INHERITED GENES

scorpio

Having PA is bad enough, but what i find intolerably bad is thought of my child inheritting my genes and developing either th P or the A from my lovely psoriatic arthritis.........i have read about P and it suggest that YES it is hereditory, but how and why is a mystery - much like why Timmy Mallett is no longer on our TV's..... :shock:

my reading also showed that approximately 1 in 4 will develop P from their parent.......so, what is the chances of developing Arthur.........mine derives from the P, so does that mean it is unlikely as most people that get PA are males 20-30

oh, i am now getting worried - info/help please or just opinions - i know this is an unanswerable question,but i have a drop dead gorgeous, tall, blonde full of life 5 year old and i cannot bare the thought of her striking out the way i feel i am.......thanks in advance

theresa4

I have 4 children and I have RA. My mums mum had it and my mum has been recently diagnosed.
My youngest daughter has been diagnosed with hypothyroidism which I also have she is only 15 diagnosed a year ago. I went through feeling really awful that itis my faulty genes that have given this to her but at the same time my hypothyroidism was undetected until I was 22 and had been experiencing symptoms way before then. At least I could push the GP into seeing the condition way before it became too much of a problem for my daughter and is now under control. He didnt want to do any test as he felt she was too young but I pushed as I was young when I started with it. She doesnt blame me at all and just gets on with it.
I suppose what Im trying to say is we all worry about passing on these faulty genes of ours but at least we are well placed into getting our kids the help they need quicker. We didnt ask for the problems and hopefully it will pass by our kids if not then we will have to try give them the advice and help they need to get early treatment which hopefully will be much more advanced and closer to a cure by then.

Enjoy your daughter those years are precious try not to worry about what may happen and just enjoy who she is right now.

Love Theresa x

scorpio

thanks, i will

my dad has very mild P - but not arthur - he is the only member on either side that has P
my mam has RA,but she is not as bad as me - noone else on either side has arthur

i feel like i have gotten the best of both

fingers crossed is all i can do

woodbon

Hi, WE are now finding out that so many things can be inherrited, but that doesn't mean you'r going to get it just an increased risk. My Mum had arthritis OA ( which is now supposed to be inheritable) and I have it in similar places, but my sister is 15 years older than me and still running round at 70. So its the luck of the draw, I think, often. Try not to worry. Love Sue

scorpio

thanks sue

dorcas

Hi scorpio

I have PA too... and am the only one in my family with this form of arther. I don't have the Psoriasis though. :roll:

PA being 'passed on' is a worry that we all consider... as no-one wants any of their children or grandchildren to have this condition.

But...statistics are just that... statistics. They are not predictors!
and we are not responsible or 'to blame' for having this condition. we don't blame our parents do we?

The only advantage our children have is that they are much more likely to be aware of PA and therefore detect any signs early on and to get earlier treatment.

try not to worry about this too much scorpio...

Iris xxx

ps. I don't know if you want to know more about P & PA ? but I've posted you a link to the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance website.. which I've found very helpful.
http://papaa.org/tiki-custom_home.php

skezier

Hi Chris,

I also got pa and am the only member of my family to have it. there rest have mild oa in old age and only my kid brother and I have had any real big problems with our bones.

I don't think it follows in the same way as other things can. Somethings are best not worried over though I learned not to have kids but it wasn't the bone things that had been flagged up. I had some comprehensive genetic testing and the bones were never mentioned.

None of my extended family have the pa as far as I know. I don't know as this is scientific in the statistic sense but its what is the case in my instance. Cris x

dreamdaisy

There is a history of auto-immune diseases in both my parents' families. My mum's side gave me my eczema and asthma, my dad's the psoriasis. Neither of my parents were affected by their respective genes, which is a good thing. My dad's elder brother lives in Florida, and he was suddenly struck by PA, four years ago, virtally overnight, when in his early 80s. He is now worse than Dennis Potter. I decided in my late teens that having children was not an option. I could not willingly risk putting another human being thro the junk that I experienced. I still stick by that decision: my PA was completely left-field (I was expecting diabetes, after years on inhaled steroids) I wasn't expecting a disease that would wreck me and change my life beyond all recognition.

Why worry about it? It's too late now and you don't need the stress. Should she go on to devlop any of this rubbish (and it is not guaranteed) at least you will be able to help her regards the meds and treatment. DD

chicara

Hi

I don't have PA but Still's with secondary OA, my Mum has OA, numerous aunts on my Mum's side had RA and OA. Years ago my consultant was very much into research of the causes of arthur, he used to travel to the states and all over. When I was pregnant I had blood tests every week to be sent for research purposes as I had no symptoms when pregnant at all (wow did I enjoy those nine months LOL). Anyway a few years later the same consultant came to my home to take blood samples from myself, my Mum and my daughter for more research purposes. Several months later at a routine appt he told me that my daughter had no more chance of developing arthur than anyone else walking down the street. That was great news for me, but still doesn't mean my daughter will not have arthur, no one knows at the end of the day.

As has been said even if arthur is genetic, it only means there is an increased chance of developing it not that you will definitely do so.

Please don't worry about whether your daughters will develop PA. Use your energy to enjoy every minute you spend with them, love and cherish them. No one can predict what the future holds, be happy and proud of them, they are very special.

Take care

Chicara