buzz409 0 Posted January 21, 2005 Report This Post (To report rule violations to admin) Share Posted January 21, 2005 Last year when I was tested for celiac disease my the transgulten blood count ( think that s what it's called?) was 139.....I then had an biospy which also tested positive. Last week I was at my primary care to have some blood work done. I have been gluten free for months now. I asked if he would run the bloodwork as I wanted to see how I was doing. This time the bloodwork came back at 24.7. The nurse gave me the results and just said over the phone "that's good". What is normal? What should I be? Can anyone comment. Also anyone know a good celiac disease doctor or dietician in Boston? Link to post Share on other sites
ryebaby0 21 Posted January 21, 2005 Report This Post (To report rule violations to admin) Share Posted January 21, 2005 A positive tissue transglutimate (or tTg) test is generally anything over 24, with a "weak positive" being anything between 20-24 and negative anything under 20. I have seen some doctors say anything over 30 is positive. 139 is very high, and a re-test of 24.7 certainly shows you've done a great job staying truly gluten-free. It can take quite a while for all the numbers to come back down. After 6 months of a gluten-free diet my son's numbers came down from 157 to 35, but they are normal now (13 months out). Mom/wife to celiacs dx 12/03 and 12/04 Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts -George Tilton Link to post Share on other sites
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