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Going To A New Gi

cgilsing

By cgilsing
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I have an appointment with a new GI on Monday, and I'm really optimistic about this guy! He is my mom and dad's GI and they are really happy with him. I finally got a referal for him after I called my Dr. with a problem (that took care of itself) a few weeks ago. I haven't been to a GI in a year and a half and had a TERRIBLE experience last time! I really want to have a good GI that I can call when I have problems, but right now I feel great! The problems I was having a few weeks ago went away, and I'm pretty sure were just side affects from being glutened. I'm nervous now about what I'm going to talk to this guy about. I can see the conversation now......"Hi I'm Christine. I feel great, so thanks for seeing me!" To make matters worse, I didn't have much of a diagnosis to start with due to a Dr. that didn't know what she was doing. I had been sick for a long time, and my mom suggested celiac disease as a possibility since I had a family history of it. I went to my Dr. and asked what she thought. She said the way they diagnosed celiac disease was to try the gluten-free diet and see if it helped. I did what I was told and felt 150% better right away, so I didn't think anything of it until 6 months later when I heard about biopsies and blood tests. I went to a GI then and he wouldn't even see me unless I agreed to a biopsy and when it came back inconclusive he wouldn't see me at all. I'm not sure what to say to this new guy. It's not my fault that I was not properly diagnosed and I don't want to be punished for it.....and there is no way in hell that I'm going to eat gluten again. I can't imagine being that sick again just for a proper diagnosis. Has anyone else been in this kind of situation?

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Hi i to am facing the same problem i go to see my new gastro on thursday and i was sat here puzzling over what i need to say to him. i was in too minds to cancel the appointment because i dont know what am going to say. First of all i havent been diagnosed by a gastro doc but a nueroligist, i was seen because i was having nerve problems and seizures and was given a full body ct scan which pick up celiac diease. so i was working off that and got myself almost better. but at my celiac group they mentioned to me to go to a gastro doc and discuss the findings with him. but all he can do is say well i guess that must be it and your so much better.!

so i feel like am wasting my and his time. but yet i havent been fully diagnosed with it i did it on my own merit. so am in the same situation as yourself, your appointment is before mine so i would be grateful if you give us an update on what he says.

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