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Thanks everyone for your advice and suggestions. We finally got the results of the genetic testing and ds did not have any of the 87 mutations tested for. I know it's still possible that he could have cf but since both the genetic testing and sweat test were negative, we are considering him...

Thanks everyone for your advice and suggestions. We finally got the results of the genetic testing and ds did not have any of the 87 mutations tested for. I know it's still possible that he could have cf but since both the genetic testing and sweat test were negative, we are considering him...

Thanks everyone for your help. Don, I do have a question about the fecal fat test. My ds had this as an infant and everything was fine. Can someone who has been absorbing correctly suddenly stop? I do plan to discuss that with our pulmo at the end of the month. Susan, our allergist is...

Andrea, thanks for your reply. Actually, our family dr asked the same thing you did. She also does not honestly think he has it because he's never had any hospitalizations and in general, all flare ups (with the exception of the sinuses) are usually treatable with xopenex and antibiotics...

Don, Thank you for your reply. In answer to your question, no he doesn't prune up quickly. At least not any quicker than me! Both our pulmonologist and allergist said the same thing that you said regarding the genetic testing. Our allergist also wants our ENT to consider testing him for an...

My ds is 5 & has asthma & chronic sinusitis. He is also small for his age (5% wt/10% ht). He was over 9 lbs at birth & had some difficulty gaining weight in the first few wks, but gained well until the ear infections and wheezing started around 5 m & he slowly started falling down on the...