Gluten-Free

Funny how life can change so quickly..mine changed a lot today. Here's the scoop..in 2009, whilst preggers with Mags, I got a rash on my knees and elbows ( I know just the word rash is gross) anyways it was itchy and never went away. My doc said it was probably just prenancy hormones. Well it was still hanging around even after Maggie was born so I went to the dermatologist...they thought it was this disease and did a biopsy..a few days later, he called and said it wasn't the disease and to just use the cream he gave me...fast forward to today..the rash is still around..although it came and went. So I went in again...different guy but he thought it was also this disease...he checked out my biopsy report and had his partner come in...Dr. Adams (really great guy) anywho, he told me there must have been a mix up because he was the one who had done the biopsy report and I in fact had the disease....the things he told me from that moment on, would be life changing..(ok that sounds a bit more dramatic but you'll see..keep reading) So I have been diagnosed with Dermatitis Herpetiformus ...sounds weird and gross right..the bottom line is that I am getting the rash because I have an allergy to ..you guessed it...GLUTEN! Which is in pretty much everything..go look in your pantry..everything has flour in it. So I am on medication forever...blood work every few months...and no more gluten....if I continue to eat wheat, etc. I am prone to lymphoma and cancers of the stomach..and that scares the hell (sorry dad) out of me...crazy..all because of a little itchy rash. So maybe the next time you see me, I'll be a size zero..except that I can eat most candy..(insert huge sigh of relief) and so now I am off to the health food store to purchase all things gluten-free!