gardenmom5 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 my brother . . SCREAMMMMM I mentioned my EBV is doing better, tried to explain it is a virus that lives in our bodies, and can become reactivated so the goal of treatment is to get it to go latent (or at least very quiet) again . . SCREAMMMMM He insists that the medical community lies when they say viruses can stay in your system forever. . . . I shut him up (and he ended the phone call) by bringing up the herpes zoster. 😜 😂 the herpes virus that causes chicken pox, and later in life can cause shingles. same virus. . . . He got STD herpes from one of his wives? (he's had three) girlfriends? . . . heh heh. it shut him up. He also says a dr told him he's missing a chromosome. He BSN daughter asked him which one, "he doesn't remember". I asked him which one . . . .He doesn't remember. Big deep breath, count to ten . . . that's all . . . . sometimes I wonder why i talk to him . . . But I do, on my terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 11 minutes ago, gardenmom5 said: my brother . . SCREAMMMMM I mentioned my EBV is doing better, tried to explain it is a virus that lives in our bodies, and can become reactivated so the goal of treatment is to get it to go latent (or at least very quiet) again . . SCREAMMMMM He insists that the medical community lies when they say viruses can stay in your system forever. . . . I shut him up (and he ended the phone call) by bringing up the herpes zoster. 😜 😂 the herpes virus that causes chicken pox, and later in life can cause shingles. same virus. . . . He got STD herpes from one of his wives? (he's had three) girlfriends? . . . heh heh. it shut him up. He also says a dr told him he's missing a chromosome. He BSN daughter asked him which one, "he doesn't remember". I asked him which one . . . .He doesn't remember. Big deep breath, count to ten . . . that's all . . . . sometimes I wonder why i talk to him . . . But I do, on my terms. Missing a chromosome? So what, he’s claiming adult-onset Downs Syndrome? Or was the doctor just insulting him and assuming he was too stupid to understand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Scream away. This kind of stuff can make a person crazy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 43 minutes ago, Katy said: Missing a chromosome? So what, he’s claiming adult-onset Downs Syndrome? Or was the doctor just insulting him and assuming he was too stupid to understand? Downs is a trisomy - there are three of chromosome 21. (one of several known trisomies) I think . . . he doesn't know the difference between gene and chromosome. I also think - the dr never said he was missing a *chromosome*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, Katy said: Missing a chromosome? So what, he’s claiming adult-onset Downs Syndrome? Or was the doctor just insulting him and assuming he was too stupid to understand? Down syndrome involves an extra chromosome, not a missing chromosome. Turner syndrom is the only common human monosomy (because other monosomies typically result in miscarriage) and it occurs only in females--it's a condition where there is only a single X chromosome, with no second X or any Y chromosome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I googled it and dome cancers do involve a missing chromosome, which is something with adult onset. But I doubt that’s what he meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) Maybe he is missing an exon? or some marbles? Edited January 12 by KungFuPanda 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, KungFuPanda said: Maybe he is missing an exon? or some marbles? definitely missing some marbles. But not nearly as sweet as Tootles. (Hook) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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