will my child inherit my condition?

justinbarrow

I have anklosing sponylitus and am worried that my son like me will develop this illness in later life (he is only 7 at the moment) but it crossed my mind as my mother always had problems with her bones mainly r/a.

How likley is it that he may get this when he is older - thanks.

lindalegs

Hi Justinbarrow,

I have RA and from what I understand we carry the faulty gene but need other factors to trigger it off, i.e. a virus, accident or hormone swing.

It's also estrogen based so that's why more women suffer from arthritis than men and also why we're prone to flares in puberty, after childbirth and the menopause.

I have two adult sons and they're fine, up to now and I also have three brothers who are well but my sister has Lupus.

As Ank Sp is an artritic condition I would think the nature of it is similar to RA.

Hope this helps.

Luv Legs

joyful164

Hi Linda

A couple of years ago, went on a very hectic driving holiday to Ireland followed by another driving holiday in Scotland. On the way up became very ill and ended up in Inverness Hospital with Viral Pneumonia. Do you think this is why I got PMR 6 months later?

I had viral pneumonia when I was 12 also and very nearly died. (so my mum told me)

joyful

lindalegs

joyful164 wrote:

Hi Linda

A couple of years ago, went on a very hectic driving holiday to Ireland followed by another driving holiday in Scotland. On the way up became very ill and ended up in Inverness Hospital with Viral Pneumonia. Do you think this is why I got PMR 6 months later?

I had viral pneumonia when I was 12 also and very nearly died. (so my mum told me)

joyful

Hi Joy,

To be quite honest, I don't know. You learn different things from different specialists over the years. My first specialist told me mine was brought on by my hormone swing after childbirth and also explained about the other triggers and the faulty gene because at the time I was very frightened for my new baby's sake.

I'm also not medically trained and one of those people with a bit of knowledge which we all know can be a dangerous thing :shock:

You could ask your specialist for his opinion and he might well poo-poo what I've been told but I would be interested to know what he says.

Luv Legs

livinglegend

Looked it up for you. There is a handbook online with lots of information.

If an individual carries the B27 gene, then there is a 50% chance of the gene being passed onto their child. However, 7% of the general population have the gene and only 5% or so of those individuals develop AS. Thus the chance of any of your children getting AS is very small. If a child does develop joint problems, then a referral to a rheumatologist would be sensible.
http://www.nass.co.uk/public/zips/NassBook.pdf

I hope that it helps.

Joseph 8)

suzster

i to have worried about my 2 girls but i have RA. i was told by my rheumy that it isn't hereditory, no one in my family have it, even going back several generations, so i'm fairly confident!
mine started properly after i had my 2nd daughter, i was told that this is common, but i did, when i look back have some slight symptoms in the years before i had her, so i still think it was creeping up on me and the hormonal changes caused to flare and appear properly, if that makes sense?

justinbarrow

thanks everyone for the replies and to livinglegend for the infomation. I suppose only time will tell if my child gets this i started with symptoms when i was 18/19 years old it was a nightmare at the time as i has passed my qualifications to be an electrician and was hit my the A.S

mrsdalloway

I have two girls 13 & 10 and am paranoid everytime they tell me they have an ache! Interesting reading some of the stories as my RA developed after having my first daughter and a year prior to that I had septicaemia after my appendix went bad. So I think there may be something in the viral theory. Still doesn't help my paranoia about the kids though!