Mommabearof3

Just got a message from the Dr. who did the scopes and she said all the pathology came back negative for celiac, chrohn's etc. Only the reflux damage was confirmed, and they told me to continue on the acid reflux meds. I don't have a copy of the pathology yet, but I'll be getting it just to double check. Back to square one. Liz

I got some preliminary results from my endoscopy in my digital health account. The pathology isn't back yet, but the doctor's report is in. I was foggy, but I don't remember her mentioning the duodenal diverticulum, just the reflux esophagitis. A medium-sized diverticulum was found in the first part of the duodenum. Impression: - LA Grade A...

Thanks. That is what I'm debating - Just going gluten and dairy free, see if I get improvements, and go from there or full out elimination diet. I'm thinking I could do a good 6 to 8 weeks gluten free and see if I get any improvement, if not then try an elimination diet. I think gluten free would be the easier option to try first, with little to no prepackaged...

I see a NP for my regular appointments for GI stuff, but had an actual real honest to goodness GI DR or my endo and colonoscopy yesterday, so I got to pick her brain a bit before and after the procedures. They took a large number of biopsies from everywhere, so I'm satisfied with that. The only visual evidence she saw of anything wrong is damage to my...

Thanks for the info, it looks like I have some stuff to look up so I can understand igg and the immune system more. Yes, I remember the boy in the plastic bubble and I've often joked that I needed to be in one because I catch almost everything. I even had the chicken pox twice because the first time I didn't build up enough of an immunity to it. I can...

Thanks for that info. I have multiple sinus infections, ear infections, severe bronchitis requiring antibiotics, steroids and nebulizer treatments throughout the year. I saw an ent a month ago because I've had multiple ear infections in the last 2 to 3 years after 25 years of none and he said it was caused by allergies but did not offer any testing, just...

It is frustrating. I thought I was waiting for more results to load to my online account, because they were were also suposed to run a free T4 which they apparently didn't. They only ran three celiac tests (the two deaminated iga and igg ones andthe tissue trans...whatever that long word is...iga) and a total iga. IGA came back at 332, with the range being...

I can't wait till testing is over. My bloods came back negative, but it turns out they didn't run a full panel so the scope is my last chance for a diagnosis at this point. I don't care even if it comes back negative, the first thing I'm doing is cutting a lot of crap, including gluten, from my diet to try to improve my stomach. I'm in so much pain today...

Thank you again! Its odd that it didn't come back with the TSH, I'll just have to wait for it to show up or for the Dr. to call about it. Liz

One more thing I just noticed with my labs, my Free T4 test is not listed. My TSH is there, and is 1.27 (ref .27 to 4.2) but not Free T4. Now I'm wondering if it came back flagged and wasn't released to my record yet. Liz

Thank you. I am going to try the gluten-free diet after the endoscope to see if I get any improvement. In the past I have always felt my best when I've been on Weight Watchers and have cut back significantly on my carb intake and increased my intake of natural foods like lean chicken, fruits, veggies, salad etc. Its not just the digestive issues, its the...

Finally got everything back today. Everything they ran was negative or within acceptable ranges. We'll see what the colonoscopy and endoscope show on the 8th, but I have no hope of getting to the bottom of what is wrong with me. I known this is just going to turn into another case of "you are fine". Liz

I haven't had any other labs come back yet. I did find the order she put in, and there are quite a few things being tested for, but I don't know how long they typically take. Here is what was ordered... Stool studies: C. Diff, Giardia, Stool Culture, Fecal leuk, O&P, sudan Labs: CBC/diff, CMP, celiac ab panel, Sed Rate, CRPL, TSH, Free...

Finally got to the lab to get everything drawn. 5 vials plus three separate stool samples. I apologized to the girl repeatedly, I was sooooooo embarrassed handing that over. She was like don't worry about it, I was mortified anyway. I just checked my online account and my CBC is back already. I don't see anything out of the ordinary, everything...

I will definitely post them when I get them, especially if I don't understand them! I'm finding that it doesn't seem to matter when I eat anymore. I wake up everyday at this point with pain and running to the bathroom and I go to bed in pain almost every night. The wait is frustrating, but I've made it this long, what's a couple of more weeks right? ...