I've had a bad day with my intestinal system, and I'm suspicious of wheat. Since my mouth still hurts, I keep eating things like crackers because they're bland and easy, but then my irritable bowel acts up. I'm just so weary of feeling like crap.

They sent me off from last week's CT scan with a disk. It's very interesting to look at the inside of my head, but I can't actually tell anything from it except that I actually have sinuses. I knew that from the stabbing pain. There was no little alien waving at me.

Oh Bev, how awful. No spinach, kale or nightshades? That's gotta hurt. I did give up nightshades for a while but none of them ever gave me the reaction that corn does.

Just goes to show how you can fall into feeling like crap without even realizing how irritated your body is until you cut out the stuff that doesn't work.

I have to say, I have felt so much better sans gluten that I'm sort of excited to find alternatives.

Sadly though, if a prepared food doesn't have wheat in it (hello,soy sauce?) it probably has corn in it. They are the definition of ubiquitous.

I'm restricted, it would seem, to rice (which is good with me) or quinoa (which I don't love) The bff did just order some coconut flour and almond flour. We are excited to see what you can do with them.

I keep eating cookies. I'm feeling slightly panicky already. I know that sugar and chocolate both increase my anxiety. Still eating cookies. I is dum.

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes. Had a great dinner with friends last night, and went out to dinner with the family. Dinner included my mother having a few too many and telling us that she and my dad had sex every day. AAAAAHHHHHH! Scarred for life!!! (I mean, knowing my dad, I'm not surprised, but I didn't need to KNOW)

Happy birthday, darlin'!! For your birthday wish, I grant you a short memory wipe. That unfortunate tidbit is now gone from your mind forever! Poof!

::high fives Vortex's Dad on the astral plane::

Happy Birthday, Vortex!

I'm watching Animaniacs clips. This seems to be a better distraction from pain than Elsie is. I just watched Ballad of Magellan, which I'd somehow never seen before. Can't stop giggling. [link]

How much pain are painkillers supposed to actually kill? Because these definitely make me feel better, but they don't make the pain go totally away. My mom said that, if they don't make the pain go totally away, then I should call the doctor and try something different.

There are only so many painkillers for each type of pain, and they all have their side effects. Sometimes what you get is all you can get.

Happy Birthday, Vortex! Sorry to hear about the traumatic parent revelation.