At least one of his parents has let @Rocko down here.
+1
Both of my parents came up trumps for me and the rest of my siblings. 10,000/1 shot
[QUOTE=“Fran, post: 1034486, member: 110”]+1
Both of my parents came up trumps for me and the rest of my siblings. 10,000/1 shot[/QUOTE]
Of 5 siblings I was the only one to test positive.
The chosen one 
what’s a venesection? go easy on us…
Some guys have all the luck
Phlebotomy, taking off blood through a big needle, usually a pint each visit
why does it have to be a big needle !!? could they not just take it like a normal donation??
Not sure, fast flow I presume
Correct. Small needle first to take the blood test. Then a large hollow needle for the venesection.
Can the thread title be changed to Haemochromatosis Suffers & Carriers Thread?
I feel very left out since my negative test.
[QUOTE=“TreatyStones, post: 1034516, member: 1786”]Can the thread title be changed to Haemochromatosis Suffers & Carriers Thread?
I feel very left out since my negative test.[/QUOTE]
@Rocko can you action this? Can you also change suffers to sufferers and haemochromatosis to haemochromotosis
Done. And I’ve made it Official to distinguish it from other rogue threads that pop up occasionally on this matter.
Ah lovely. I think you can expect way more traffic to the site now as well once the haemo massive get wind of it.
Is there a distinction between a carrier and a sufferer ? My impression was that this was a non transmissible condition ? The carrier reference is a bit worrying for the Belgian population given @Fran recent movements ?
Signing in under the new more lenient title guideline
Lots of people carry the defective gene but don’t have the condition. You have a one in four chance of being a sufferer if both parents are carriers.
Gotcha…common enough so which you would hope makes it more understood and treatable. Sounds like one of those cases where genetic profiling would aid an early detection, would that make the treatment and cure easier ?
No