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Subject: Re: 4 year old son with ADPKD

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Date Posted: 15:33:21 06/26/07 Tue
In reply to: Another Mom 's message, "Re: 4 year old son with ADPKD" on 15:33:05 06/26/07 Tue

>I wish I could help you and give you good advice but I
>am pretty new to this too. Hopefully, your son's
>doctor is right and he wont have any problems until
>much, much later in life, if at all. Hopefully in the
>next few years there will be treatments for PKD. There
>are medications in clinical trials now that will
>hopefully be effective in stopping the growth of
>cysts. In the meantime, try to have your son eat as
>healthy as possible. Limit salt and fast food and
>processed foods. Have your son drink lots of water.
>Try to stay away from soda and caffeine. Make sure he
>gets exercise. Life is a gift. Enjoy every day and try
>not to worry about what will be. There are always new
>medical advances and being your son is so young, I'm
>sure he will be able to benefit from them.

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>>I wish I could help you and give you good advice but I >>am pretty new to this too. Hopefully, your son's >>doctor is right and he wont have any problems until >>much, much later in life, if at all. Hopefully in the >>next few years there will be treatments for PKD. There >>are medications in clinical trials now that will >>hopefully be effective in stopping the growth of >>cysts. In the meantime, try to have your son eat as >>healthy as possible. Limit salt and fast food and >>processed foods. Have your son drink lots of water. >>Try to stay away from soda and caffeine. Make sure he >>gets exercise. Life is a gift. Enjoy every day and try >>not to worry about what will be. There are always new >>medical advances and being your son is so young, I'm >>sure he will be able to benefit from them.
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