Hi all,

I'm home sick today with angioedema and welts. Being home, I thought I would call my GI doctor for the results of the polyp he removed from my stomach and the multiple biopsies from the endo and colonoscopy. He was not available, but his assistant read "negative" for several different conditions, but she did not mention anything about mast cells.

I asked her if there was any type of reference on the report pertaining greater than > 20 or less than < 20 mast cells per high power field. She did not see anything and then she looked at a few other papers and she didn't see anything.

Okay . . . I'm really feeling anxious. My GI will call very late today. Is there any other terminology that would be used to check for mast cell proliferation? I remember him telling me that he spoke with the lab and gave them specific instructions about checking for mast cells and they stain to use. I am hoping she overlooked, but she's really good. Maybe this is a separate test that he hasn't yet received?

Does anyone know if this was overlooked, if the lab would still have my biopsies so that they could still be checked? I have no idea what the protocol is for labs as far is tossing away the cells they examine vs saving them.

Thanks a mil!

Hi all,

I just received a call from my wonderful GI doctor's assistant. She is mailing me Endoscopy and Colonoscopy results (I need another one in 5 years).

She was able to provide me some high readings over the phone:

ENDOSCOPY:
70 mast cell per high power (lower esophagus)
50 mast cell per high power (top side of stomach)
65 mast cell per high power (a little below top side of stomach)

COLONOSCOPY:
44 mast cell per high power (sigmoid)
34 mast cell per high power (sigmoid)

Would any of you know what this means or what happens next?

Thanks. ~Ladybug