To Kris re autoimmune pancreatitis

[Guest guest]

HI Kris,

Thanks for your very interesting post.

I am having some blood tests for autoimmune pancreatitis, as I

understand it. I won't see the specialist for another two or three

months to have the results explained. I have been away for a couple

of days and haven't done a great deal of research. However, I have

discovered that most docs think calcifications are rare with

autoimmune pancreatitis and I definitely have extensive

calcifications. None of these things are conclusive of course.

We must definitely keep in touch and share any info we get. I must

ask my docs about blood tests for coeliac. When I had my diagnosis

in 1988, it was done by duodenal biopsy not a blood test. I don't

think the blood test was used often then, if at all. Maybe my sons

should have this test. If my mother was coeliac, it was certainly

not mentioned but in the 1950's much less was known about coeliac

disease than is known to-day; it could have been missed.

Take care and I will get back in touch as soon as I know more.

Fliss (UK)