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Greetings celiacs,
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a list of my symptoms and requested advice
from you knowledgeable folks. I received an overwhelming response -- over
70 e-mails from some very caring people. I tried to thank everyone
personally, but if I missed you, please accept my apology.
Based on your advice, I went into my physicians office on March 26 armed
with lots of information on celiac sprue and a clearly written list of my
symptoms, past and present. It turns out that my physician used to own a
health food store and was quite familiar with celiac. He sent me to a
gastro-enterologist who I saw on Friday, April 2.
Blood was drawn for the antibody tests and my biopsy is scheduled for
tomorrow, April 6. (I would be lying if I said I was not nervous) I have
been eating lots of bread and pasta for the past 12 days, so I should not
have a false negative. I guess I will know sometime this week if I join
the celiac ranks for true.
You know, this is a lot of fuss to give up my favorite foods. :-)
Anyway, the next [two] messages posted by me comprise a summary of the
collective wit and wisdom you all sent to me. I had to break it up due to
the length.
James Alpigini
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
Penn State University, Penn State Great Valley
30 E. Swedesford Rd., Malvern, Pa 19355
e-mail: [log in to unmask] Phone: 610-648-3357 Fax: 610-889-1334
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