I am getting better! As I told you in my last post, I found a pill that makes my symptoms much more tolerable. I have taken it a few times with questionable foods and been good to go. Last week we went to Applebees for dinner. On their site, they showed items that were supposed to be safe for gluten intolerant folks like me. Not so much. We ordered chips and salsa as an appetizer. Everything was going fine till we got to the bottom of the basket. I found what looked to be a crumb of batter. I had no idea that they fried their chips at the restaurant. I immediately took a GlutenEase and prayed. We finished our dinners. I had a steak and baked potato. I assume that those weren’t the problem (although you know what they say about assuming) but I threw away the leftovers the next day anyway. Anyway, we got home and I was sicker than a dog as soon as we did. I won’t go into detail but fellow celiacs know what I mean. I had never gotten sick that quickly in the past. When I was done getting sick I felt better, at least enough to be able to go to bed. The next day, I was a little queasy and in general didn’t feel well. It was basically the same symptoms, but lessened. This happened five days ago and I’m still struggling a bit. I certainly wouldn’t use it as an excuse to be able to purposely eat gluten, but it has helped immensely with symptoms.
I am very thankful that I’m getting this under control because school starts tomorrow. This is my last semester of classes before I start my program classes. I finished up my observation hours this week and can now apply for the program. I did them at St. V’s. I had to have 20 hours in an outpatient setting and either 20 in acute care or 20 in a residential setting, such as a nursing home, or 10 in each of the two. I was a bit shocked when the first pt (patient) we saw was on a vent, feeding tube and almost no movement on the right side. I was ready to completely write off acute care. It did get better after that. I had nowhere to go but up right? It obviously got much better from there. I have actually decided that I may end up working in acute care after I graduate.
Well that is all I have for now. I will check back soon.
My Gluten Free Journey 