The Five Types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

[@peterharris6604]

In hindsight I’ve had C.M.T. from junior school, dad would get me and wrestle (me 1year older than my brother) I would fight like hell because of my tender left sole (drop foot and tender sole). The brother was no fun for dad , he didn’t react.
I’ve had C.M.T. from junior school.
Thanks.

[@sdp123abcdefg]

Thanks for making a video about this. I had never heard of CMT, and much like your friend it seems this is something that affects people who might never recognize indicators until a very late period. It seems to be a fairly rare disease which has little to no impact on life expectancy. I will consider making referrals in the future for those (especially children within the same family) with motor and cognitive delays. Some type of physical therapy may be useful in such cases.

[@rebekahbrown4052]

He gets to the topic at 3:40

[@stephaniesheets3362]

There are also spontaneous mutation I have Cmt type 2b

[@mckenna9489]

There's over an 100 types apparently so i read on some medical site anyway

[@elliegrace2023]

There are so many more types of CMT I have a rare type.

[@rebekahbrown4052]

Why are you talking about Notre dame?

[@Jimmy-Volmer]

Thanks for the video my fellow Canadian. l live in Saskatoon SK. There are actually 7 or 8 different types/variants of CMT. l found this out a couple months ago on either the NORD or NINDS website (or maybe it was both) and l have the rarest form. What makes my type so rare is that l have Parkinson's like tremors on top of the muscle wasting, drop foot, shitty balance etc. l also have slurred speech which makes me talk like l'm a little bit drunk. My official diagnosis is actually called Roussy-Levy disease. l've been living with this shit since l was 12, l'll be 49 in a week. lf you want to chat or whatever, l'm willing to do so.

[@squeakywheelproductions4558]

Thanks for the information, Jimmy. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@johnnypotts4003]

Hey guys, fellow Canadian CMT'er here myself. Also, like you I have a rare type/subtype as well (CMT Type 4C). I'm out in Ontario, just 45 minutes east of downtown Toronto. I really hope that you guys are doing well, it's not too often I see any other Canadians living with the this "shite" as well. Take care of yourselves, all the best!

[@Jimmy-Volmer]

@@johnnypotts4003 Unfortunately, there's not much activity on this video. l completely forgot l made a comment on here. l've also noticed that there's fuck all for research being done on this. l guess if you don't have cancer, heart disease or some other very well known illness, you're pretty much shit outta luck when getting anything resembling answers. And for all of you out there who may be considering t, there's an organization in Canada called MAID, Medical Assistance ln Dying. lt's as the title suggests, assisted suicide. lf you meet their criteria, they help you end your life if and when you just can't take it no more. l'm seriously considering going this route. As it is now, l can barely walk, lost the ability to even sign my own name and a shit load of other things that l used to do, now l simply can't. l used to be a drummer and the fact l can no longer play is heart wrenching to say the least. l used to do a lot of my own work on my cars. Now, l can't even use a screwdriver effectively. But the absolutely worst part about this is they (neurologists) can't tell me how this all started. lt's apparently hereditary but there's zero evidence of this on either side of my family. l have an appointment on Monday with a neurologist on Monday so hopefully there's some good news.

[@rustantictsscoobsclan7499]

@@Jimmy-Volmer man, I have type 1A which is the lightest form of the disease, For so long I’ve let it control me mentally and its done lot of damage to my well being. I never considered those that have it worst, I hope all is well.