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  1. meg-c
    Sorry for the delay in my reply, life got a bit crazy with the holidays. It has been mentioned to me on this forum that I should get the full panel. I will definitely talk to my doctor, but we are still going full ahead with the endoscopy/colonoscopy next week regardless. Getting this partially positive genotyping has almost been a bit of a relief ...
  2. meg-c
    Sorry to post another question, but I'm having difficulty interpreting my results and would appreciate feedback. Hi! I have been having a lot of symptoms that point towards Celiac disease (can include them if that's important). My antibodies (tTG and IgA) were both normal. Apparently they can be falsely negative, so my doctor ran the HLA genotyping....
  3. meg-c
    Just got a phone update. My Vitamin D is pretty low (18) which isn't necessarily surprising, especially during the wintertime in my location. Additionally, my HLA Typing came back positive for the DHLA DQA1*05 allele. Don't know much about this, I plan on divulging more later. Any information would be appreciated.
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    Thank you so much for such a kind, knowledgable reply! I hate the idea that doctors say it is normal for females to be anemic solely because of periods; if it was "normal" they wouldn't make the guidelines where they are. right?! I definitely plan on bringing that up tomorrow. My WBC count ran low-ish for quite a few months, now back to somewhat normal...
  6. meg-c
    Yes, my thyroid antibodies and function were both thoroughly tested. It has not been more than two years, maybe 14 months or so. I'll be sure to ask about the full panel, though. Obviously I'm not post-menopausal, but I do not think my cycles are heavy enough to constitute the anemia. No change in flow, yet numbers are lower than they've ever been.
  7. meg-c
    Thank you for the suggestions, however thyroid was all of my doctor's first thought and it is perfectly healthy.
  8. meg-c
    Thank you so much for sharing the information. I know my anemia isn't that severe, but still not optimal. Doctors are quick to say it's normal in a young female. Ugh. I'll be sure to update, thanks again!
  9. meg-c
    Hi, everyone. I haven't been diagnosed with Celiac disease, so I hope it's okay for me to post here. I'm a 21-year-old female who has been struggling with some chronic symptoms for about a year now. Out of nowhere, I started losing weight. To date, I've lost upwards of 70 pounds. I was very much overweight beforehand, and I'm now hovering at a healthy...
  10. meg-c
    Thank you so much for such a through response! Those papers were extremely interesting. It's nice to see that my PCP is on top of things -- when she called to inform me of the low WBC, she ordered a bunch of new tests. One of them actually was copper, and apparently that was normal. Good to know. I have a few appointments set up these next few...
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    Thank you so much for your reply. The weight loss has evened off for the most part recently, which I'm pretty happy about. I had my B12 checked and it was low-ish (normal range apparently but I know it's not optimal from my own research) and a pretty high folate. I haven't had any other vitamin levels checked. My anemia is fairly under control, my hemoglobin...
  12. meg-c
    Hi, everyone. I haven't been diagnosed with Celiac disease, so I hope it's okay for me to post here. I'm a 21-year-old female who has been struggling with some chronic symptoms for about a year now. Out of nowhere, I started losing weight. To date, I've lost upwards of 70 pounds. I was very much overweight beforehand, and I'm now hovering at a healthy...
  13. meg-c
    Yeah, you're right. The weight loss has thankfully been fairly stable the past couple of months, especially now that I am at a healthy weight. It's often hard to get the doctors to be receptive, as they were almost "happy" I was losing weight, you know? I was 230 pounds, I now hover somewhere around 155-160 pounds (at 5'10"). I wouldn't consider...
  14. meg-c
    Thank you so much for this reply, I'm happy to hear that you're doing so much better now. I definitely agree that it sounds like some kind of malabsorption problem -- I will probably send a note to one of my doctors asking if he can add it to the list of blood work I am due to have in a few weeks. No harm in asking.
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    Hi, everyone. I haven't been diagnosed with Celiac disease, so I hope it's okay for me to post here. I'm a 21-year-old female who has been struggling with some chronic symptoms for about a year now. Out of nowhere, I started losing weight. To date, I've lost upwards of 70 pounds. I was very much overweight beforehand, and I'm now hovering at a healthy...
  16. meg-c
    Okay, thank you for the advice!
  17. meg-c
    Cyclinglady - Negative was also what I was thinking. The reference range at my lab does not give a negative, weak positive, and positive range, rather just a normal range. I just found that while scouring the internet. Seem like a lot of other people on here are give weak positive ranges as well. Anyways, I'm sure I'm reading way into this and it's...
  18. meg-c
    Hi everyone! I just have a question about a weak positive tTG IgA... So I just picked up my lab results from my doctor's office. My tTG IgA looks well within the normal range according to the labs, but I was doing some research and have a question regarding a "weak positive". Now I know no one here is fit to diagnosis but my tTG was as followed. tTG...
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    I agree, it's good news and bad news in my opinion. The only tests that were done were IgA and TTG IgA. I'm going to ask for them to send me copies of the lab information. I'm really trying to find the cause. Not being able to figure it out is making me crazy. I hate going and only getting normal lab tests. Ugh. I should be happy I'm healthy but I'm...
  20. meg-c
    Hey everyone, hope you're all having a good day. So I just heard back from my doctor, apparently everything was completely normal. I'm being referred to a nutritionist because she thinks there may be a deficiency in my diet... I'm in tears as I right this - I'm not sure if its relief or frustration. I'm thankful that it's not celiac, yet beyond...
  21. meg-c
    The two tests that were done regarding celiac were IgA and Tissue Transglutimase. I'm not sure why the others weren't done, though I've seen that the TTG is the most reliable. We'll see about the referral. Thanks!
  22. meg-c
    Sorry I didn't reply to this sooner. Thank you for the resources, I appreciate it. Well I just finished my visit with my PCP and it was a pretty great appointment. I've lost 55 lbs since the beginning of the year. She was asking me for suggestions and my opinions on things. She ran a Celiac panel (only IgA and TTG) along with ferritin and a few other...
  23. meg-c
    Thank you for the response and suggestion. The reason for the visit is that my PCP wants to rule out intestinal stuff, so I'm assuming she has celiac in mind. She did mention in at the last visit, but I was not tested for it. Thankfully, my PCP is very receptive to my suggestions. I agree with having a strong genetic background for autoimmune diseases...
  24. meg-c
    Hi, my apologizes for bumping it. I am definitely appreciative of gluten-free in DC's response, I was just hoping to hear from some other people. I'm sorry if I was rude. I see my PCP in a week and was just looking for some input on what to ask/recommend I be tested for. Thank you!
  25. meg-c
    Hi, yes I do have a gallbladder. No issues with it that I'm aware of. Thank you.
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