diagnosis

at the end of july, i started noticing ,  body was acting different. i was experiencing some digestive symptoms (not major, but different), nausea and fatigue. i waited until last week to go to the doctor to make sure it wasn't a fluke. well, it wasn't. the results from my blood test say i'm positive for celiac disease. now, i have to have a biopsy to prove this, but i'm fairly certain it's accurate.

i'm still reeling from shock. it really was like someone turned a switch on and all of the sudden, my body couldn't process gluten. i bet the GI doctor will give me a lot more information next week. that's what i mostly want-information.

i'm not terribly worried about the diet change; however, i do feel a great sense of injustice by that fact that i'm already dealing with eye and hearing trouble and now i have to worry about my diet! and...i don't want to have to pay for expensive gluten-free food! this is good in that it means i won't be baking cookies every week (i think).

it's all kinda crazy. the fatigue is what's really getting me-i can handle some gas and stomach aches but i hate feeling like i need to nap every afternoon and go to bed by 9 pm (which i don't do, for the record...most of the time). i have to keep eating gluten until my doctor's consultation and who knows after that? life is full of surprises, that's for sure!