Being Diagnosed

Disease is always a hard word to hear a doctor say when referring to your heath. Its always a hard pill to swallow but like anything else that life lovingly throws at you, you deal with it. My name is Becca and I have Celiac Disease. Unfortunately I was not aware of this until after I gave a few doctors hundreds of dollars to tell me I was perfectly fine. With the amount of pain I was in, I knew this was not true so I kept going to another doctor then to another and then yet another doctor. My pain was so constant I almost didn't notice some of it at times but I knew it was there. My pain was so terrible at one point while I was at work my manager sent me home five hours early. I came home, laid down next to my husband, began to cry and cry and cry and cried some more. After crying of pain for almost an hour my husband made me go to the Emergency room, and trust me, that is NOT cheap. After hundreds of dollars of tests, they sent me home telling me I was perfectly healthy. Which clearly I was... Duh, why did I willingly pay this much to have someone who went to school for eight years to tell me that I was a perfectly healthy young woman, I do not know! Finally I decided to try one more time, I called Arizona Gastroenterology and set up a doctor appointment with Dr. Dinning. Thank the Lord I did too! He got right to work. The very next day I came back in to have an upper endoscopy. The next week he had me diagnosed with Celiac Disease. I wish I could say I was satisfied with this, but no I was not happy about this at all. I went into a depression for a few months. Everyone tried to cheer me up but nothing seemed to work. I was glad I knew what was causing my pain but having to go on a gluten free diet over night was not an easy task. I kept going though, I didn't give up and I eventually got use to it. But! I still had symptoms that I just could not get rid of. I learned that it was not just diet I needed to change but my makeup. Anyone who knows me knows that I need my makeup. I was devastated! Try telling someone who is about to go to school for cosmetology that they cannot wear any kind of makeup that they want. I was upset, but I decided that getting rid of those extra symptoms that I was having. So I stopped wearing makeup for a while. I am slowly rebuilding my makeup collection and who knows, maybe eventually I'll love the gluten free life more than the gluten filled life. My hopes is, with this blog I create a safe haven for anyone with Celiac Disease or that is Gluten Intolerant. Please feel free to put any impute or anything that anyone wants me to look out for to put into my next blog. I want everyone to feel comfortable with talking about anything gluten free or Celiac centered. As anyone with Celiac Disease knows, some of the symptoms are a bit... gory so feel free! Advice, support, help.. hopefully we will create a great support group! Comment or email! 

becca,nicole93@gmail.com