Is anyone a Tay Sachs carrier?

• 11-13-2009 8:57 PM

  Sarah422 Joined on 11-14-2009 Massachusetts Posts 174	Is anyone a Tay Sachs carrier? Reply Contact I am a carrier for Tay Sachs an enzyme deficiency that ultimately causes death before the age of six years. Both parents have to be carriers for the deficiency to present but the DH results were messed up in the lab and now we are waiting for the second results to come in. Just wondering if anyone else was tested for it and the results...

• 11-14-2009 7:11 AM

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  ~ lisamarie ~ Joined on 02-26-2006 Caden~Oct. 2006 #2 Due April 14, 2010 Posts 810	Re: Is anyone a Tay Sachs carrier? Reply Contact Ive never heard of it! Hope this results come back negative so you dint have to worry about it!

• 11-15-2009 6:00 PM

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  kknabarrett Joined on 12-08-2007 Littleton,CO Posts 290	Re: Is anyone a Tay Sachs carrier? Reply Contact I prayed for you that he is not a carrier. If your baby has Tay Sachs is there something they can be given in utero or at birth to help? I know I was tested for it, but I'm not familiar with the disease.

• 11-16-2009 12:11 PM

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  Sarah422 Joined on 11-14-2009 Massachusetts Posts 174	Re: Is anyone a Tay Sachs carrier? Reply Contact There is no cure or treatment for Tay Sachs. It's very rare I was just curious how many others were even tested for it because of it being so rare. DH results are still not in... I will let you know when they come in...

• 11-16-2009 1:37 PM

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  Jenna3595488 Joined on 10-28-2009 Prince Posts 772	Re: Is anyone a Tay Sachs carrier? Reply Contact oh my goodness. i have never heard of it.. but i'm sorry that your having that stress.. hopefully DH will be negative.. keep us update babe.. you'll me in my thoughts & prayers.

• 11-16-2009 3:31 PM

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  erbear020510 Joined on 06-01-2005 north carolina Posts 316	Re: Is anyone a Tay Sachs carrier? Reply Contact I hope the results come back negative. Good luck. Tay Sachs is such a devastating diagnosis :(

• 11-19-2009 10:36 AM

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  Sarah422 Joined on 11-14-2009 Massachusetts Posts 174

  Re: Is anyone a Tay Sachs carrier? Reply Contact So I called the Dr office today about the results because mine came in within ten days and its been two weeks now for DH. They are in but the Dr wont be in until Monday to go over them with me so they wont tell me the results :( This waiting is so frustrating we've been waiting for almost two months to clear this possibility, and still there is more waiting :(

• 11-22-2009 6:17 PM

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  Sarah422 Joined on 11-14-2009 Massachusetts Posts 174	Re: Is anyone a Tay Sachs carrier? Reply Contact So we got the results of the test, they came back inconclusive... which means my DH has to have blood drawn for the third time for the same test... this is starting to make me anxious, I just want to know one way or the other. :/

• 11-23-2009 8:58 AM

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  Jenna3595488 Joined on 10-28-2009 Prince Posts 772	Re: Is anyone a Tay Sachs carrier? Reply Contact im sorry sarah.. that really does suck.. it must be awful having to go through that! we are all with you & praying that it works out this time! keep your head up darling!