that pretty much describes my body for a long long time. it seems sureal to think that I might actually recover. afraid to get my hopes up though. what's sort of ironic is that due to various dietary contraints/ food allergies , I have been somewhat of an outcast from normal social functions for awhile. Now going through all of this, I might recover from my food issues, but stay an outcast for an entirely different reason. once you begin to know the truth of things, its hard to look at everyday life the same way. try having a conversation about the local baseball team, or local politics or almost anything else. who the &*(! cares.

J.