floslunae

Thank you guys, for your opinions-- I talked to my mother and it seems a genetic test will not be possible, because insurance will not pay for it. Also, she doesn't want me to have a genetic test in the event that something shows up and it goes on my permanent medical record. My mother is currently on my father's insurance, but she tells me that if she...

My mother has severe celiac sprue. When I was six years old, she was dying from malnutrition. Luckily she found a doctor who recognized her symptoms and gave her the blood test for celiac sprue. She tested positive on 3/3 inventories. (I wish I knew the exact name of this test, I'll try to find out because I am sure there is more than one.) She had my...