Re: Gastro Doc in E. Bay, Laf., Walnut Creek--kids

[Guest guest]

Hi . I don't know what you ultimately decided to do, regarding your children, but I'm surprised to hear that your GI doctor didn't immediately consult with your pediatrician to order the antibody (perhaps also the genetic) blood tests. This was among the first things I was told to do after my diagnosis a month ago. My children have already been tested - celiac free, thank goodness. (One is in the clear - no genetic markers; the other has one of the genetic markers, but perhaps will never get it or won't until much much older... still, nice to know that we should monitor for celiac for one and not the other). Your own siblings and parents should be tested, as well.

Tristan

In a message dated 4/23/08 4:16:31 PM, pixie@... writes:

I had a lot of questions for him about my young kids -- would they

need to be tested etc, and he did his best to answer them but also

acknowledged pediatric stuff wasn't his forte and referred me to a

pediatric GI.

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[Guest guest]

Sorry, I wasn't clear in my post. I *did* know that my kids would need the

antibody test,

but my questions for my GI doc had more to do with the risk/benefit of getting

them

scoped if the screening was positive. (My 5-yr-old ended up with a negative

screen, and

my under-2-yr-old's screen was inconclusive, so we will retest in 6 months to a

year, and

probably add the genetic test as well. If he is positive we'll cross the

endoscopy bridge

then, much as I hate to think of it.)

Also, since my dx my mom and sister have had the antibody test, both turned out

positive

and endoscopies are scheduled. We're badgering other family members to get

screened.

>

> Hi . I don't know what you ultimately decided to do, regarding your

> children, but I'm surprised to hear that your GI doctor didn't immediately

> consult with your pediatrician to order the antibody (perhaps also the

genetic)

> blood tests. This was among the first things I was told to do after my

diagnosis

> a month ago. My children have already been tested - celiac free, thank

> goodness. (One is in the clear - no genetic markers; the other has one of the

genetic

> markers, but perhaps will never get it or won't until much much older...

> still, nice to know that we should monitor for celiac for one and not the

other).

> Your own siblings and parents should be tested, as well.

>

> Tristan

>

>

> In a message dated 4/23/08 4:16:31 PM, pixie@... writes:

>

>

> > I had a lot of questions for him about my young kids -- would they

> > need to be tested etc, and he did his best to answer them but also

> > acknowledged pediatric stuff wasn't his forte and referred me to a

> > pediatric GI.

> >

>

>

>

>

> **************

> Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car

> listings at AOL Autos.

>

> (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

>