Thank you for your concern, but I am not on the swank diet, and probably wouldnt survive on it. I LOVE dairy and am not willing to give it up. its rare that we have mac and cheese and I frequently use it as an example. I wonder why that is? the point was that I dont eat out of a box. prepared, full of chemical stuff. If I want and finally break down and have mac and cheese, I go ahead and make it. I did look into the swank diet and was just not able to do it. God bless those who can.

As for porphyritic testing. the MD said he can only test me if I flare again, as to do so out of flare would only result in a negative result. He also is quite the naysayer that I have it to start with. He points out several inconsistencies with me and what the disease is. I dont know what the truth is, but I do know that if I flare again, it WILL include a full run of tests with it.

Thank you so much for your concern. For now, im doing ok. not great, but ok.