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Blood Test -- Dr Didn't Specify The Celiac Panel :(

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CanadianK Apprentice
CanadianK
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Hi all

 

I was here awhile ago asking about blood tests and my daughters anxiety, etc. Anyways, I finally got her blood test done and the Dr called with the results but then said, there are no celiac results, but her IGA is fine. What?!? Turns out my dr. didn't specify on the form that she wanted the celiac panel, instead she just wrote IgA. I'm annoyed and feeling so stupid with myself. I just went through this with myself and requested all the tests, but it felt like I had to work to convince my dr. to request the test for my daughter, that when she wrote out the requisition I didn't go over it and I didn't request all the tests I had asked for myself. 

 

I'm so disheartened. 

 

It took all my daughter's courage to get it done and in my haste I dropped the ball…

 

Of the tests she did get done:

 

Ferritin 26.8 (range 30.7-177)

Hemoglobin 129 (range 120-160)

White Blood Cell Count 3.7 (range 4-10) 

 

Her B12, sugar, kidney, thyroid and all of that is fine and normal. 

 

She's exhausted all the time and pale with dark circles under her eyes when she eats gluten (as well as the tummy aches, headaches, etc) She's continuing to eat gluten and we've been referred to a Peds GI.

 

Anyone have input about what the appt at the GI will be like? How to they usually handle things with children? 

 

Thanks for listening. I'm beating myself up over here…

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JodyM75 Apprentice
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If you hurry and follow up fast, the lab may still have the vials of blood and they can do the correct test.  I was told my lab keeps the vials for at least 3 days. 

CanadianK Apprentice
CanadianK
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THANK YOU!! I called the lab and they keep kids blood for a month! I'm in the process of calling my Dr. to get her to add it in. I can't thank you enough!!

 

 

If you hurry and follow up fast, the lab may still have the vials of blood and they can do the correct test.  I was told my lab keeps the vials for at least 3 days. 

africanqueen99 Contributor
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Wow, this is just mind blowing that they keep the blood.  What awesome information to keep on hand!

beth01 Enthusiast
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Most labs keep blood that they have run testing on for at least a few days. Some tests like complete blood counts, the vial of blood is only good for 24 hours, but tests that use serum or plasma, it can be good for up to 7 days to still have testing done on it if it is refrigerated or up to a month if frozen. It's all in how the lab processes the original sample though. This might not be the case for all labs. Some tests they automatically freeze the sample in case further testing is needed.

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