Journal Entry for June 24, 2007
June 24, 2007 10:20pm
Ok... well this is all very new to me. I've never heard of this site before but it seems like I can get a lot of answers from here. …
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Just wanted to say hi and I am big also so if you ever want to chat I am here.
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Glad you founnd the site, hopefully it will help you adjust to GF more! It was nice meeting you! Take care
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Welcome to Daily Strength! Glad you are doing well. I am a fellow Factor V Leiden person. And I had a DVT (behind my knee). Were you on Yasmin?
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Close Celiac Disease
I kept getting sick after every meal and was always so tired. I kept going to the doctor and he was sending me for CT Scans, MRI's (bc I also kept getting migraines atleast twice a week) and after all the tests I found out I have celiac disease in March '07. So now I'm adjusting to a gluten free life which can be very discouraging at times. But I am getting used to it finally...
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- Gluten Free Diet Working / Worked
- It was difficult to go gluten free... but the internet helps a lot to see what you can & cannot have. But I havent been sick since I started. So it definitely helped me!
Close Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Drove the entire east coast from Maine to Miami in a 2 week period... was on birth control pills and smoking cigarettes and had no idea my family had clotting problems. My 1st weekend in Miami was spent in the hospital in ICU bc I had a blood clot behind my knee in my right leg (my driving leg) since then i found out that my pretty much everyone on my father's side of the family has FACTOR V Liden. So we share coumadin stories over holiday dinners. lol...
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- Coumadin Working / Worked
- I was on coumadin for 6 months and the clot thinned out.. the pain went away. it helped and luckily i dont have to be on it for the rest of my life.
- Lovenox Working / Worked
- I HATE IT! I've only had to take it when i was in the hospital but i dont like injecting myself in the stomach! but it definitely did help. i'm just too scared of needles
Open Obesity
I've been overweight most of my life... but I'm really want to fight back now. I'm just sick of being fat. I feel like it was a bad chapter in my life and I'm ready to move on... but I'm too damn lazy to move. I've tried Weight Watchers and made excuses. I've tried L.A. Weight Loss but did not feel comfortable with them at all and it was soooo expensive. I've tried joining gyms and eating right on my own, but I dont have the drive and discipline that I need to stay with it.
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- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Somewhat Helpful
- Tried Weight Watchers and LA Weight Loss, it's helpful if you want to do the work. But I got lazy.
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- It works only if you stay with it. But when I stayed with it I definitely saw improvements.
Open Migraine Headaches
I've had horrible migraines all my life. and a few months ago I found out I have celiac disease and had to go on a Gluten Free Diet and I haven't had a migraine since. I never realized how many foods have Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) in them.
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- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- Chinese Food with NO MSG at first but now I do the Gluten Free Diet
- Excedrin Working / Worked
- the only over the counter medication that helped me.
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