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I don't know if he ran a complete antibody panel. He had to look up one of the tests, HLA something, and he was talking to me about....some other letters, but i didn't understand what he was saying, really. I had been gluten-free for 6 days, from wednesday of week (march 5) before last, until monday (march 10) night. i had the test done yesterday. will...

I told him how long I went gluten-free and when I went back on gluten and he said it's fine. I am super lucky w/ this doctor. A couple years ago, I dubbed him my team leader, and he decided he'd rather be called my coach, so that's what I call him. I think he is happy that I trust him as the keeper of all the stuff, but at the same time, there is just...

Oh, I forgot to say, he told me that the criteria for diagnosis has changed, and that if the two tests come back positive, that's 3/4 and good enough for a dx, and that he won't be doing an endoscopy.

I got tested today, 2 tests, 1 was the dna test. He said he had just given a presentation somewhere about celiac disease recently, so that's cool. He's supposed to call with the results next week. He's super frustrated with my health (I asked him how he thinks I feel lol), and just basically said that he thinks the rheumy is wrong, and is setting me up...

Thanks, everyone!

That's so cool. How's it feel to have one of the most important jobs in the world?

ping Kareng. So, do you build robots? Is there a word for people who build robots? Who all watched and loved Cosmos last night?? I figured I'd bring this convo over here instead of going so OT over in the pre-diagnosis forum.

Thanks; you rock! (love your sig, btw)

Thank you so much! That makes sense. Do you think this would apply to someone who's been gluten-free for less than a week? " In fact, should you wish to be tested it’s best to resume a normal diet for at least 12 weeks to ensure accurate blood test results."

Sorry if this has been asked. Please feel free to point me to another thread if there is a helpful one. Here's the deal: Dx'd w/ RA 25 yrs ago. Did not pursue aggressive treatment because I was told I was too young to worry about it. So, I didn't, and lucky for me, it has not caused damaged, except some in my knees (that I know of). Have tried...