Guest guest Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 My husband is also the only one in the family to show symptoms. His doctor said others could have such mild cases they don't know they have it. His sister and one of his nieces have high arches with no symptoms. His oldest son's feet look just like Jim's did before he started getting symptoms at age 59. I haven't said anything to him, because he's not my biological son, and even if he were, what could he do about it at age 47? My son, 21 has pectus excavatum, small feet for his height, but low arches. I encouraged my husband to repeat the genetic test, previously negative, because once we get the results, our son may want to see a geneticist before having children. Our doctor said that he can have an EMG to determine whether or not he will get the disease without alerting insurance companies with a genetic test. Elinor Hood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Spy, Thank you for your e-mail. I am just amazed at how many people are the only ones in the family to have CMT. It is like is comes out of no where. I now understand why it is so hard for them to figure out this disease, it seems that it keeps getting more and more complex. I do thank all of you for your input, at least I know I am not alone in this. Jan from Ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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