Trudyjerry

Thank you all for the replies. They did help to answer my questions. I have been gluten free for three months now. I am extremely careful with making sure that there is no cross contamination and I rarely eat out anymore. Actually the only restaurant I eat at now is a Chinese place where we've gotten to know the owner and she personally makes sure that what I get is gluten free.

I have been working hard on eliminating dairy from my diet. I'm doing okay as far as actual milk is concerned but honestly, chocolate is my weakness. Put a bag of m&ms in front of me and 9 out of 10 times I won't be able to say no. I try but it doesn't always work. It's a work in progress.

I'm doing research into low carb foods now, seeing as my doctor recommended that to bring down my sugar level and the triglycerides. He's also given me 4 months to loose 10 pounds. I'm sure that will help as well.

I finally found a good doctor after years of dealing with GI issues. I have been told that it's acid reflux, ulcers, and problems with my gall bladder. When I was at the point were I was sleeping 18 hours a day, running for the bathroom after everything that I ate, could not drive myself anywhere due to the joint pain and muscle weakness, and was thinking death would be kinder, I decided enough was enough. I did some research and realized that celiac's could be my problem. I went gluten free, unfortunately before finding this doctor.

I finally saw him a month ago and I spent about 2 hours in his office discussing all of my issues and symptoms. He ordered 29 blood tests and prescribed all sorts of medications. Last week I went in to get the results of the blood tests. Honestly, I'm completely confused. The celiac test did come back negative. We were expecting that because I had gone gluten free for so long. He did refer me to a GI, who I will be seeing soon. Given my symptoms, I did receive a clinical diagnosis of celiac's.

I should mention my bad cholesterol is good, my good cholesterol is bad, and my triglycerides are 405. I am also pre-diabetic with my A1C being 5.7 and my estimated 3 month glucose at 117. I do suffer from migraines and was diagnosed with Raynaud's. I am lactose intolerant, have acid reflux, and have arthritis in my shoulders. I'm going in for an abdominal ultrasound of my gallbladder in two days. I also an an iron deficiency but am not anemic. I also have pretty bad seasonal allergies.

He was suspecting Lupus but after the blood work came back he could not tell me either way. Instead we would just wait and see. I don't understand the results. It came back Pos Abn, 1:40, and speckled. I guess my question is if I should get a second opinion on this or if I should just leave it alone for right now.

Now that I see this all written out like this, it's a lot. I am a 33 year old woman, two weeks away from her birthday, with too many health issues. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.