Hi there.
My son is 3 next month. He doesn't speak, he doesn't particularly run and has issues with stairs. Hes also had more ear infections than ive had hot dinners.
I've been fobbed off so much with my concerns over the last 18 months. Oh he's a late developer.....he will catch up.
Recently (because of a fab health visitor) people have finally started to take notice and the word autism surfaced.
Ok, finally we are getting somewhere.
Saw a paediatrician who said yes it's very likely and i would like to do a genetic blood test on him.
That's where my world has fallen apart. He had his bloods taken at 11am last Thursday and by lunchtime my doctor had been contacted with some shocking levels of CK.
He called us in and the words muscular dystrophy were mentioned and he looked so sad. He said this would explain my son's difficulties to a t
So that's where I'm at. We are waiting for a call from the urgent care team this week to discuss next steps and I can't stop crying and feel like I've been hit by a truck.....