No social site can survive the technical difficulties that this one forced on us. There are just too many other places to get support.

If everyone gives up on it, yep it won't survive....

Its not the site that's important, technical difficulties work out eventually, its the people you've built relationships with for years that you stay for...

I'm still around ever so often, I just don't post much really.

Its okay to poke around and read sometime, unfortunately there really isn't much daily activity on this Board most days.

OlderCPer, great to hear from you. I'm sorry you have been so sick. I hope you feel better soon. Take it easy, don't overdo.
I'm afraid I may have bronchitis or pneumonia. I am taking augmentin now. Nothing seems to be helping the hacking cough. I have had whooping cough before & if it is that I just have to wait for the cough to go away.
I'll keep checking back here for msg from you.
Take care:-)

Hello all i am new to this site, been looking for a support group online but haven't had much luck. I have been dealing with this for two years and am just at my wits end. It feels like a guessing game i am losing at big time !! I get so tired of feeling so alone in this, i have never met anyone like me and just want to talk to people who really understand this and can truly relate. Maybe even learn some pointers into how to stop making myself sick. Eating out has definitely been the worst part! And the idiot Drs that are just so uneducated and really don't care about learning about this disease and how to help their patients deal with it. It makes you feel like a freak of nature !!!!

Hi kmoore959706,
You didn't mention what your illness is?
Are you in pain? Sick? Let us know what is going on & how we can help.
Take care.

So, you've joined the Celiac Disease Support Board so I'm thinking that's what the "this" is. Celiac is an Autoimmune disease, and when a person eats Gluten their body attack the Small Intestine and damages it; this makes it hard for the body to absorb the nutrients needed for brain/body growth. Celiac is a difficult disease to manage as you have to monitor every food or drink you eat.

I'm not a big fan of Dr. bashing. Dr.'s can't do much for Celiac Disease. The only known treatment at this time is to not eat Gluten. It is becoming more of a widespread known issue and more and more food companies are making Gluten-Free products. You can walk around most Grocery Stores and find all kinds of Gluten Free foods.

Going out to eat is a bit trickier as the chance of their being Gluten Free options on the menu are about 50/50. But you can look up the restaurant's web page and see if they offer Gluten Free meals prior to going out so you know where you can go.

It sucks and its not easy, but if you stick to a Gluten free diet most of your symptoms should go away...unless you have something else going on with it.

Take care,
kat

I admit I'm one of those who stayed away for quite a while after the dramatic overhaul of the site. I couldn't understand why they changed such a wonderful perfectly working site that, I must admit, was much easier on the eyes. The format was all laid out so simply and so easy to use. Oh well! Sigh.....

But I'm back and replied to a thread about pain meds....can't remember what it was called. Just to let you know, I've been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis and fibro as my two main conditions. I've been a member of DS for many years. I used to mainly hang out on the fibro group, but then I was drawn to this group. I guess most of my questions and interests deal with how to manage chronic pain.