Hi Vicki & everyone else in the APECED group! My name is Jaci, and we were the lucky family that got to meet Vicki, Tom & Ryan when they came to DC in January....
Hi Jaci and welcome to our forum. For so many years I had no one to talk to and so little comprehension of this illness. I rely on so many members of this...
... It is so nice to hear from you. I am so glad Emily is doing well. Please tell her we said Happy Birthday. Hope she had a good one. Dr. Smith suggested Ryan...
Hello, my name is Mary. My daughter is 15 and has APECED. She has been diagsnosed since the age of 1. She has hypoparathyroid, lack of teeth enamel,...
Hi Mary, I have APECED, although in a different configuration than your daughter. I do not know if it is helpful or reassuring to you. But, I have Addison's,...
Welcome to this group! Everyone here (the few of us really since this syndrome is rare) are VERY informative and supportive. I, Julia, have had APECED since...
Hi Mary and welcome to our forum!!!! I won't go into too many details about my daughter, Tara, but suffice it to say she started off with Hypoparathyroidism,...
... Welcome to our group. My 24 yr old son has APCED also. His began with inflamed corneas and candidiasis at age 4. At age 15 he was diagnosed with AIH and...
Thank you so much for the reply. I am so afraid of the unknown possiblities in the future. So is Jessica. She asked me the other day if she will die? I was...
... The unknown is very frightening. I worry about Ryan constantly. It breaks my heart to see our children deal with all of these health problems at such a...
Hi Mary- welcome to the group, I just discovered it a few months ago after meeting Vicki, her husband & Ryan while they were in the DC area seeing the same eye...
I just added some pictures of Emily, and one of all of our kids too. For some reason at firs they were added to a different album, and I don't know how to...
Hi Jaci, I know that I am new to this great support group, but Jessica would love to be a pen pal. She likes to get on the internet and email and perhaps IM....
Hi Jaci, Glad to hear Emily had a good visit with Dr. Winer. I have heard of the PTH injection and mentioned it to Dr. Winer when Ryan visited her. She also...
Hello all, My name is Jennifer. My two year old daughter, Julia, was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with APS type I. She has been sick on and off for about a year,...
Hi Jennifer, Sounds like you have and are having a really awful time. I will cut right to the chase because you need resources quickly. In Canada I know of Dr....
Hi Jennifer, I am so sorry to hear your daughter has been so ill. I have not heard of lung involvement and APS, either. My 24yr old son has inflamed corneas...
... diagnosed 2 ... a ... has ... made ... in ... APS or ... their ... mouth ... think ... Dear Jennifer, There is a wonderful doctor in Montreal with much...
Hello Group, I am Jerry and I am 42y/o Man, married 3 children, 2 dogs, and a partridge in a pare tree. Well, OK, It's actually a Mourning Dove on my patio....
Hey Jerry, sorry to hear of your troubles. It is not easy getting diagnosed. Do you mind me asking what conditions your syndrome consists of? My Brothers have...
Hello, I have a paper that I take with me that has all of my info on it because I can't remember it. This is what I take minus my personal info: SURGERIES ...
Thank you Jerry for sharing your information. I know it must be hard. I really appreciate it. Hopefully it will help my brothers. All the best, Dede Jerry...
Thank you Jerry for sharing your information. I know it must be hard. I really appreciate it. Hopefully it will help my brothers. All the best, Dede Jerry...
I wanted to just clarify - I'm pretty sure that APECED is APS type 1 and that APS type 2 is not APECED. They are two different syndromes that contain...
I wrote my last reply without adding: Regardless of the wording, the syndromes are similar and this is a great support group for all of them ... Moody friends....
Hi everyone! My name is Liz and after almost giving up on finding a group online I found you guys!! My husband as APS1. For him that means Hypoparathyroidism...
Hi Liz, Welcome to the group! We are certainly well represented from one end of the globe to the other. Isn't the internet great!!! Your husband's story...
Hi, Welcome to the group - your husband story is similar to mine also - I was misdiagnosed with epilepsy for two years as a baby until I finally developed...
Thanks for your quick replies Linda and Julia! It's almost surreal to hear of people who have the same issues as James!!! :-) Julia - I will try and get James...