Gene f508 and r117h ~7t
Im hoping someone can help me understand all this, my sons mutations were found at his new born screening he had a sweat test as a newborn and everything was in normal range they repeated the sweat test at age 6 months his chloride levels went up a bit so we went for another test at age 1 then his chloride levels were up even more and he was diagnosed with cf he is now almost 4 and has had no real issues with cf he has check ups every 3 months but nothing has ever really changed i have two other kids and he doesn't seem to really get any sicker then them. Im frustrated because he is on a vest twice daily with albuterol in ...
Source: Cystic Fibrosis DNA and Mutations Forum - July 14, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tiffany Kruit Tags: DNA and Mutations Source Type: forums
Possible CF (input please)
Hello all. I am a 20 year old male, and was recently tested via sweat test for CF. I received the call five days ago that I did not have CF due to the results, but I am not fully confident (as online research has led me to discover that in some, albeit very few, cases, the sweat test may produce normal results despite the patient having CF). Here's why I am not fully confident:
1) I was diagnosed with asthma at a young age--however, this asthma is so mild that it has a negligible impact on my life as of now. I need to take two puffs of my albuterol inhaler MAYBE once a week, if not less than that. I do not usually need i...
Source: Cystic Fibrosis Newly Diagnosed Forum - June 11, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: alex852 Tags: Newly Diagnosed Source Type: forums
new need opinions
Let me start from the beginning.Last December my daughter was diagnosed with malabsorpation. She was 10lbs at 7 months old. We seen a gastric specialist. Changed diet etc. She gained weight and doctors were happy. When she turned a year old in may we discovered she is lactose intolerant. It progressively got worse until 3 months ago. The middle of October my daughter formed a nasty cough and runny nose. Doctors told me it was viral.for a month my daughter would cough so bad at night it would make her sick, keep her awake. She would scream in her sleep. (Not night terrors) finally I got fed up. My daughter was suffering. I...
Source: Cystic Fibrosis Newly Diagnosed Forum - January 21, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: jabug8 Tags: Newly Diagnosed Source Type: forums
False negative sputum culture?
How often are sputum cultures false negative? My son is currently recovering from a month of sickness including sinusitis that then settled into his chest. His sputum culture was taken 3 days after he finished 10 days of amox and had just started 3 days of augmentin. His sputum was thick yellow good sample and came back normal. I suppose he could have viral pneumonia but I almost wish it was something so we could do something besides empiric therapy. He is being treated with oral antibiotic for one month now and getting better along with albuterol/pulmicort. Any insights? (Source: Cystic Fibrosis Newly Diagnosed Forum)
Source: Cystic Fibrosis Newly Diagnosed Forum - December 30, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Julie7 Tags: Newly Diagnosed Source Type: forums
Drugs During Pregnancy
I'm sure this answer is here somewhere but what drugs are allowed and not allowed during pregnancy. I am currently on TOBI Podhaler and alternating that with cayston. I also take Pulmozyme, albuterol and hypertonic saline, as well as azithromycin (500 mg 3x/week), symbicort, flonase.
Any info would be appreciated. (Source: Cystic Fibrosis Pregnancy Forum)
Source: Cystic Fibrosis Pregnancy Forum - August 3, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: KEC1984 Tags: Pregnancy Source Type: forums
mom of a 16 yr old daughter
Junior Member Join DateFeb 2014Posts1
Hi I am also new to this site. I am a mom of a 16 yr old daughter. She has ddf508, mostly weight issues. She is 5'2, 94 lbs. She has a g tube and takes 2-3k calories at night. She also does hyper tonic, pulmozyme, albuterol and the vest. Her dr says she has very mild chrons, but she never has any symptoms and hasn't taken the pentasa for a while. She has maintained her weight and height and fev of 72-4 for the past yr without any hospitalizations. They want her to be at 100lbs. I feel like her GI dr always wants to do unnessecary tests. Now he is saying her lack of weigh...
Source: Cystic Fibrosis Teenagers and Young People Forum - February 19, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: heathercrittendon Tags: Teenagers and Young People Source Type: forums
St Johns Wort
Could this natural herb interfere with Creon, Pulmozyme and Albuterol?
Is this safe for CFers? (Source: Cystic Fibrosis Teenagers and Young People Forum)
Source: Cystic Fibrosis Teenagers and Young People Forum - July 31, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Enzo2311 Tags: Teenagers and Young People Source Type: forums
