Originally Posted by
Bostondevil
Paddies had a sweat test done yesterday. His results were in the intermediate range so we're moving forward with the notion that he's a carrier for CF. He will be going to a CF clinic once he moves to Maryland. Although, as the doctor in Vermont put it, if you have one gene and you're experiencing symptoms, you're not just a carrier, you have CF. So that makes two sons with CF. I'm getting sweat tests done on the other two as soon as I can arrange it.
Paddies doesn't have a problem with his lungs that are CF related, he has GI symptoms and that's probably why he is so skinny (5' 11" 110 pounds). The Drewsk has lung symptoms although he is managing quite well. He had multiple pneumonias as a teen-ager. He is someone who often needs to take antibiotics for a cold because if he doesn't, it can develop into pneumonia. He has been, quietly, extra careful about covid. He hasn't bothered to find a new pulmonologist since he graduated but he is a very good mask wearer/social distancer. He got a vaccine as soon as he could too.