Hi Peachiz, Remember there is no such thing as a stupid question except one that remains unasked. If a person tell you it is stupid, it is he/she who is stupid as they have not understood. Or that...
My wife was diagnosed in 2009 with CF after many Doctors over 10 years said it could not be. She was 66. But it was. By 2009 it had damaged her heart (probably from poor absorption of some vitamins),...
Why do they say it is not CF? Have they tested for all ~2000 mutations? The sweat test is unreliable. as does the Heel Prick Test in babies miss a significant number of cases. The Genetic Testing...
Remember too: evidence is that children living with 2 or more healthy pets have on the whole less allergies....
Yes Pseudomonas (P) is everywhere! Dogs ears are often infected with a strain of it esp those with flop ears and after a bath or swim. It is an opportunist - loves warm moist places which a dogs ear...
"There are many people who are diagnosed with cf laterr in their life as it is sometimes misdiagnosed as asthma..." not uncommon! Do get tested - not just with the sweat test but by the genetic...
Preimplantion genetic testing with IVF is probably the best option and readily available. The hormones are not nice but having the embryo tested before being returned to the uterus is the best option....
First: Just love him Then: encourage him but do not nag. He needs you and your care. His CF no doubt gets him down and wears on him. Learn all you can about CF so you can walk with him through thick...
Definitely get tested - not just with a sweat test (at your age it will probably say little). My wife was 66 when proven to have CF - had been told for 10 years "Not possible! You'd be dead by now."...
Yes, but don't stop at that. More specific testing is by genetic tests - usually initially for a limited number of mutations, the most common. You need one on each Chromosome (homozygous) to be...