My AHO story

I never posted about this but over the summer, I was diagnosed with Albright's Hereditary Osteodystraphy. It's a syndrome in which my DNA had a mutation and my body doesn't recognize the parathyroid hormone which has caused all sorts of problems.

So, I went back to Stanford to see Genetics again and the Endocrinologist today. The Endo. was normal, I guess. We went over my symptoms which took forever and they took blood. They said they'd send the results in 7-10 business days and we'll go from there. The geneticist was not so great though. They told me that my AHO is mild and it won't get any worse which is great. It could be a lot worse but there's nothing we can do to prevent the calcium deposits from growing. My calcium levels are normal and it's just a result of my body's inability to recognize the parathyroid hormone. We were trying to get some more information out of them but there was nothing for them to give me because the disorder is so rare. The only recommendation they did have is that I have yearly blood draws to check my levels which may help.

So, I still feel a little lost still but I guess I'll just go on living life until another calcium deposit grows too big to tolerate and then deal with that when it happens. That's all I can do. I am glad that I don't have to go back anymore though, at least for Genetics and I have a diagnosis which was the goal in the first place