I don't think anyone is too old to be diagnosed. I think this is one
of the major misconceptions among doctors. There are varying degrees
of CF that people have. Doctors who just treat symptoms often fail
to diagnose CF for year. Although rare, I do hear of new diagnosis
on older patients every year.

Get tested, it's painless.

D. Klingler

--- In cysticfibrosissupport@yahoogroups.com, "Kristen A. Santamaria"
<kas5@l...> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> I just wanted to say that I saw my doctor yesterday and when I
explained
> that my aunt who is at least 10 years older than I am was just
diagnosed
> a year ago and they plan to remove her pancreas and then she will
only
> have a few months to live. My mom wants me tested because the gene
seems
> to come from my grandmother. I asked him to do the test, which he
said
> was some kind of sweat thing, he said I was way too old.
>
> His office called me today and said that the hospital would do the
test
> on me. Am I too old? I am 30. I have been diagnosed with several
other
> illnesses. He asked if I had a pulmonary doctor and I said that all
I
> had was my asthma doctor. He told me to make an appointment for as
soon
> as possible because he would probably be better at diagnosing it
than he
> was.
>
> What do you all think?
> Kristen
>
> --
> Creed ONE
> I feel angry, I feel helpless,
> Want to change the world.
> I feel violent, I feel alone,
> Don't try to change my mind.