[snydermom]

Heather - Along with Andrea, I say GET THEE TO A DOC THAT KNOWS HIS/HER HEAD FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND!!!!!

No symptoms ... snort! Antibodies ... snort! The pcp didn't order Ed tested. The endo didn't order Ed tested. The gastro didn't order Ed tested. I ASKED for this test and none of the above ordered Ed tested. It wasn't until I got him in the hospital that this was "standard" and they tested.

Heather - it is an easy test. There is NO prep other than no food/drink after midnite and we've all been thro that. The sedation is a breeze and it's over in 15 mins as Andrea said. In an outpatient scenario you're talking a couple of hours.

Andrea - I am not in the least surprised Heather isn't getting the right answers. God knows we didn't either! The ignorance in the med field continues to amaze me. When Ed was in the hospital they gave him french toast for breakfast. The pcp came in 1-1/2 hr later and said "you have sprue ... don't eat gluten" - end of conversation. Two hours later the hospital brought him macaroni & cheese for lunch. Go figure?

Back to Heather - You may or may not have Celiac. Hopefully you don't. But don't wait for an overdue diagnosis. When Andrea & I seem to disagree on the diet it's because of different aspects. A CD diet is difficult because of what you can't eat and what you have to watch for in processed foods and preparation. But in relationship to a diabetes diet it is not so hard.

Good luck to us all!

p.s. to Heather. Yeah, 95% of wine is gluten free so ENJOY!!!