saveferris2009
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Genotype doesn't always correlate with Phenotype.
Nothing is 100% with this disease, especially as it pertains to genes....
Nothing is 100% with this disease, especially as it pertains to genes....
saveferris2009
New member
Genotype doesn't always correlate with Phenotype.
Nothing is 100% with this disease, especially as it pertains to genes....
Nothing is 100% with this disease, especially as it pertains to genes....
saveferris2009
New member
Genotype doesn't always correlate with Phenotype.
Nothing is 100% with this disease, especially as it pertains to genes....
Nothing is 100% with this disease, especially as it pertains to genes....
saveferris2009
New member
Genotype doesn't always correlate with Phenotype.
Nothing is 100% with this disease, especially as it pertains to genes....
Nothing is 100% with this disease, especially as it pertains to genes....
saveferris2009
New member
Genotype doesn't always correlate with Phenotype.
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<br />Nothing is 100% with this disease, especially as it pertains to genes....
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<br />Nothing is 100% with this disease, especially as it pertains to genes....
I believe we were told that the majority of ddf508s were pancreatic insufficient. So there is a slight, very slight chance (less that one percent) that a person COULD be pancreatic sufficient.
And that there's still some pancreatic sufficiency, which varies from person to person. With DS' issues this past year, we didn't realize that with his partial blockage that enzymes weren't making their way thru his intestinal tract -- he was still stooling -- albeit yellowish green (sorry tmi), but it was well formed. The surgeon and anesthesiologist both commented that it looked as if he'd never ever had enzymes before due the the meconium staining in his intestinal tract.
What amazes me as we were still able to get enough food and nutrition in him so that his vitamin levels and weight were within normal ranges. So some of the things we fed him were able to be broken down....
And that there's still some pancreatic sufficiency, which varies from person to person. With DS' issues this past year, we didn't realize that with his partial blockage that enzymes weren't making their way thru his intestinal tract -- he was still stooling -- albeit yellowish green (sorry tmi), but it was well formed. The surgeon and anesthesiologist both commented that it looked as if he'd never ever had enzymes before due the the meconium staining in his intestinal tract.
What amazes me as we were still able to get enough food and nutrition in him so that his vitamin levels and weight were within normal ranges. So some of the things we fed him were able to be broken down....
I believe we were told that the majority of ddf508s were pancreatic insufficient. So there is a slight, very slight chance (less that one percent) that a person COULD be pancreatic sufficient.
And that there's still some pancreatic sufficiency, which varies from person to person. With DS' issues this past year, we didn't realize that with his partial blockage that enzymes weren't making their way thru his intestinal tract -- he was still stooling -- albeit yellowish green (sorry tmi), but it was well formed. The surgeon and anesthesiologist both commented that it looked as if he'd never ever had enzymes before due the the meconium staining in his intestinal tract.
What amazes me as we were still able to get enough food and nutrition in him so that his vitamin levels and weight were within normal ranges. So some of the things we fed him were able to be broken down....
And that there's still some pancreatic sufficiency, which varies from person to person. With DS' issues this past year, we didn't realize that with his partial blockage that enzymes weren't making their way thru his intestinal tract -- he was still stooling -- albeit yellowish green (sorry tmi), but it was well formed. The surgeon and anesthesiologist both commented that it looked as if he'd never ever had enzymes before due the the meconium staining in his intestinal tract.
What amazes me as we were still able to get enough food and nutrition in him so that his vitamin levels and weight were within normal ranges. So some of the things we fed him were able to be broken down....
I believe we were told that the majority of ddf508s were pancreatic insufficient. So there is a slight, very slight chance (less that one percent) that a person COULD be pancreatic sufficient.
And that there's still some pancreatic sufficiency, which varies from person to person. With DS' issues this past year, we didn't realize that with his partial blockage that enzymes weren't making their way thru his intestinal tract -- he was still stooling -- albeit yellowish green (sorry tmi), but it was well formed. The surgeon and anesthesiologist both commented that it looked as if he'd never ever had enzymes before due the the meconium staining in his intestinal tract.
What amazes me as we were still able to get enough food and nutrition in him so that his vitamin levels and weight were within normal ranges. So some of the things we fed him were able to be broken down....
And that there's still some pancreatic sufficiency, which varies from person to person. With DS' issues this past year, we didn't realize that with his partial blockage that enzymes weren't making their way thru his intestinal tract -- he was still stooling -- albeit yellowish green (sorry tmi), but it was well formed. The surgeon and anesthesiologist both commented that it looked as if he'd never ever had enzymes before due the the meconium staining in his intestinal tract.
What amazes me as we were still able to get enough food and nutrition in him so that his vitamin levels and weight were within normal ranges. So some of the things we fed him were able to be broken down....
I believe we were told that the majority of ddf508s were pancreatic insufficient. So there is a slight, very slight chance (less that one percent) that a person COULD be pancreatic sufficient.
And that there's still some pancreatic sufficiency, which varies from person to person. With DS' issues this past year, we didn't realize that with his partial blockage that enzymes weren't making their way thru his intestinal tract -- he was still stooling -- albeit yellowish green (sorry tmi), but it was well formed. The surgeon and anesthesiologist both commented that it looked as if he'd never ever had enzymes before due the the meconium staining in his intestinal tract.
What amazes me as we were still able to get enough food and nutrition in him so that his vitamin levels and weight were within normal ranges. So some of the things we fed him were able to be broken down....
And that there's still some pancreatic sufficiency, which varies from person to person. With DS' issues this past year, we didn't realize that with his partial blockage that enzymes weren't making their way thru his intestinal tract -- he was still stooling -- albeit yellowish green (sorry tmi), but it was well formed. The surgeon and anesthesiologist both commented that it looked as if he'd never ever had enzymes before due the the meconium staining in his intestinal tract.
What amazes me as we were still able to get enough food and nutrition in him so that his vitamin levels and weight were within normal ranges. So some of the things we fed him were able to be broken down....
I believe we were told that the majority of ddf508s were pancreatic insufficient. So there is a slight, very slight chance (less that one percent) that a person COULD be pancreatic sufficient.
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<br />And that there's still some pancreatic sufficiency, which varies from person to person. With DS' issues this past year, we didn't realize that with his partial blockage that enzymes weren't making their way thru his intestinal tract -- he was still stooling -- albeit yellowish green (sorry tmi), but it was well formed. The surgeon and anesthesiologist both commented that it looked as if he'd never ever had enzymes before due the the meconium staining in his intestinal tract.
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<br />What amazes me as we were still able to get enough food and nutrition in him so that his vitamin levels and weight were within normal ranges. So some of the things we fed him were able to be broken down....
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<br />And that there's still some pancreatic sufficiency, which varies from person to person. With DS' issues this past year, we didn't realize that with his partial blockage that enzymes weren't making their way thru his intestinal tract -- he was still stooling -- albeit yellowish green (sorry tmi), but it was well formed. The surgeon and anesthesiologist both commented that it looked as if he'd never ever had enzymes before due the the meconium staining in his intestinal tract.
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<br />What amazes me as we were still able to get enough food and nutrition in him so that his vitamin levels and weight were within normal ranges. So some of the things we fed him were able to be broken down....
JennyCoulon
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Both of my children on Delta DF508 and they are PI. They have been on enzymes since the day they were born.
JennyCoulon
New member
Both of my children on Delta DF508 and they are PI. They have been on enzymes since the day they were born.
JennyCoulon
New member
Both of my children on Delta DF508 and they are PI. They have been on enzymes since the day they were born.
JennyCoulon
New member
Both of my children on Delta DF508 and they are PI. They have been on enzymes since the day they were born.
JennyCoulon
New member
Both of my children on Delta DF508 and they are PI. They have been on enzymes since the day they were born.
I'm 52, and was told in 2008 that I had the "DD." And I did not start out PI. At all.
Prior to this my mutation was always "unknown" and that could be from going to different clinics, I don't know.
What I do know it that I was diagnosed at 5 only because my brother was born with a severe case, and once they finally figured out what was wrong with him, we were all tested, even my parents. This was 1964.
I would be tested 3 more times in my life, different years, because I showed NO symptoms, and each set of doctors thought the others had made a mistake. They finally decided I had a "mild" case. And I did. There were years there that I didn't even bother with going to clinic.
In 2008, that changed. I went into the hospital for the first time in 20+ years (the first time was because of an over-active doctor) that August. It was as if I'd been diagnosed for the very first time. This thing that had lain dormate in me for years surfaced with a venegance. BUT I came home, got serious about loads of greens, carrot juice, cases of water and my 3 day a week workout. Fortunately, I was able to cut back on my career in the advertising field. And I'm doing fine!
The point is, I did not start taking enzymes until in my 40s, occasionally. Now I take them alot, but still not for every meal. So in my humble opinion, it can and does occur more gradually. Remember, they still don't know what they think they know about CF and the mutations. I'm still proving them wrong... and you might too. So take heart, eat GOOD healthy food, and know that every body is different, no matter what the "experts" may say.
Prior to this my mutation was always "unknown" and that could be from going to different clinics, I don't know.
What I do know it that I was diagnosed at 5 only because my brother was born with a severe case, and once they finally figured out what was wrong with him, we were all tested, even my parents. This was 1964.
I would be tested 3 more times in my life, different years, because I showed NO symptoms, and each set of doctors thought the others had made a mistake. They finally decided I had a "mild" case. And I did. There were years there that I didn't even bother with going to clinic.
In 2008, that changed. I went into the hospital for the first time in 20+ years (the first time was because of an over-active doctor) that August. It was as if I'd been diagnosed for the very first time. This thing that had lain dormate in me for years surfaced with a venegance. BUT I came home, got serious about loads of greens, carrot juice, cases of water and my 3 day a week workout. Fortunately, I was able to cut back on my career in the advertising field. And I'm doing fine!
The point is, I did not start taking enzymes until in my 40s, occasionally. Now I take them alot, but still not for every meal. So in my humble opinion, it can and does occur more gradually. Remember, they still don't know what they think they know about CF and the mutations. I'm still proving them wrong... and you might too. So take heart, eat GOOD healthy food, and know that every body is different, no matter what the "experts" may say.