pitnlala

So I had a follow-up with my daughter's Dr. today and asked a ton of questions. This was the first chance I had to speak with him since we first heard that she tested positive for Celiacs. Her Ttg level was 153. He has referred us to a specialist on the 22nd and he said at this point I may know more about Celiacs than he does, simply because I have spend...

Thanks for the advise from those of you who have given advice on how to explain things like this to a toddler. On the flip side though, I think it may be harder for me to explain, simply b/c she doesnt get sick from eating gluten. No side effects so far other than she is pretty small...so maybe that is my angle when we talk. And for those that asked,...

Thank you for your help everyone. Her biopsy is scheduled for the 22nd. In the mean time I am understanding the the rest of our family needs to be tested as well. I have been directed to alot of material that is really helping, so I appreciate this. Interestingly enough, there was a good sized article in The Denver Post this week about Celiacs. I think...

Thanks for this first response Andrea. For a Father who wants nothing but to protect his daughter, this is a bit overwhelming right now. It just seems odd that we would go from her having a hearty dose of glutens every day, to being paranoid about another childs hands touching hers when they eat, or sitting at seperate tables to avoid cross contamination...

First of all, thank you ahead of time to anyone that responds. I have been reading threads on this forum for a few hours now, and I am coming across alot of practical issues that I had not thought of in terms of dealing with this. My 4 year old (Kayla) has always been small, and the last checkup showed she was in the bottom 5% height and weight for her...