Potential MD patient
Hi all! I am a 22 yo who recently found out my bio father has myotonic muscular dystrophy type 1. His symptoms presented in his early 20s and he is now in his 50’s in a nursing home and lost all of his independence. I have a degree in genetics, so I understand some basic inheritance patterns (I know I have a 50/50 chance of having it). I have a genetic counseling appointment coming up and just wanted some clarity from people who have gone through the same thing.
Do symptoms present different in families based on gender?
I know it’s an anticipatory disease, but I am already older than when he was when he had symptoms- maybe that’s reassuring?
How do you step dwelling on the 50/50 before you know 😩 it is eating me alive.
Thank you, and sending hugs to everyone facing this terrible disease. Hopefully these clinical trials I’ve been reading about show promising results.