<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I had mentioned in my previous email - "All Grains summary", that I would that I would elaborate on my condition. I am not sure how many people do this...but I am for 2 reasons...1)There may be others whom I can help based on what I know about my other disease...2)To meet others who have both diseases. Again, I have only found out that I have Celiac a couple of weeks ago. I have done a lot of reading through the email that comes in every day, and I have visited countless web-sites...the stories that I have read...the problems so many of you have faced with Doctors...it is/was SO familiar to me. I was initially worried when I found out I have Celiac. I thought, "Oh great, another disease. Now I have to learn about it, and what kind of crap am I going to go through with Dr's...worse yet, the people that I have to deal with or encounter?" I didn't know what to expect. But I quickly learned that the experiences were no different then what I was already accustomed to. And I learned that I have 2 diseases that do not get the proper recognition that they should/need. And I learned that there are wonderful people out there who work together, and educate eachother...that there is this "underground" network of support and sharing. It made things so much easier for me. So, what do I have...Chronic Lyme Disease...And what I wanted to share is this. So many of the symptoms are the same...I had to look back, and I realized that the Lyme infection must have triggered the Celiac...and these two have been holding hands in my body for the past 21 years. I was lucky to find a dr.(Lyme)who helped about 10 years ago...but never thought to look for Celiac...as a matter of fact, the Celiac dianosis was a complete surprise...but boy did it explain alot -- about our whole family on my Mothers' mothers' side too. For years I had these awful rashes on my scalp & behind my ears & in various places on my body...I have since figured that out (DH). After the testing that I have recently received...no blood test nor biopsy's...Things began to fall into place. Having had the Celiac uncontrolled all of these years, my problems are now all pain and joint degeneration. If I have gluten (now that I have been GF), all of the muscle cramps, aches & pains, the tingling and feeling of loss of circulation, the hyper-sensitivity, fatigue...all comes back the next day. At least that's how it has been so far. I still have the Chronic Pain...but it is deeper. Ultimately, the Celiac seems to have magnified the Lyme. Now I fully understand this to be a Celiac group...but the weather is getting nice...Spring & Summer is on the way...so many of you seem to be doing so well with controlling your CD...please protect yourself from LD...you know that doctors are not knowledgable about CD...believe me, the information about LD that most dr's have is not what it should be...LD is very down played, and there is way too much wrong info...Folks, there is no cure & tests are highly inaccurate...I would hate for any of you to have to be burdened with this disease too...because you will have to go through the rigamarole all over again. Hopefully I have shortened things enough to explain my case w/out overstepping my bounds... Also, if there is anyone who does have both...I would really love to hear from you, and find out what you are doing to deal with both diseases. I will leave with that...thanks to all for their time & information Christine