Well, at this point, all I've met are doctors who want to treat the symptoms... and so far, all they're offering is steroids. I'm trying to squeeze the light therapy wand out of them... another friend who has been wrestling with psoriasis has had incredibly good results with it... but not much luck so far
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If it'd help, I can ask my doc when I see her tomorrow morning if she can recommend anybody in the Chicago area. It won't guarantee they'll be on your insurance plan, but might give you a different starting point. My doc is a vitamin pusher too, but she'll happily let me get the goods from food instead of supplements as long as I'm willing to eat right.
If you need info about the lab that did my celiac panel, ping me via email. It cost me about $150 out of pocket; they'll bill my insurance and if the insurance company doesn't pay I'm not responsible for the balance (about $1350). If they do pay I'll get a refund. This is standard on their intake forms, so it'd be a matter of your doc ordering the lab kit and paperwork. The billing is done by the lab.
Katje I know you are very fearful of needles but the blood panel sounds like the right thing to try. I'd even foot the $150. Something to think about....
She didn't know anyone directly in Chicago. However, she recommended Southwest College and Bastyr University as schools to look for practitioners from.
You will find some naturopaths who refuse to do any lab work at all or who require your conventional doctor to order the lab work for you. I had forgotten about your needle phobia, but considering how challenging you've found it to radically alter your diet and eating habits at home, I think that the short term squick of a couple of blood draws (I hate it too, and get nauseous and panicky) would do a lot to bolster your own confidence and resolve, and also goad your family into supporting your efforts.
We are waiting on the results of the allergen panel, which are delayed because I got the draw done over the holidays. However, here is the paper that describes the allergen panel I just took (I included the vegetable, inhalant, and environemntal allergen add-ons). At the end it has a web site and phone number where you can find out about ordering the test. They offer a separate Celiac
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If you need info about the lab that did my celiac panel, ping me via email. It cost me about $150 out of pocket; they'll bill my insurance and if the insurance company doesn't pay I'm not responsible for the balance (about $1350). If they do pay I'll get a refund. This is standard on their intake forms, so it'd be a matter of your doc ordering the lab kit and paperwork. The billing is done by the lab.
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I'd even foot the $150.
Something to think about....
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Thanks for your encouragement. I truly appreciate it, and am so glad to hear that things are moving in a positive direction for you!
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You will find some naturopaths who refuse to do any lab work at all or who require your conventional doctor to order the lab work for you. I had forgotten about your needle phobia, but considering how challenging you've found it to radically alter your diet and eating habits at home, I think that the short term squick of a couple of blood draws (I hate it too, and get nauseous and panicky) would do a lot to bolster your own confidence and resolve, and also goad your family into supporting your efforts.
We are waiting on the results of the allergen panel, which are delayed because I got the draw done over the holidays. However, here is the paper that describes the allergen panel I just took (I included the vegetable, inhalant, and environemntal allergen add-ons). At the end it has a web site and phone number where you can find out about ordering the test. They offer a separate Celiac ( ... )
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