bobbi: Cleyeras are prone to leaf spot. Is it branchs or is it on of the several cuttings that growers put in the container? If it is Branches you may have some root die back problems. Art

I found this persons' book at the library (Sweet Poison). I stopped using artificial sweeteners after reading it. You may find the authors website helpful! "Janet Starr Hull has a very diverse background with academic degrees and experience in geology, international geography, environmental science, fitness training and nutrition. She is an OSHA Certified Environmental Hazardous Waste Emergency Response Specialist and Toxicologist, a former firefighter and college professor. In 1991, Dr. Hull had an unexpected change in career after she was diagnosed with âincurableâ Graveâs Disease. Through diligent research and her thorough understanding of toxicity, she later discovered her âGraveâs Diseaseâ was actually aspartame poisoning. She has since worked to inform consumers about the health dangers of artificial sweeteners." An Aspartame Detoxification Program www.janethull.com/about/index.php

I have Graves Disease. It was discovered it in '05. I opted for ablation. I was in very bad shape at the time. I could barely walk, lift my arms, my heart was racing constantly, I shook all over. It was bad. The ablation decision was scary, however it was right for me. I needed quick relief. I did swallow nuclear medicine, however symptoms disappeared within weeks. I got some critism from a few people about ablation but my Endo helped me make the decision, and the fact that I was so sick. I am now hypothryroid, which is a trade off, but easier to manage than hyperthyroid. I will take synthroid for the rest of my life. It's an important decision that should not be taken lightly. Investigate your options and good luck finding the one that is right for you.

My oldest son was diagnosed as Celiac when he was 2 1/2 years old. Back then, a blood test didn't find it, but a biopsy did. He's been on a VERY strict gluten free diet ever since. I remember asking his pediatrician why my baby looked like a starving baby. He was literally a stick with a basketball for a belly. His poor tummy would bloat so bad! I should show you pictures.......... The doctor just shushed me off and said there was nothing wrong with him. Never mind that he only weighed about 10 pounds and was TWO YEARS OLD! He ended up in the hospital with something unrelated when a resident took it upon himself to try to prove I was starving my baby. Nobody told me about this, the pediatric staff was all behind him. They fed him and fed him and fed him. And he lost a pound. Just like I did at home. This 10# child could eat a pork chop, mashed potatoes and a WHOLE can a spinach, then want more. Before he went to bed at night I would try to fatten him up with a bowl of cream of wheat then I put him to bed with a bottle of whole milk mixed with pablum. Normally that's very bad, but I figured he would keep eating during the night when he found his bottle. NO weight gain. When the resident saw even he couldn't fatten up my baby behind my back, they called in the specialist who ran tests. The day he was diagnosed, he went on a 100% NO gluten diet. It took about a year to see any difference in his weight gain. Because all of the villa in his small intestine had been stripped clear from all the gluten, we had to give it time to regenerate. He still eats like a horse and has to be watched 24/7 because he doesn't know how to read and will eat anything. ONE wrong food can set him back months. I don't know that taking out a gall bladder could cause Celiacs, because I'm no doctor............ but I was told back them Celiac's is comparable to an allergy. Why? Because it's your bodies way of reacting to something it shouldn't have. While it is not an allergy, it's like one. And it is possible, I suppose, that you developed it and having the surgery before the symptoms started is just coincidence. Again, I'm no doctor but you should bring up your concerns to him and ask for some tests to set your mind at ease. If you want though in the meantime, take gluten out of your diet. But that means reading each and every label and knowing how to find gluten in those labels. It's not always labels as wheat, rye, oats or barely and rarely if ever labeled as gluten. Some medications also have gluten in them, so you would have to let the pharmacist know. Processed sandwich meats and cheese slices are also full of gluten. As another person said, it's everywhere.