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UPDATE Last week, I snagged an earlier appointment with my endocrinologist when someone cancelled. We discussed the results of the latest labs showing normal IGF-1 and normal Prolactin. The normal Prolactin indicated that we could essentially ignore the issue of the once slightly elevated...

UPDATE I got the results back from the prolactin blood test (we also tested IGF-1). To recap, my prolactin was high when it was recently tested. Strangely enough, it was normal when it was first tested a year ago. My endocrinologist recognized that this could be related to my low...

The test is called "Transglutaminase AB, IGA". I believe that means it checks for anti-bodies (of type IGA) that attack Transglutaminase. My result was flagged as high at 26, with a reference range of 0-19 Units. For celiac disease, it is common to do a biopsy as well to check for damaged...

I saw the Endocrinologist just last week. I must say, he was absolutely spectacular, easily the best doctor I have seen so far. He was highly competent, did not speak down to me, and allowed us to have a conversation about our issues. (Any of you who are in NYC, PM me if you would like his...

Around this same time, I started eating a very specific diet that I had read about in conjunction with healing from celiac disease. This was about a year ago, so it's hard to remember exactly how I felt at this time. I know that I didn't get that "I'm king of the world" feeling while on the...

I gave it two months. During those two months I obviously ate no gluten but also got rid of dairy, having heard that dairy can be tough on the digestive system, especially for celiacs. Essentially I was on a Paleo-type diet. I also followed Tim Ferriss's protocol for raising testosterone (I...

(I just want to start by saying that I have posted this information on a couple other testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) forums, so you may have seen it before if you are active on other sites. I also want to reiterate what I wrote at the beginning: this is an extremely long post. I...