son gets eczema from dairy, not gluten.

Good luck with the prep and scopes . . . a necessary evil.

Mary Beth

[Rome]

With my daughter I plan on eliminating one at a time. I will probably start with dairy first. I will definitely talk to my GI first, and see what my results are.

Thank you all so much for your support. I will actually start the first leg of my prep at 3:00 pm, 4 Dulcolax tablets, and then at 4:00, 32 oz of crystal light with 119 gm of miralax. Tomorrow morning at 4:20 I drink another 32 oz of crystal light with 119 gm of miralax, nothing after 6:20am, and then appt at 9:20. I am looking forward to getting this over with so I can get on with my life.

Til next time!

Rome