Apk07
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I had bloodwork done by Quest Diagnostics on 3/16 in Michigan and they ended up shipping it out to California, then it got forwarded over to Virginia where after over a week they finally tested it today (3/24). I called and supposedly their testing is half-done and they have more of the panel to complete the next 2 days. How long is my one little vial... -
The cookies stood no chance. I feel I led the conversation on Celiac considering I've obsessed over it the past few weeks. I'm confident the doctor knew what she was talking about, but there is always the suspicion of "just doing it for the money" and "outdated practice." This is only the second time in several years I've seen this doctor so I can't...
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I appreciate all the advice. I saw a GI doctor today and they scheduled a biopsy for me anyway, to "confirm" the blood tests. It's scheduled for about 6 weeks from now given I already stopped eating gluten. She told me to start eating "normally" again, and then if I start experiencing worsening symptoms to just stop again and they'll call off the biopsy....
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@Scott Adams should I be concerned they didn't do a tTG test?
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Does my positive bloodwork warrant a biopsy?
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Thanks, I appreciate the insight. When you say "strongly positive," are the gliadin antibody levels like ridiculously high? I can see that sub-15 is "normal", but I'm not sure what the upper ranges are for reference. I made an appointment with the GI doctor for Monday to talk this over, but I've also been off gluten for about a week and a half now... I'm...
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So a couple months ago I started getting really bad stomach pain, heartburn-like symptoms, chest pain, intense fatigue, and chills. Nothing really helped other than some mild relief from PPIs. It was constant and steady and very defeating feeling. I was worried about some sort of heart problem, so I went to the doctors right away. I got full bloodwork done...
