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Kari Anne

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Kari Anne Newbie
Kari Anne
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:rolleyes:

I just want to say thank you to Momma Goose and all the others that replied to my initial message two weeks ago.

After reading what you all wrote I visited another Dr. for a 2nd opinion as my 1st seemed slightly confused. This Dr. was still a little reluctant to run the blood test for Celiac but after some gentle nudging she did.....and what do you know.....positive!

I would not have sought out another opinion had it not been for those who wrote to me and who knows how long it may have been before being properly diagnosed.

so.....THANK YOU!

Kari

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happygirl
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Kari:

You have discovered what many of us on this board know...that MG (Lisa) is extremely wonderful and helpful. She does a wonderful job on this board!

I am so happy that you took the information you learned here and were tested. So many people are undiagnosed for so long, so I'm happy that you shortened the time for yourself. Good for you!!!!!

Be sure to stick around!

Laura

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted
:rolleyes:

I just want to say thank you to Momma Goose and all the others that replied to my initial message two weeks ago.

After reading what you all wrote I visited another Dr. for a 2nd opinion as my 1st seemed slightly confused. This Dr. was still a little reluctant to run the blood test for Celiac but after some gentle nudging she did.....and what do you know.....positive!

I would not have sought out another opinion had it not been for those who wrote to me and who knows how long it may have been before being properly diagnosed.

so.....THANK YOU!

Kari

Welcome to the Club Babe! We have the best source of collective experts available anywhere!!!

I am so glad that you have something to grab on to.

Now, what's next and how can we guide you.

pedro Explorer
pedro
Posted

I totally agree with Lauda and Lisa.

Welcome to the family kari, you will never feel alone again here.

Best regards.

Kari Anne Newbie
Kari Anne
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Welcome to the Club Babe! We have the best source of collective experts available anywhere!!!

I am so glad that you have something to grab on to.

Now, what's next and how can we guide you.

Thanks for the welcome! I'm sure that I'll have numerous questions as I'm just a "babe" in the woods!

My Dr. is now referring me to a GI specialist, to go over the blood test results and move on to the "next step>" I imagine you can easily give me a clue as to what those next steps might include.

I'd like to be prepared a bit before I go to the appt. In the meantime, where do I begin? As in learning what is a truly gluten-free diet. There seems to be so much information out there that it's a bit mind boggling!

I'd surely appreciate your help in figuring this out! Again, I say thank you! I was beginning to wonder if I was imaging all this.

Blessings, Kari

WHinNOVA Rookie
WHinNOVA
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Don't go gluten-free yet. It is likely your GI will want to do an endoscopy to confirm the blood test through biopsy and see how much damage has been done. Going off the gluten before this can skew the results. Now is a good time to start learning about the gluten-free lifestyle. Maybe select and order some books from Amazon, do a little research to find restaurants in your area that offer a gluten-free menu, start looking at food labels in your local grocery store to familiarize yourself with what to look for. All this will help when the time comes to go gluten-free.

WH

little d Enthusiast
little d
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Kari Anne

I went gluten free 3 months before I had anything done and all test and bioposis are negative and all my symptoms went away, If I knew then what I know now I would not have gotten tested. I guess I am one of those people who wants and needs a dx for me to get totally Gluten free, right now I am gluten-free but not toatally, but I watch what I eat and avoid the foods that trigger the D.

Donna

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Vince Newbie
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My sister has been gluten free for three years now. It used to be that I felt bad for her while I would have cramps much more often than any guy my age (I'm turning 20). Turns out, I too am a celiac and this is my first messageboard. I go to Quinnipiac University and live in southeast Florida, if anybody wants to talk you can email me, I'm just glad to find a community.

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My sister has been gluten free for three years now. It used to be that I felt bad for her while I would have cramps much more often than any guy my age (I'm turning 20). Turns out, I too am a celiac and this is my first messageboard. I go to Quinnipiac University and live in southeast Florida, if anybody wants to talk you can email me, I'm just glad to find a community.

Welcome Vince:

This is #2 post and I will have to catch your # 1. Just got back home. This site is a really good place to fall and a good place to recover. We have alot of really cool, knowledgeable folks here who kindly give their time to "newbies".

Why don't you start a new thread and tell us about yourself and any question that you may have.

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