Cinderella915

That's really helpful - thank you! I'm waiting to hear back on a message I left re: a follow-up appointment with the GI. He never reached out or said anything about any kind of diagnosis or treatment plan beyond mailing me my biopsy results, so I'm going to initiate it because this is pretty miserable and not sustainable. That's interesting about...

I got my biopsy results back. They say it shows mild GERD and mild peptic duodenitis, but no H. Pylori (which seems to be the main cause of peptic duodenitis?) and no celiac. They took six biopsies in my duodenum. However, I never got the full celiac panel, just the TTGs and overall IgA it looks like. Is it worth asking for the DgP bloodwork or getting a...

I had some further notes on my record after my double endoscopy yesterday (waiting on the biopsies), and I'm curious what they mean. Abdominal pain, epigastric (c,e) First degree hemorrhoids Change in bowel habits (c) Diarrhea, unspecified (c) Immunoglobulin A deficiency What do the letters after the diagnoses mean? I've torn...

Tomorrow morning I have a colonoscopy and (now that my blood work shows IgA deficient) an upper endoscopy as well. So I've been on the clear liquids today and "the reckoning" starts at 6pm tonight. Any tips to make tonight go easier? Any tips on the procedure? I have a bit of anxiety.

Finally figured out how to post my results: Thanks for the info! This is just out of left field for me and obviously (like everyone who gets diagnosed or is close to it) overwhelming to think about. I just hate that I have to wait five more days... the waiting is the hard part. Just posted those below. Thanks!

I went to the GI because for at least six months (that I’ve noticed) I’ve had digestive issues mainly manifesting in diarrhea and gas (every day, multiple times, without rhyme or reason). I figured it was IBS or something. He had me do a blood test and we scheduled a colonoscopy for next week. Yesterday, I got a call from the nurse with my lab results. Sh...