@TheEDSociety 1-) Could my family be enrolled? We have at least 5 of us with symptoms, & have ruled out other types for 3 of us. One family member has the COL12a1 gene. This family member has contractures of the thumbs. Another has dislocating shoulders. Two have Chronic Acid Reflux,...
@TheEDSociety 2-) One has Scoliosis. We all have Piezogenic Papules. At least 3 of us have perfume allergies. I had Placenta Abruption. Several of us have slight Ichthyosis, which was mentioned when I looked up the COL12a1 gene. I have had Bilateral Foot Surgery for Plantar Facitus,...
@TheEDSociety 3-) Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - (CTS), which according to Dr. Ericson who spoke with the Ehlers Danlos Society, around 50% of people with EDS,or HSD are misdiagnosed with CTS, & it is probably the most misdiagnosed problem in EDS. HELP EDS hurts! ...
@TheEDSociety 4-) My hips, & feet are hurting as I write this. I get debilitating migraines, with nausea, & the end result of the nausea🤮. I always end up in bed until the next day. It happens after being exposed to perfume, & other scented items. I suspect MCAS. We also all seem to have...
@TheEDSociety 5-) some type of Dysautonomia. My legs & feet swell, I also have symptoms like Erythromelalgia, but I don't know if it could just be Dysautonomia. At least 2 of my kids have diagnosed ADD. One has been diagnosed with Dysgraphia, & Dyspraxia as well. PLEASE HELP us!
@TheEDSociety 1-) Thank you for your response. I am guessing you may already know the wait to see a geneticist for hEDS is very long. Also it doesn't seem from everyone that I have spoken to, that even when you have lots of symptoms, that a diagnosis is forthcoming. My children can bend...
@TheEDSociety 2-) ...their fingers & toes completely back to the back(s) of their hands. One's shoulders pull out even when just carrying a few bags. At least two of them can put their ankles completely behind their head, & the others almost can do it.
@TheEDSociety 3-) It seems unreasonable that if a child or even an adult can't do just one thing in the 2017 criteria, such as touch the floor with hands flat, & knees straight, that they are unlikely to get a diagnosis, & then will be pretty much ignored by most doctors, after the denial...