Hello everyone!
I met with my neurologist yesterday and have received the results .... 3 copies of the PMP22 gene. So CMT Type 1 A is confirmed. I will be referred for genetic counselling (my genes deserve to be sent to counselling for turning on me this way!
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"concerning the implications of these results to me and my family" . I am to have my son tested. I have checked with everyone else in my family and no one else seems to be displaying symptoms; but they know what to look out for.
Basic info: No meds as there is no cure. To help combat symptoms and stay strong: moderate but regular exercise, eating healthy, don't gain weight. I have a follow up appointment in one year to see where I am at that point.
I am now in the process of trying to put together a supplement regimen that will help with the symptoms. Any one who cares to send a "top 3" list is welcomed to do so and thanked in advance. (The lists I have put together from Kitt and other sources is a very long one .... how to choose?).
I guess that's it for now. Oh .... I have always been a multi-tasking "A" type personality, so I'm going peri-menopausal at the same time. Yeah. Hot flashes and all. They seem to "turn on the lights" re: my neuropathy. I figure I should feel just great in 10 - 15 years!
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