LoriLynn

Irish Heart, You know I decided to go gluten free on my own after not knowing exactly if I do or do not have celiac (labs said "yes", biopsy was "normal"). Anyway, today is my 4th day of doing no gluten and I have NOT had any nausea or woken up sick in the past 4 days! A smarty pants at work said it was psyco-sematic. I don't think so. I can't remember if...

Hi Frieze, My CBC (the latest taken 10/6/11) was as follows (and please forgive me if I'm giving too much information. Unfortunately, I just don't understand much about labs at all). Here goes... Complete Blood Count: WBC 6.5 (range of 4.3-11.0) RBC 3.85 (range of 3.97-5.19) flagged as "low" Hemoglobin 11.6 (range of 11.8-15.9) flagged as...

Becky, Your story is exactly why I want to go ahead on the gluten free diet. I DON'T want to wait until things get so bad or painful before something gets done or a diagnosis that is satisfactory is made. Thanks for your support and help. I really appreciate it! Good luck to you as well!

Irish Heart, I have not been told anything about why my ferritin level is so high. The 1st primary care physician didn't even run this test for the 4 years I've been anemic. His only answer was to add more iron supplements for my anemia. I got so discouraged and worried that I decided I wasn't ever going back to him. That's when I changed pcp's and she...

Thank you, also, for your input. I don't believe I've had any testing in regard to my nutrient levels. I will definately ask my primary care to check those. I have a complete physical scheduled with my primary doctor in March and I know she'll run a battery of labs. In the meantime, I'm going to do the gluten-free diet and see how things work out. I'm very...

Thank you so much for the input.As far as the anemia, I've not been told what kind it is or the cause for it. My Vit B12 was 653.9 (range of 200-1100). Ferritin level was 2735.6 (range of 2-128). My primary care doctor about had a stroke with that level! I can't locate a folate. Is there any other name for that one that I may be over looking? So, I have...

Since 2008, I've been anemic. Just recently, I've been told it was non-iron deficient. It took many years and alot of frustration before getting that much information.I recently changed primary doctors after being "treated" for years for anemia and never getting any better. His answer was to just increase my iron intake. My new primary care physician (who...