Kay,

It is good to hear that the procedure was performed successfully.
I forget what the docs can learn from the results of the barium swallow

My PCP ran the antibody test for gluten but I was not eating any gluten during the time -- so I think the negative test results are not helpful.
She also ran gene tests which I believe are not 100% reliable for dx-ing but
I have not studied this extensively.

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You are right about your husband's age. I forgot about men mellowing.

Hubby does not seem to have mellowed after 20 years together but maybe he has and
we have adjusted to each other's ways along the way.

My father is much more accommodating and more aware of other
people's needs than he was when he was younger.

(But somehow seems to be getting closer to mania now than he he was
when he was younger.
Right now that manifests as this: at times very focused/ being a lousy listener/ talking fast and with pressure)

M