My son has the same mutations. When he was diagnosed, due to a bowel obstruction, his doctor had us begin doing chest physiotherapy and nebulized bronchiodialotors right away. He indicated that people wcf are born with normal lungs; however, over time the lungs will become affected. Sounds like your doctors are being proactive.
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<br />As for your feelings of sadness. We've all been there. The diagnosis has been compared to the stages of grief. I still get worried -- mainly if ds gets a cold or is a little off. I worry about the future, but it's not that horrible panicky feeling full of what ifs that I got at the beginning. We just try to take things one step at a time, try not to get so overwhelmed, get into a routine.
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<br />As for your feelings of sadness. We've all been there. The diagnosis has been compared to the stages of grief. I still get worried -- mainly if ds gets a cold or is a little off. I worry about the future, but it's not that horrible panicky feeling full of what ifs that I got at the beginning. We just try to take things one step at a time, try not to get so overwhelmed, get into a routine.