Oct. 1, 2007 - Amy's Trachea -- An Update of Sorts
Amy's Trachea
I would appreciate your prayers.
I have discovered at least a small link between my ability to breathe and my gluten intake.
For those of you who don't know; my trachea has a stenosis; which was when discovered a 90% blockage. After two surgeries, it is probably at about 50% right now; maybe 60%. They couldn't take it all the way down in one surgery and were waiting to see if it would regrow (which it has) before pursuing a second surgery; since apparently 50% is acceptable for living.
Anyway, all along I have been saying that if I just didn't struggle coughing up stuff all the time; I could probably survive just fine. Well, I started noticing a correlation between the amount of gluten intake and the amount of mucous.
The problem is that my trachea is so narrow; it is hard to get enough air intake to cough things up; so then that stuff gets stuck halfway out in my narrow airway; and I feel like I am drowning.
So, anyway, today proves to be my first totally gluten free day; right down to the gluten free dinner simmering in the crockpot.
My plan is to switch myself completely to a gluten free diet during the next three weeks while my husband is on a military assignment elsewhere and my Mom is here to help me with my resolve. At the end of that three weeks, I will have a follow up appt. with my surgeon.
Also, while I am at it; I plan to put Anna on a gluten free diet as well; to see if it helps with any of her processing issues.
I need your prayers for consistency and commitment to this plan over the next few weeks!
You are in my prayers!! Must be a horrible feeling and I will pray for God's healing touch upon your body and for the resolve to stick to your new way of eating.
I will be praying for you. I know from experience how hard following a gluten-free diet can be. (I have been allergic to wheat in the past.) My MIL has been gluten-free for 8 years. My niece is now gluten-free. Both have celiac disease. Email me if you would like any more info. on the diet. Again, I will be praying for your health problems.
My kids and I are now gluten free and I have noticed a lot of positive changes in many areas! Let me know if you want a list of recommended gluten free items as there is a lot of yucky food on the market.
My kids and I are now gluten free and I have noticed a lot of positive changes in many areas! Let me know if you want a list of recommended gluten free items as there is a lot of yucky food on the market.
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I hope this all works out for you. One bit of advice. Tell your doctor to do a blood test for gilandin antibodies (a component of gluten). If you do this soon, you (and your daughter) will know for sure if you have celiac disease. If you wait and stay on this diet, there won't be any gluten to react to so the test will come out negative.
I know someone who was on a gluten free diet for years, only to find she didn't need to be.
The bottom line is; We try not to insist on parent-led learning or gravitate toward child-led learning. We try instead to focus on God-led learning and ask for His input and perspective on every aspect of our home school. That way, when others fuss about what Dan and I are doing and make me second guess our decisions -- I can go back to our decision process and find God's fingerprints, reminding me that this is His way.
