Re: INFO - Will my children inherit my autoimmune disease?

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This was very interesting. I was totally caught off guard today when

my 16 year old daughter (a competitive swimmer) went to her

orthopedist for continued shoulder pain and out of the blue he asked

if anyone in our family had RA or other rheumatic disease.

Theresa had all the blood work drawn today to look at the

possibility that her joint problems are related to JRA. She is very

scared and I am more than a little nervous. I can't imagine her

having to limit the many things she does. Swimming would probably

still be OK but knowing the pain won't go away when she is " off

season " is certainly not something I want to even imagine for her.

She has another auto-immune disease eosinophilic gastroenteropathy,

that she has been in remission from for a little over two years.

Before that time she had to be tube fed a special formula with all

proteins broken down to their amino acid level or her digestive

tract ulcerated and bled.

I am trying not to get ahead of myself in worrying about things that

aren't here yet, but it is difficult for all of us right now.

in St. Louis

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I hope your daughter doesn't have JRA. I can understand your worry.

Please keep us posted.

Not an MD

[ ] Re: INFO - Will my children inherit my autoimmune

disease?

> This was very interesting. I was totally caught off guard today when

> my 16 year old daughter (a competitive swimmer) went to her

> orthopedist for continued shoulder pain and out of the blue he asked

> if anyone in our family had RA or other rheumatic disease.

>

> Theresa had all the blood work drawn today to look at the

> possibility that her joint problems are related to JRA. She is very

> scared and I am more than a little nervous. I can't imagine her

> having to limit the many things she does. Swimming would probably

> still be OK but knowing the pain won't go away when she is " off

> season " is certainly not something I want to even imagine for her.

>

> She has another auto-immune disease eosinophilic gastroenteropathy,

> that she has been in remission from for a little over two years.

> Before that time she had to be tube fed a special formula with all

> proteins broken down to their amino acid level or her digestive

> tract ulcerated and bled.

> I am trying not to get ahead of myself in worrying about things that

> aren't here yet, but it is difficult for all of us right now.

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> in St. Louis