Okay, now that I think we finally have all the issues sorted out with my work in regards to my overpay and such, I think I can proceed with the whole back to work process. Unfortunately, I just received a letter from my insurance company saying that my case manager has been changed and I have someone new looking after my file. It really is too bad because the case manager that I had was really good to work with and our communication worked out really well.
So I call my new case manager and introduce myself and tell her what is going on. I tell her of my doctor appointment and that I have been cleared to go back to work. She seems very uninterested about the whole thing. I tell her that I have never been on long term disability so I am unsure of how this whole process will work out. The only thing she will tell me is that she is sending out paper work to my doctor for him to fill out and we will go from there. I made this call on February 7th. Now I wait.
February 9th, I had an allergy test as one of the doctor's (I can't remember which one at this point) wanted me to do this and Glenn and I had been thinking it would be a good thing to have done as well. So I get poked and I get itchy and nothing unknown shows up. Pretty much everything that I knew about allergies before, I still know now. But it is good to have an official test done with an allergist.
I spend the rest of the month waiting to hear back as to what will happen with work. I hear nothing. I call my new case manager and she doesn't answer my calls, nor does she feel like she needs to return them. I am really missing my old case manager. But there is nothing that I can do about it. I have done everything that I need to do, to the best of my knowledge.
I finally get a response around the 23rd of February...paper work is in from the doctor but it could take a week to get it into the system. I ask if they can rush it as my disability runs out on March 31st. I need to get things in motion as far as getting back to work. Again, the case manager doesn't reassure me that things are going to get done. It is extremely frustrating to sit back and have to wait for it to all play out...at a real slow pace. I am learning some real patience this month. Here is hoping that things will move once we hit March.
Life's Path
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
January 2011
I am loving this New Year. I feel great! It is time to move on and get my life back in full. I schedule an appointment with Dr. Boyko at the end of January as I know it is time to get back to work.
Half way through the month, I got a letter in the mail from my insurance company that said I was back at work and that they were closing my file. I contact them to say that there must have been a mistake, I was not back to work yet. They are all confused. I now have to contact work and they are all confused. In the end, it is revealed that someone with the same last name as me had come back to work and the lady that processed the paper work did not look at the first name and just assumed it was me. Oops, that is a pretty big mistake! I ask them to please fix the situation as soon as possible. I knew that something was up because my last pay was bigger than normal and thank goodness I have a good head on my shoulders and kept the money aside and didn't spend it because I knew it was not right. We then have to go through all the hassle of paperwork to pay back my employer the money and get that all straightened around. What an unnecessary headache because someone didn't do their job properly. How can you just assume it is someone without checking out all the paper work? I wonder what happened to the person who was really back at work? Did they miss their pay? Government workers I tell ya!
I first have an appointment with a surgeon, Dr. Moysa on January 19. I have thought for sometime that I needed to do something about my breasts. They are bigger, not the hugest, but big and I am tired of them. They hurt my back and neck to have to carry them. I have to pay $120 for one bra. I hate shopping for clothes as it is more of a chore than anything. I have to get them to fit bigger so that they fit up top, but then they are too big in the waist area. Or I sacrifice and make it fit in the waist area and then everything pulls up top. It gets really frustrating at times. But the weight of them is the biggest thing that makes my choice to do something. I have talked to some ladies who have had breast reductions and the stories sound similar to mine and I decide this is what I want to do.
So I meet Dr. Moysa on January 19. We have a great appointment and he says that I am a good candidate for the surgery. (Surgery is covered by my health care in Alberta). We discuss what he will do, the recovery and everything that I can possibly think of for this surgery. We book it for May 10...I can't believe it will be this fast as usually just to see a surgeon is a year waiting list and I am already being booked for surgery. But more on that later.
I see Dr. Boyko on January 27 and basically tell him that I need to go back to work. I have been well for over 3 months now and I am bored and want to get back to normal life activities soon. He agrees that it is time and I can now make the moves with my long term disability insurance company and my work as to how I will go back to work. This is a very exciting thing!!!
Okay, but one more thing...my pay at the end of the month was once again, too much. I contact work, and they didn't fill out my paperwork properly once AGAIN and are all apologetic. I now have the hassle of having to pay them back once again. Seriously, this is getting to be a little ridiculous by now. But I work it out and get it sorted out. I hope. We'll see how the next pay period is! Good grief.
All in all, an exciting month with my appointments, but a hassle with my work. February should be a month of lots happening now that I am cleared to go back to work. Stay tuned...
Half way through the month, I got a letter in the mail from my insurance company that said I was back at work and that they were closing my file. I contact them to say that there must have been a mistake, I was not back to work yet. They are all confused. I now have to contact work and they are all confused. In the end, it is revealed that someone with the same last name as me had come back to work and the lady that processed the paper work did not look at the first name and just assumed it was me. Oops, that is a pretty big mistake! I ask them to please fix the situation as soon as possible. I knew that something was up because my last pay was bigger than normal and thank goodness I have a good head on my shoulders and kept the money aside and didn't spend it because I knew it was not right. We then have to go through all the hassle of paperwork to pay back my employer the money and get that all straightened around. What an unnecessary headache because someone didn't do their job properly. How can you just assume it is someone without checking out all the paper work? I wonder what happened to the person who was really back at work? Did they miss their pay? Government workers I tell ya!
I first have an appointment with a surgeon, Dr. Moysa on January 19. I have thought for sometime that I needed to do something about my breasts. They are bigger, not the hugest, but big and I am tired of them. They hurt my back and neck to have to carry them. I have to pay $120 for one bra. I hate shopping for clothes as it is more of a chore than anything. I have to get them to fit bigger so that they fit up top, but then they are too big in the waist area. Or I sacrifice and make it fit in the waist area and then everything pulls up top. It gets really frustrating at times. But the weight of them is the biggest thing that makes my choice to do something. I have talked to some ladies who have had breast reductions and the stories sound similar to mine and I decide this is what I want to do.
So I meet Dr. Moysa on January 19. We have a great appointment and he says that I am a good candidate for the surgery. (Surgery is covered by my health care in Alberta). We discuss what he will do, the recovery and everything that I can possibly think of for this surgery. We book it for May 10...I can't believe it will be this fast as usually just to see a surgeon is a year waiting list and I am already being booked for surgery. But more on that later.
I see Dr. Boyko on January 27 and basically tell him that I need to go back to work. I have been well for over 3 months now and I am bored and want to get back to normal life activities soon. He agrees that it is time and I can now make the moves with my long term disability insurance company and my work as to how I will go back to work. This is a very exciting thing!!!
Okay, but one more thing...my pay at the end of the month was once again, too much. I contact work, and they didn't fill out my paperwork properly once AGAIN and are all apologetic. I now have the hassle of having to pay them back once again. Seriously, this is getting to be a little ridiculous by now. But I work it out and get it sorted out. I hope. We'll see how the next pay period is! Good grief.
All in all, an exciting month with my appointments, but a hassle with my work. February should be a month of lots happening now that I am cleared to go back to work. Stay tuned...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
December 2010
Once again, we are full on in the Christmas season!! I so enjoy the days and nights being surrounded by all the decorations and festivities that go on in this month. This year, it is a true blessing to be able to enjoy it in it's fullness, without having to worry about my health.
I do have a couple of appointments that I have to attend to early on in the month. I have an asthma test, which I know is a complete waste of my time but once again it is the doctor's just finishing up on their end of things so I go to the Grey Nuns on December 3rd. And guess what??? I don't have asthma!! Phew, so good to know. (The last line is filled with heavy sarcasm)
I see Dr. Sholter one last time on December the 9th and he agrees that there is nothing he can do for me and it seems like my body has sorted itself out. I thank him for his time and effort to help me and I bid him farewell. I think I am done with all this doctor nonsense!
We enjoy the Christmas season and this year, even though I am feeling good, because of all the craziness that has consumed our lives, we decide to stay home for Christmas this year. We won't be packing up and heading to the farm. We want to stay in one place, enjoy Glenn's kids and just focus on the real meaning of the season and be together and full out RELAX.
We spend Christmas Eve with the kids at our place. We have a wonderful time of sharing gifts, playing some games, talking and partaking of good food. We end the night off with a Christmas Eve service and then are home to be with ourselves. Christmas morning was so glorious. Just Glenn and I, waking up with no schedule, enjoying opening up our stockings and seeing what Santa brought us and then just taking the day as it may. It was perfect!
New Year's Eve, we always go to Moxie's for dinner to celebrate the year (and also because I refuse to cook the last meal of the year) We went to a movie and then came home and quietly rang in 2011. Here is to new beginnings and the start of something fresh!!!
I do have a couple of appointments that I have to attend to early on in the month. I have an asthma test, which I know is a complete waste of my time but once again it is the doctor's just finishing up on their end of things so I go to the Grey Nuns on December 3rd. And guess what??? I don't have asthma!! Phew, so good to know. (The last line is filled with heavy sarcasm)
I see Dr. Sholter one last time on December the 9th and he agrees that there is nothing he can do for me and it seems like my body has sorted itself out. I thank him for his time and effort to help me and I bid him farewell. I think I am done with all this doctor nonsense!
We enjoy the Christmas season and this year, even though I am feeling good, because of all the craziness that has consumed our lives, we decide to stay home for Christmas this year. We won't be packing up and heading to the farm. We want to stay in one place, enjoy Glenn's kids and just focus on the real meaning of the season and be together and full out RELAX.
We spend Christmas Eve with the kids at our place. We have a wonderful time of sharing gifts, playing some games, talking and partaking of good food. We end the night off with a Christmas Eve service and then are home to be with ourselves. Christmas morning was so glorious. Just Glenn and I, waking up with no schedule, enjoying opening up our stockings and seeing what Santa brought us and then just taking the day as it may. It was perfect!
New Year's Eve, we always go to Moxie's for dinner to celebrate the year (and also because I refuse to cook the last meal of the year) We went to a movie and then came home and quietly rang in 2011. Here is to new beginnings and the start of something fresh!!!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
November 2010
I am getting bored! Yup. Now that I am feeling so much better, I need to get out and do things. There is only so much cleaning that a person can do. It is nice having time off but after a while, you need to be motivated to do something.
Luckily we are approaching another favorite time of year for me...CHRISTMAS!!! I can begin the decorating of our place, which usually takes me about a week to complete as there are many many snowmen to put up. I love all the lights and scents and just enjoy this time of decorating and getting in the spirit of Christmas.
We also have our 9th Anniversary to celebrate on the 24th. 9 years already...it is hard to believe. We are already saving and planning for a big trip for our 10th Anniversary. But for our 9th, we head out on a cold night to the restaurant "Chop" and enjoy a fabulous dinner and evening out together. It is so nice that this year I am feeling good and we can enjoy our night out together. Happy 9th hon!!
Now we have a big weekend ahead of us. Grey Cup is in Edmonton this year and there are many festivities going on that we are attending. The Friday night, we are graciously invited by our good friends Michelle and Darren to attend the "Night of Champions" hosted by Damon Allen. What an incredible event this was! Glenn got to meet up with many past teammates and it was a fun night of visiting and getting to see everyone once again. There were a lot of champions in that room that night! Thank you so much Michelle and Darren! It truly was an event not to be missed.
The Saturday, the Eskimo Alumni hosted an afternoon event called "Grey Cup Spirits" and it was another event of meeting people, and mingling for the afternoon. The spirit in the air was incredible in the city! We then cruised around downtown checking out many of the displays and events that were going on. There was so much to see and do. We hit up Japanese Village for a tasty dinner and they catered to my needs of keeping my meal wheat free.
Eventually we made it to the "Spirit of Edmonton" party and there we continued to meet up with more people that we knew and were then invited to yet another gathering in a hotel. Jamie Campbell of Sportsnet was hosting a party and invited us to come to it. It was so much fun! You really had to be there, it is hard to explain the atmosphere and all that went on but before you knew it, it was 4 AM and we had no clue!
But think about this...remember my post about the Grey Cup in Calgary last year? How I was suffering and we eventually had to cut the day short because I was not doing well?? Now a year later and I am out 2 nights in a row to the wee hours of the morning and I am doing FANTASTIC!! What a difference a year makes and what wheat elimination did for me! I HAVE MY LIFE BACK!!!
We eventually call it a night and take our friends back to their place and by the time I crawled into bed that night I think it was 5:30 AM. Ha, I haven't done that in a LONG time! After a quick sleep, we prepare, and when I say prepare, I mean bundle up as it is going to be a cold Grey Cup game.
We did enjoy our time at the big game itself, even though Montreal won again this year. It truly was an incredible weekend of having fun, visiting, getting my life back and just enjoying all that Edmonton had to offer for this event.
On the Monday, the 29th, I went and saw Dr. Boyko again to discuss going back to work. We have a great discussion about it and his recommendation is that I hold off until the New Year and see how I am doing then. He doesn't want to rush me back into anything too soon and still wants to check a few more things out on me just to make sure that I am ready to go. I accept his recommendations and am learning to be patient and to let my body get fully restored so that I can continue to live the rest of my life out to the fullest and in good health.
Thank you November...you were a great memory!
Luckily we are approaching another favorite time of year for me...CHRISTMAS!!! I can begin the decorating of our place, which usually takes me about a week to complete as there are many many snowmen to put up. I love all the lights and scents and just enjoy this time of decorating and getting in the spirit of Christmas.
We also have our 9th Anniversary to celebrate on the 24th. 9 years already...it is hard to believe. We are already saving and planning for a big trip for our 10th Anniversary. But for our 9th, we head out on a cold night to the restaurant "Chop" and enjoy a fabulous dinner and evening out together. It is so nice that this year I am feeling good and we can enjoy our night out together. Happy 9th hon!!
Now we have a big weekend ahead of us. Grey Cup is in Edmonton this year and there are many festivities going on that we are attending. The Friday night, we are graciously invited by our good friends Michelle and Darren to attend the "Night of Champions" hosted by Damon Allen. What an incredible event this was! Glenn got to meet up with many past teammates and it was a fun night of visiting and getting to see everyone once again. There were a lot of champions in that room that night! Thank you so much Michelle and Darren! It truly was an event not to be missed.
The Saturday, the Eskimo Alumni hosted an afternoon event called "Grey Cup Spirits" and it was another event of meeting people, and mingling for the afternoon. The spirit in the air was incredible in the city! We then cruised around downtown checking out many of the displays and events that were going on. There was so much to see and do. We hit up Japanese Village for a tasty dinner and they catered to my needs of keeping my meal wheat free.
Eventually we made it to the "Spirit of Edmonton" party and there we continued to meet up with more people that we knew and were then invited to yet another gathering in a hotel. Jamie Campbell of Sportsnet was hosting a party and invited us to come to it. It was so much fun! You really had to be there, it is hard to explain the atmosphere and all that went on but before you knew it, it was 4 AM and we had no clue!
But think about this...remember my post about the Grey Cup in Calgary last year? How I was suffering and we eventually had to cut the day short because I was not doing well?? Now a year later and I am out 2 nights in a row to the wee hours of the morning and I am doing FANTASTIC!! What a difference a year makes and what wheat elimination did for me! I HAVE MY LIFE BACK!!!
We eventually call it a night and take our friends back to their place and by the time I crawled into bed that night I think it was 5:30 AM. Ha, I haven't done that in a LONG time! After a quick sleep, we prepare, and when I say prepare, I mean bundle up as it is going to be a cold Grey Cup game.
We did enjoy our time at the big game itself, even though Montreal won again this year. It truly was an incredible weekend of having fun, visiting, getting my life back and just enjoying all that Edmonton had to offer for this event.
On the Monday, the 29th, I went and saw Dr. Boyko again to discuss going back to work. We have a great discussion about it and his recommendation is that I hold off until the New Year and see how I am doing then. He doesn't want to rush me back into anything too soon and still wants to check a few more things out on me just to make sure that I am ready to go. I accept his recommendations and am learning to be patient and to let my body get fully restored so that I can continue to live the rest of my life out to the fullest and in good health.
Thank you November...you were a great memory!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Articles
Here are a couple of articles that I found when doing some research on wheat allergies, gluten sensitivity and celiac disease.
http://gluten.lovetoknow.com/Symptoms_of_Wheat_Intolerance
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576200393522456636.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7785150/my_doctors_got_it_wrong_wheat_intolerance.html?cat=5
http://www.naturalnews.com/032237_gluten_side_effects.html
http://gluten.lovetoknow.com/Symptoms_of_Wheat_Intolerance
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576200393522456636.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7785150/my_doctors_got_it_wrong_wheat_intolerance.html?cat=5
http://www.naturalnews.com/032237_gluten_side_effects.html
Sunday, June 26, 2011
October 2010
Once again my favorite time of year! I have been feeling sooooooo good! I love it. Now comes the real test. The 3 weeks of wheat free is over and now I get to introduce wheat back into my system to see how I react.
The 5th is my 35th birthday, and I feel like I am on top of the world! Because I have had such a change in my health, I feel I need to do something remarkable for this birthday. So I decide to go and get my nose pierced. I have wanted to do it for some time, and was going to wait until my 40th to do it, but this is the year, I know that now is the time. I meet up with my hairdresser, who is also a friend and we go to 'Strange City' on Whyte Ave to get pierced. I have a really cool piercist and she is so gentle and kind. I get pierced and I am so happy with it. I think that Marianne was freaking out in the room as she could see what was going on...I just felt a little pinch and that was it. Little did I know they have to put this big spike through your nose until they put the piercing in...what you don't know, doesn't hurt you. For some reason, doing this has brought even more confidence in me. My life is changing and for the better. I spend the rest of the day getting my hair done, Glenn takes me out for supper and then we have some of my delicious red velvet cake...which I am so happy to have because I LOVE red velvet cake! Thank goodness I can re-introduce wheat back into my system this week! Birthday 35 was a memorable one.
A couple of days later, I go out for lunch with my Nanny. She usually takes me out for lunch on my birthday (when I am working, I NEVER work on my birthday...nobody should work on their birthday!) but this year she couldn't do it the day of so we went a couple of days later. We do our usual, fish and chips....something we both love and I usually only do with her. Again, I am thankful to be able to partake as the fish is battered but hey, I am back on wheat!
October 8th, I am booked for a Gastroscopy once again. I know that it will reveal nothing, especially since my recent turn around with my health. Before the appointment, my very good friend Lisa is flying through and has a stop over in Edmonton for a couple of hours. We meet for lunch...okay, Glenn and her meet for lunch and I am there for the visit as I can't eat before the procedure. It is so good to see my friend once again! After our short but great visit, we are off to the hospital for the gastroscopy. It goes very smoothly and I sleep off the medication for the rest of the day.
Now it is the long weekend with Thanksgiving. Oh how I am so looking forward to turkey, and gravy, and dressing and buns, pumpkin pie and...you get it. This could be my last "traditional" meal like this so I am going to enjoy it to the fullest. We have a wonderful dinner with family up at my brother and sister-in-laws place. It is like heaven in my mouth, all the wonderful dishes that have been made. But I know that this won't be the norm for me anymore.
You see, ever since I have introduced the wheat back into my system...I am going downhill again. It is a slow decline, but it is happening. The energy is leaving me. I am feeling gross again. I am back in the bathroom again. All the old symptoms are coming back. I know what my life is going to look like in the future...it is going to be one without wheat. Yup, I am allergic to wheat. Body has confirmed it 100%.
This diagnosis kind of baffles people. When you think of allergies, they can vary. Some just kind of get you down (runny nose, stuffed up, itchy eyes etc.), some are life threatening, like peanuts and the such. Mine was going to kill me. It wasn't going to happen real quick, like needing an epi-pen to inject adrenaline in me to bring me back. But I was being poisoned every day. That is what was happening. Because wheat is in SO many things, not just baking and such, I was constantly bombarding my system and I was slowly poisoning myself. Eventually, in probably 20 years or less, I could have faced death because of the wheat. I know it sounds crazy, but that is what it was doing to my system.
I have great discussions with my naturopath about this. I do much research and realize how lucky I am that we have figured this out. I am understanding more and more of the frustrating battle I went through with the medical community and their search to find out what was wrong with me. It basically came down to an allergy. And it has changed my life forever.
I end off the month by going on a quick extended weekend road trip with a good friend Rae Ann to Saskatchewan to visit friends. It was a wonderful time to go back and meet up with some friends that I haven't seen in years. Rae Ann's family is like family to me and I so enjoyed going back to her family farm for a visit. I even made cabbage rolls for the first time and had a blast doing it! It was a wonderful way to end off such and amazing month!
The 5th is my 35th birthday, and I feel like I am on top of the world! Because I have had such a change in my health, I feel I need to do something remarkable for this birthday. So I decide to go and get my nose pierced. I have wanted to do it for some time, and was going to wait until my 40th to do it, but this is the year, I know that now is the time. I meet up with my hairdresser, who is also a friend and we go to 'Strange City' on Whyte Ave to get pierced. I have a really cool piercist and she is so gentle and kind. I get pierced and I am so happy with it. I think that Marianne was freaking out in the room as she could see what was going on...I just felt a little pinch and that was it. Little did I know they have to put this big spike through your nose until they put the piercing in...what you don't know, doesn't hurt you. For some reason, doing this has brought even more confidence in me. My life is changing and for the better. I spend the rest of the day getting my hair done, Glenn takes me out for supper and then we have some of my delicious red velvet cake...which I am so happy to have because I LOVE red velvet cake! Thank goodness I can re-introduce wheat back into my system this week! Birthday 35 was a memorable one.
A couple of days later, I go out for lunch with my Nanny. She usually takes me out for lunch on my birthday (when I am working, I NEVER work on my birthday...nobody should work on their birthday!) but this year she couldn't do it the day of so we went a couple of days later. We do our usual, fish and chips....something we both love and I usually only do with her. Again, I am thankful to be able to partake as the fish is battered but hey, I am back on wheat!
October 8th, I am booked for a Gastroscopy once again. I know that it will reveal nothing, especially since my recent turn around with my health. Before the appointment, my very good friend Lisa is flying through and has a stop over in Edmonton for a couple of hours. We meet for lunch...okay, Glenn and her meet for lunch and I am there for the visit as I can't eat before the procedure. It is so good to see my friend once again! After our short but great visit, we are off to the hospital for the gastroscopy. It goes very smoothly and I sleep off the medication for the rest of the day.
Now it is the long weekend with Thanksgiving. Oh how I am so looking forward to turkey, and gravy, and dressing and buns, pumpkin pie and...you get it. This could be my last "traditional" meal like this so I am going to enjoy it to the fullest. We have a wonderful dinner with family up at my brother and sister-in-laws place. It is like heaven in my mouth, all the wonderful dishes that have been made. But I know that this won't be the norm for me anymore.
You see, ever since I have introduced the wheat back into my system...I am going downhill again. It is a slow decline, but it is happening. The energy is leaving me. I am feeling gross again. I am back in the bathroom again. All the old symptoms are coming back. I know what my life is going to look like in the future...it is going to be one without wheat. Yup, I am allergic to wheat. Body has confirmed it 100%.
This diagnosis kind of baffles people. When you think of allergies, they can vary. Some just kind of get you down (runny nose, stuffed up, itchy eyes etc.), some are life threatening, like peanuts and the such. Mine was going to kill me. It wasn't going to happen real quick, like needing an epi-pen to inject adrenaline in me to bring me back. But I was being poisoned every day. That is what was happening. Because wheat is in SO many things, not just baking and such, I was constantly bombarding my system and I was slowly poisoning myself. Eventually, in probably 20 years or less, I could have faced death because of the wheat. I know it sounds crazy, but that is what it was doing to my system.
I have great discussions with my naturopath about this. I do much research and realize how lucky I am that we have figured this out. I am understanding more and more of the frustrating battle I went through with the medical community and their search to find out what was wrong with me. It basically came down to an allergy. And it has changed my life forever.
I end off the month by going on a quick extended weekend road trip with a good friend Rae Ann to Saskatchewan to visit friends. It was a wonderful time to go back and meet up with some friends that I haven't seen in years. Rae Ann's family is like family to me and I so enjoyed going back to her family farm for a visit. I even made cabbage rolls for the first time and had a blast doing it! It was a wonderful way to end off such and amazing month!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
September 2010 - An Answer???
My favorite time of year again! The September long weekend, we headed up north to spend the weekend with my aunt and uncle and Baba and grandad in Slave Lake. We had a wonderful weekend of visiting and relaxing. One last weekend to fully relax and be together before the craziness of football season kicks into gear.
On September 9, I have a follow-up appointment with Dr. Ramesh (the lung specialist) to go over my results of the tests he has sent me for. There was nothing significant but one of the blood tests he tells me he checked for some allergies. He very casually mentions that I am allergic to wheat and grass. This sets off an alarm in my head. He doesn't give me much more than that for information and wishes me well. I go home and immediately make an appointment with my naturopath to discuss these findings with her. I can see her the next day.
September 10, I head to my naturopath appointment and take the results with me to show her. We go over various aspects of my health and then we talk about the wheat allergy. She suggests that I go off of anything that has wheat in it (and wheat is in everything!) for 3 weeks, see how I do, and then slowly introduce it back into my system after the 3 weeks to see how I do. My body will be the guide as to how this allergy affects me. I decide to wait until the Monday to start the no wheat thing as it is Glenn's birthday on the weekend and we have cake and such so it won't hurt me to wait a couple of more days before taking the wheat out of my system.
Monday, September 13, my life changed. From the moment that I took the wheat out of my system, my body did a 180. I was no longer searching for energy. I started pulling out the stove and cleaning behind and underneath it...who does that in their right mind!!??!! But that is what I did...I had so much energy that I had to find things to do! Might as well clean!
Virtually over the weeks, my symptoms disappeared. I was sleeping better, I had energy, I was no longer spending time on the toilet, I didn't have the headaches, you name it, they left. It was a wonderful 3 weeks. The real test would come with my birthday in early October and Thanksgiving when I introduce wheat back into my system. That will be the true marker for what is going on. Then I will be fully convinced. But for now, I am enjoying having my life back! The world suddenly has color again. I feel alive!
On September 9, I have a follow-up appointment with Dr. Ramesh (the lung specialist) to go over my results of the tests he has sent me for. There was nothing significant but one of the blood tests he tells me he checked for some allergies. He very casually mentions that I am allergic to wheat and grass. This sets off an alarm in my head. He doesn't give me much more than that for information and wishes me well. I go home and immediately make an appointment with my naturopath to discuss these findings with her. I can see her the next day.
September 10, I head to my naturopath appointment and take the results with me to show her. We go over various aspects of my health and then we talk about the wheat allergy. She suggests that I go off of anything that has wheat in it (and wheat is in everything!) for 3 weeks, see how I do, and then slowly introduce it back into my system after the 3 weeks to see how I do. My body will be the guide as to how this allergy affects me. I decide to wait until the Monday to start the no wheat thing as it is Glenn's birthday on the weekend and we have cake and such so it won't hurt me to wait a couple of more days before taking the wheat out of my system.
Monday, September 13, my life changed. From the moment that I took the wheat out of my system, my body did a 180. I was no longer searching for energy. I started pulling out the stove and cleaning behind and underneath it...who does that in their right mind!!??!! But that is what I did...I had so much energy that I had to find things to do! Might as well clean!
Virtually over the weeks, my symptoms disappeared. I was sleeping better, I had energy, I was no longer spending time on the toilet, I didn't have the headaches, you name it, they left. It was a wonderful 3 weeks. The real test would come with my birthday in early October and Thanksgiving when I introduce wheat back into my system. That will be the true marker for what is going on. Then I will be fully convinced. But for now, I am enjoying having my life back! The world suddenly has color again. I feel alive!
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