Thank you all so much for your replies. My 8 yr. old, Jen, was diagnosed at 2 yrs. old....however it was not due to any health issues. We had been referred to a genetics counselor after a few miscarriages to give us "peace of mind" in trying for our 3rd child. The counselor did blood tests and found I was a carrier.....after testing my husband and finding he was a carrier as well, we tested our two children. My son is a carrier (10 yrs. old now) and daughter was diagnosed. Crazy huh?
Her lung function has always been between 85-100. Recently cultured MRSA and after the Bactrim didn't clear her culture they put her on Zyvox. We will complete our 2nd and final week of meds this Thurs. Hopefully her culture will be clean OR we will experience our first hospital stay on IV antibiotics.
Jen was on enzymes for 6 yrs until I finally put my foot down trying to figure out why her stools were so bulky and she was constipated because it didn't make sense! They tested her stool and found she is pancreatic sufficient. She now has normal stools after quitting her enzymes, which brings me to ask you AUG19DW are your kids pancreatic sufficient or insufficient? Do you know if that makes a difference in whether they can get pancreatitis? Jen has not experienced any stomach issues to date.
Hannah, have you had trouble with stomach pains as well?
And Janice, what is hemoptisis and micob abscessus? I am going to google that right now.
So grateful to find others with her mutation. I know that every person is different even with the same mutation, however it at least gives us some guideline of what to look for and be aware of.
Have any of you had experiences culturing MRSA?
Thank you all again so much! I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers.
Maria