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I have had extremely good luck with Dr's. Our Endocronologist actually was the one who insisted on testing our son for celiac. He runs the test as a screen on all his diabetic patients. They are both auto-immune diseases, and when you have one, it is typical to have another. He got us right in for a biopsy after the positive blood work. The PEDS GI specialist was very kind and thurough too.

I just wanted to give a plug for good Dr.'s. They are out there. Both these Dr.s were foreign. Dr.Gupta is from India, and Dr. Zappatta is from South America somewhere. I don't know if that had something to do with it. More emphasis in their countries to celiac disease?

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I have a mixed review for my docs. Some are great and very knowledgeable, some just needed educating, and some just don't want to be bothered with getting educated. Those in that last category didn't remain my doctors for very long!

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I had one terribly incompetent doctor, two very good drs., and now I have all phenomenal doctors... :D

1st pediatrician -- terrible...kept dismissing my symptoms (from both celiac and malrotation) as being an attempt at getting attention or childhood allergies that I would outgrow.

2nd pediatrician -- thought he knew what it was, didn't really, but at least he realized he might not know, so he referred me to a GI. Retired so I needed a new pediatrician

1st GI -- diagnosed celiac, but didn't know what to do once I kept getting sick--didn't do anything for about 8 months...that's why he gets a mixed review. Great to diagnose, poor with treatment.

2nd GI -- Absolutely the best doctor I've ever had in any area. Great person, extremely knowledgeable about celiac and everything else. Persistent with testing and found malrotation!

3rd pediatrician -- Very good so far......

That's all for my lengthy review of doctors! :lol:

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