Any other manifesting carriers of DMD

hello i have been diagnosed as the same. manifesting carrier of duchenne. I am 24 and have no children but i was diagnosed from my muscle biopsy results. I had a really high ck and symptoms related to manifesting carrier. How have you coped because I have yet to come to starting a family of my own and not sure what to expect.

Hi, I was diagnosed after my son (aged 6 at the time and I was 32) so never knew I was manifesting until then. I have thalidomide damage to my feet so all my balance problems and inability to run etc was put down to that. I didn't have a muscle biopsy as my CK levels were so high. I am now 53 and I find I tire more easily and the muscle weakness has worsened somewhat so that I use a mobility scooter for distance. I am also in touch with another manifesting carrier who is her 70's now. She had three sons - one of whom had DMD and the other two were healthy. Still the DMD didn't stop son and I from getting our degrees - we were both at the same university at the same time did wonders for his street cred - not!!

Yes i noticed that most women dont find out there a carrier until they have a son with duchenne. Only reason i got tested was because of my symptoms and high ck levels. I dont have any family history that is known of this either so it seemed quite bizzare to the practioner and i was told it was unlikely it was something genetic by a rheumatolagist and didnt even think it would be. He just said myositis but when i seen a muscle specialist i explained my history and symptoms he done some strength tests and straight away he thought it was either limb girdle muscle dsytrophy or a carrier of duchenne. I am so glad i went back to the specialist on bupa because if it wasnt for him i still may not know what has been wrong with me all this time. Its a relief finally but obviously there is a lot more to come in the future when i want a family. Is there anything that helps you with you symptoms to feel better? im just having some physio due to my weakness. Also had glandular fever a few years back so i guess having this in my genes and that illness has rele made me struggle over the years with feeling poorly all the time and muscle aches.

Unfortunately there is no help whatsoever for manifesting carriers of DMD here in Scotland (and precious little for our sons either). Neither of us get physiotherapy as the Health service will provide it for a broken leg but not for people who need ongoing physio. Basically its put up with and get on with it Im afraid

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I'm manifesting carrier too. I'm 19 years old.
I'm a Chinese girl.When I was 9 years old diagnosed with
BMD in China. I moved to USA last year. And a few months ago I did some test in NY shows that I'm manifesting carrier.Now i can't go up the stairs bymyself,can't stand up when I squat,I walk like 5 minutes and need rest.I want to know how you guys doing. Please contact me.

Thank you.

hi there - my daughter (7) has just been diagnosed as a manifestering carrier of duchenne muscular dystropy. I knew that there was something wrong with her only to be treat like a neurotic mother by the school she is at despite her doing poorly at school. I was lucky that my doctor took my concerns seriously and sent her to a paediatrician who did some CK tests. Se was off the scale. I was told that for her age she should have been somewhere in the 200's. however her first results came in at 3700 and second test 2700!!!! She doesn't show too much in the way of muscle weakness at the moment - it is coming out more in her learning. I am currently waiting to be tested as a carrier although I have never shown any symptoms whatsoever. I am worried for my daughters future as I don't know where this illness will take her/affect her. I thought I would post on here as it seems hard to find people who are manifestering carriers and want other people to know that they are not alone. We live in East Yorkshire in the UK x