Oh Yah They Tell Me My Daughter Is Negative And They Didn't Even Do All The Tests!

[Electra]

Ok they called me a couple on Monday and told me that my daughters blood tests came back negative, so I call up today to find out exactly which tests she had and what their numbers were. Well they only did an IgA anti-endomysium antibody test and they claim under 7 is negative and she was a 4.4!! Well I explained to her that they had listed a Celiac Panel on the results and that that includes at least 2 more tests and she said that they don't have any other results as of yet. GRRRRRRRRRR she doesn't have an appt with the gastroentologist until the end of January, and I can't continue to have her eat Gluten that whole time if she's positive, but I can't have her go negative incase they decide to do more tests!! Man this sucks!!

[happygirl]

Find a new doctor...you can even get the tests run by a pediatrician. it is more than three.

full panel: Open Original Shared Link

There is a particular series of blood tests called the ‘Celiac Panel”. These tests measure your immune system’s response to gluten in the food you eat.

tTG-IgA or tissue transglutaminase-IgA

AGA-IgG or Antigliadin IgG

AGA-IgA or Antigliadin IGA

Total IGA

good luck.

[Electra]

The lab orders said Celiac Panel on them and that's all they asked for, so I don't know if the hospital lab's only does one test for the panel or if the other blood tests have just not come back yet UG!!