Sacramento Doctors?

[Nantzie]

I'm in the Sacramento area. I just heard about celiac a couple months ago, so I'm still in the pre-diagnosis phase. I went to a doctor appt (internist) about a month ago, and all she ordered was an IgG and an IgA. Didn't even have tTG or any of the other tests on her list that she could even order. She didn't seem to know much about celiac, but was really nice and didn't seem to be bothered that I knew more about celiac than she did. She told me that I should go gluten-free before I even see a GI doctor to get a biopsy (thanks to all the info here, I didn't do that), which she gave me a referral for. She did also warn me that gluten is in everything, so I had to even watch things like makeup, toothpaste and shampoo, as well as food. So even though she didn't know enough to know that I shouldn't go gluten-free before biopsy, she knew way more than a lot of people's doctors that I've heard about on here. Her name is Dr. Chen, and she's at the UCD Med Group on Madison Avenue in Citrus Heights, if anyone is interested. I was happy with her just because she didn't blow me off at all, and was willing to listen to what I had to say without getting offended. A very nice lady.

So now, I need to find a GI. Does anyone know of a good GI in the Sacramento area, or even close? Or does anyone had experience with GI docs around here that are bad, that you can warn me about?

Thanks,

Nancy

[wildchild-nan]

Hi,

My name is Nancy also, I live in El Dorado Hills, but I see a doctor in Sacramento. He is the one who told me to go gluten-free. He changed all of my vitimains, diet, gave me a cook book and a meal plan. I am so happy and amazed by this Doctor, I am getting better but he said it took many years to do all the dammage to my body, it will take a lot of years to heal.

Michael J. Kwiker, DO, 3301 Alta Arden, Suite #3, Sacramento, CA

I'm in the Sacramento area. I just heard about celiac a couple months ago, so I'm still in the pre-diagnosis phase. I went to a doctor appt (internist) about a month ago, and all she ordered was an IgG and an IgA. Didn't even have tTG or any of the other tests on her list that she could even order. She didn't seem to know much about celiac, but was really nice and didn't seem to be bothered that I knew more about celiac than she did. She told me that I should go gluten-free before I even see a GI doctor to get a biopsy (thanks to all the info here, I didn't do that), which she gave me a referral for. She did also warn me that gluten is in everything, so I had to even watch things like makeup, toothpaste and shampoo, as well as food. So even though she didn't know enough to know that I shouldn't go gluten-free before biopsy, she knew way more than a lot of people's doctors that I've heard about on here. Her name is Dr. Chen, and she's at the UCD Med Group on Madison Avenue in Citrus Heights, if anyone is interested. I was happy with her just because she didn't blow me off at all, and was willing to listen to what I had to say without getting offended. A very nice lady.

So now, I need to find a GI. Does anyone know of a good GI in the Sacramento area, or even close? Or does anyone had experience with GI docs around here that are bad, that you can warn me about?

Thanks,

Nancy