Fogerson
Former Resident Nerd
Celiac's it is...
As expected the doc's diagnosis is Celiacs. Though he didn't get what he expected in some of the tests, the latest batch show a clear pattern of malabsorption. I'm deficient in a handful of vitamins/nutrients and barely within normal range on some others. That, some evidence of malabsorption in the gi series, and a second positive result on a Celiac's panel is what he is basing his call on.
He is chalking the negative small intestine biopsy up to sampling error. He feels given the levels of malabsorption we've caught this thing early as far as symptomatic behavior goes.
The thing that made today interesting was a particular blood test that said my blood's clotting ability is abnormal. It seems odd to me as I don't *think* I bleed an abnormal amount when I cut or scrape myself. In the end, it wasn't terribly scary as I'm also vitamin K deficient...which easily explains it. And, btw, not unusual in untreated Celiac patients.
So, he sent me to the hospital to get a vitamin K shot. Apparently, this is not something doctors offices have laying around. I've never waited around so much for a freakin' shot.
So now I go on a gluten free diet and see if all this ugliness vanishes over the next month.
As expected the doc's diagnosis is Celiacs. Though he didn't get what he expected in some of the tests, the latest batch show a clear pattern of malabsorption. I'm deficient in a handful of vitamins/nutrients and barely within normal range on some others. That, some evidence of malabsorption in the gi series, and a second positive result on a Celiac's panel is what he is basing his call on.
He is chalking the negative small intestine biopsy up to sampling error. He feels given the levels of malabsorption we've caught this thing early as far as symptomatic behavior goes.
The thing that made today interesting was a particular blood test that said my blood's clotting ability is abnormal. It seems odd to me as I don't *think* I bleed an abnormal amount when I cut or scrape myself. In the end, it wasn't terribly scary as I'm also vitamin K deficient...which easily explains it. And, btw, not unusual in untreated Celiac patients.
So, he sent me to the hospital to get a vitamin K shot. Apparently, this is not something doctors offices have laying around. I've never waited around so much for a freakin' shot.
So now I go on a gluten free diet and see if all this ugliness vanishes over the next month.