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Two Weeks Gluten Free

March 9th, 2010

I had tears of joy streaming down my face as I drove home from the chiropractor’s office today. I had started going in for adjustments in January after I lost my balance on the stairs and essentially gave myself whiplash. Today I was pleased to hear that I only need to come in once every other week now. More importantly than that, my rheumatologist has given me permission to start stepping down off of my Lyrica. I imagine that I will have some withdrawal symptoms after being on that drug for over two years, but I hope to never have to take it again. It will take a month or more to completely step down off of the drug.

Even though I am very happy to have energy, more energy than I have felt in a long time, I fear that my pain will return, or that maybe this gluten free diet is having some weird placebo effect on my body and the results won’t last. I hope that this diet, this new way of living continues to heal my body. For now I am crying tears of joy!

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  1. Erin Elberson
    March 11th, 2010 at 12:41 | #1
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    I am so happy to hear you are feeling better! My Mom has fibro, and I’ve been trying to convince her to give a gluten free diet a shot. Think positive-where the mind goes, the body will follow. Here’s to your continued good health.

  2. Gluten Free Life TV
    March 11th, 2010 at 18:55 | #2
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    I am so happy for you! I understand your fears, but don’t worry, it will never be as bad as it used to be! Keep plugging away at the diet, and if you need help with the cooking part, visit our site! Let us know how it goes.

    Angel
    Gluten Free Life TV

  3. admin
    March 11th, 2010 at 20:19 | #3
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    @Erin Elberson
    I’ve been trying to talk my mom into going gluten-free too. She suffers from many of the same symptoms I do. Thank you so much for your support.

  4. admin
    March 11th, 2010 at 20:20 | #4
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    @Gluten Free Life TV
    I will definitely be checking out your website. I need all the help I can get with learning to cook!

  5. Ashli Nixon
    September 10th, 2012 at 16:01 | #5
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    That’s amazing! I just recently started a gluten-free diet to see if it will help with my hypothyroidism (and hopefully being able to stop taking medication for it). I’m two weeks in right now… haven’t noticed a lot of changes, but really enjoying trying new foods. Excited to see how I feel two weeks, two months, two years from now. Just wrote a blog post about some of the fun foods I’ve tried and what I’m loving/loathing about GF dieting. 🙂

    http://www.ashlinixon.com/2012/09/two-weeks-gluten-free/

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