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Went to the doctor today...
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
...and he seemed to think I have this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehlers-Danlos_syndrome
I'm going to make an appointment with a specialist for a more thorough exam. If it turns out that I have it, hopefully it's not the sort that shortens your life by ~30 years.
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| jupiterone |
| i can do all the in that wiki pic |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by jupiterone
i can do all the in that wiki pic |
Have you had it checked out by a doc? |
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| jupiterone |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Have you had it checked out by a doc? |
no sir i have not, this is actually the first time i have ever heard of such a condition :p |
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| Jarvmeister |
| In my day they used to call this 'double jointed'. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| Eugene Tooms! |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by jupiterone
no sir i have not, this is actually the first time i have ever heard of such a condition :p |
You're actually the only other person I've met, online or otherwise, who could do all of that stuff. |
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| Chimney |
| I was studying about this yesterday (cellular biology). Didnt see anything about shortened life-expectancy. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Chimney
I was studying about this yesterday (cellular biology). Didnt see anything about shortened life-expectancy. |
People with the vascular type live about 45 - 50 years on average.
People with the more common types have a normal lifespan, though. Mostly it's just a big pain because their joints degenerate faster than everyone else's. |
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| Chimney |
Jive, while you are at it, ask to get tested for Marfan disease also. Since Ehlers is a genetic mistake in the synthesis of colagen (fibrilar protein) it could be related for the disease I mentioned up there, which is an alteration of elastin (also fibrilar protein) which can have way more severe consequences.
Good luck
EDIT: Yes, Marfan is the alteration which causes blood-vessel and artery problems. The thing is that the aorta can be damaged VERY easily. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
Yeah, I can do that as well. Maybe you should go to the doc to see about it.
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