CarolineJ

Thank you. This is helpful perspective. My son is athletic too and otherwise healthy. He plays competitive hockey and rep soccer so the good news is it’s not impacting his lifestyle too dramatically but growth and energy level are making it harder to compete now so this all makes sense. My main concern is how little time he has left for growth recovery b...

New here and finding this site helpful, so first of all my thanks to those who post here. My 13 y/o son had a TTG IgA of 48.8 but where I live (Toronto, Canada) the wait time for pediatric GI specialists is long so I have no idea how long it will take to get a biopsy. His paediatrician and his pediatric endocrinologist are both pretty confident he will...

My son is 13 and had a positive TTG IgA antibody (the test referenced above) He was tested purely because of growth issues. He’s tiny and they couldn’t figure out why. It’s a fairly simple screening test which then requires endoscopy to confirm but your paediatrician should know if it’s indicated.