meridian
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The skin biopsy would actually be my preferred plan. But to be fair I may not manage to stay on gluten long enough (and at a high enough level) for either option to be practical. I'm going to give it until Monday with gluten and if it's this bad call my doctor back because there is no way in hell I can do 6 weeks if it's going to be like today was. It...
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Whelp, blood test came back as "satisfactory" and I will be getting the specific numbers and details later on today on paper. (Also so I can find out which tests and if IgA deficiency was checked for.) I had been gearing up to fight this issue with the doctor, but we actually had a lovely chat today on the phone about it. I had only seen this doctor...
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Thanks for the welcome! I am definitely well aware I will have to do a gluten challenge before any further testing. At the moment however, its a wait and see until I get my blood test results back and then deal with decision making/scheduling regarding further testing. Until then (hopefully next week) I can at least enjoy how I'm currently feeling -...
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Thank you both for the welcome and taking the time to read my rather long post! Thanks, and I will. I've been lurking around for a while and doing tons of research. Having university access to medical journals has been both a blessing and a curse timesink. (As an aside, I discovered I have both of the more commonly associated genetic markers, heterozygous...
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About three years ago I started to notice some skin changes starting on my upper thighs - patches of skin which would have circular discolourations which turned rough. Having moved to a new climate I originally thought it might be dry skin. In the following two years the skin disruption worsened. The spots would look red and circular, and it itched terribly...
