12-02-2004, 10:36 PM
No, they haven't found anything to explain why she is as she is now all tests came out negative. We have just bought a house and hopefully a garden and some fresh air will help towards making her look healthier....... in the meantime I am going to continue with the tonic and see if it boosts her a bit.
The beta thalassaemia part has been interesting - I certainly didn't know anything about it until this week. Apparently either my husband or myself are carriers and we have passed the trait genetically onto our daughter - unfortunately what is done is done and nothing can be done to change that fact, my little 2 year old boy will have to be tested later on to see if he is a carrier too so that he is aware of it when he choses to start a family. If both of us had been carriers then unwittingly we would have given birth to a child that could suffer from beta thalassaemia major which would be detrimental and as per the links that Venus posted, would mean that we 'could have' had a very sick child on our hands.
My daughter will be prone to bouts of anaemia in times of stress and especially in pregnancy where blood transfusions may be necessary. If her partner is a carrier too then they will have to have medical assistance all they way through the pregnancy.
Since my daughter is only 5, this should not apparently affect her life in any way until she starts a family. Plenty of years (I hope) to pass yet before we have to face that fact - and until then I will just have to bide the time and watch my beautiful little girl turn into a woman.........
The beta thalassaemia part has been interesting - I certainly didn't know anything about it until this week. Apparently either my husband or myself are carriers and we have passed the trait genetically onto our daughter - unfortunately what is done is done and nothing can be done to change that fact, my little 2 year old boy will have to be tested later on to see if he is a carrier too so that he is aware of it when he choses to start a family. If both of us had been carriers then unwittingly we would have given birth to a child that could suffer from beta thalassaemia major which would be detrimental and as per the links that Venus posted, would mean that we 'could have' had a very sick child on our hands.
My daughter will be prone to bouts of anaemia in times of stress and especially in pregnancy where blood transfusions may be necessary. If her partner is a carrier too then they will have to have medical assistance all they way through the pregnancy.
Since my daughter is only 5, this should not apparently affect her life in any way until she starts a family. Plenty of years (I hope) to pass yet before we have to face that fact - and until then I will just have to bide the time and watch my beautiful little girl turn into a woman.........