I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
October 04, 2024, 02:16:00 PM

Login with username, password and session length
Search:     Advanced search
532606 Posts in 33561 Topics by 12678 Members
Latest Member: astrobridge
* Home Help Search Login Register
+  I Hate Dialysis Message Board
|-+  Dialysis Discussion
| |-+  Dialysis: General Discussion
| | |-+  Genetic testing for PKD in Australia
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. « previous next »
Pages: [1] Go Down Print
Author Topic: Genetic testing for PKD in Australia  (Read 1541 times)
chook
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 774


Born to be a Granma!

« on: September 24, 2010, 05:41:42 AM »

I am after information on how our two daughters would go about being tested to see if they carry the gene for PKD. At present they are well and ultrasounds show no cyst development. Our youngest daughter is keen to investigate being a live donor for me and as our eldest has two little girls, I'd like to know if they may inherit PKD from their Mum. Has anyone in Australia gone down this path - I'm assuming people have - and can you give me an idea where to start?
Logged

Diagnosed PKD 1967, age 8
Commenced PD June 2010
Commenced APD July 2010
Transplant March 2011 - so lucky!
"To strive, to seek, to find...and not to yield!"
Hazmat35
Full Member
***
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 359


« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2010, 06:33:30 AM »

I was diagnosed with PKD after my mom discovered she had it.  They did UltraSounds and saw the cysts.  I do not know if there is a test to see if you "HAVE IT" or not. 

I pray for them, that they do not have it!  It can be very painful.  Physically and mentally. 
Logged

Brother Passed away - 1990 - Liver Disease
Diagnosed w/ Polycystic Kidney Disease - 1998
Mother passed away - Feb. 1999 - PKD
Sister passed away - Feb. 2006 - PKD
AV Fistula / Upper Left Arm - September 2009
Father passed away - September 2009
In-Center Hemo Dialysis - April 2010
Broken Knee Cap - January 2015
Diagnosed w/ A-Fib October 2017
Surgery to repair Hiatal Hernia 2018
Multiple Fistula Grams / Angioplasty's since then!


Hating Dialysis since Day 1 and everyday since then!!!!  :)
Pages: [1] Go Up Print 
« previous next »
 

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP SMF 2.0.17 | SMF © 2019, Simple Machines | Terms and Policies Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!