Jaxita
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latent celiac disease - diagnosis confirmed July 2010
tTg iGA antibodies in blood test + duodenal inflammation seen in biopsy but no villous damage visible yet - June 2010
gluten-free since just after biopsy in June 2010
type 2 diabetes - diagnosed June 2010
labile hypertension - diagnosed May 2010
thoracic spondylosis - diagnosed May 2010
1.5cm thyroid nodule - diagnosed May 2010, ultrasound July 2010, needle biopsy July 21
chest pain of unknown inflammatory/possibly autoimmune origin - diagnosis pending May 2010
degenerative joint disease, chondromalacia, lateral patellar tilt and patellar maltracking bilaterally - diagnosed February 2009
ADHD (hyperactive AND inattentive) - diagnosed 1968; back then they called me 'hyperkinetic'
Yup..I'm fallin' apart in my old age. 
The turtle in my avatar is Antony, my Reeves turtle; he has a tankmate named Cleopatra but she's more camera-shy than he is. 
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Yup, deficient here too..50,000IU 2x/week, & I get my blood tested next month to see if my levels have improved. 2x a week is a tough one to remember when it comes to taking pills, so I put it on the calendar in my Droid; now it reminds me what days I need to take my Vitamin D.
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ARCHIVED Can I Trust Air Canada
Jaxita replied to The Glutenator's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
This is a great idea, thank you for sharing it! I'll be flying cross-country next month (over both breakfast and lunchtimes, & because of the diabetes medicine I take, I can't just not eat along the way), & this will come in SO handy! -
Omigosh, isn't Udi's just a slice of heaven? I was SO happy to find it, after I too gagged on that nasty rice bread at Trader Joe's (I just can't handle a loaf of bread that weighs as much as a brick..blech). My son cracked up at me the first morning I had a slice; I sat there sniffing it with a blissful smile on my face, & while eating it, repeated over...
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ARCHIVED Waiting For Biopsy Results..
Jaxita replied to Jaxita's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Well the biopsy report said that my 'normal delicate villous architecture is maintained', so I guess I lucked out & they just haven't been damaged yet. Oh, and my rheumatologist (the one who had my blood tests done and sent me to the gastro doc to begin with) agrees with you wonderful folks..she thinks it's latent celiac disease as well, & agrees... -
ARCHIVED Waiting For Biopsy Results..
Jaxita replied to Jaxita's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Egads! Good thing I really had no interest in 'testing' the gluten thing..what the heck. He said that the biopsy reported my villi as 'normal' (he said that's the word they used)..I did ask for a copy of it to be sent to me as well as my GP and my rheumatologist, so it'll be interesting to see what it says. On that note, anyone know of a good gastro... -
ARCHIVED Waiting For Biopsy Results..
Jaxita replied to Jaxita's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
The results are in: my villi are fine, so I don't have celiac, but I do have a gluten intolerance. So while the outcome is the same (can't have wheat), at least if I do get glutened it'll just make me sick rather than actually damaging me. And my gastro told me that I can try eating wheat every few months to see if I react to it, since he says that intolerances... -
ARCHIVED Waiting For Biopsy Results..
Jaxita posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I came into the whole celiac thing in sort of a roundabout manner. I had some quite bad chest pain & ended up in the ER about 6 weeks ago, where they did a ton of tests on me (the pain was in the upper left quadrant so they were obviously concerned that it was cardiac-related). None of the tests were conclusive, though, so they finally discharged me ...