TRAPS

Discussion and support for everyone enrolled in a TRAPS study at the NIH and their family members.

What Works for TRAPS

Momofthree
  • By Momofthree · Posted August 21, 2008
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  • I'll spare a lot of details. My son (18 months) was just DX with TRAPS. The MD's here are shocked and said they will start sending us to speacailst to "treat" this disease. I am sure my other two boys ...

Do your child's symptoms change over time?

Jessie1
  • By Jessie1 · New reply November 19, 2007
  • 1 reply
  • My son was diagnosed with TRAPS at age 6 after suffering from symptoms since he was approximately 6months old. He was in the hospital many times and tested for everything under the sun. I just recently ...

New diagnosis of TRAPS

lineysmom
  • By lineysmom · New reply October 6, 2007
  • 8 replies
  • Hi, I am glad to have found this place. My Daughter was just diagnosed with TRAPS. I am trying to read all the literature I can find. I was a little shocked by the diagnosis because her neuro doc was ...

middle ear infections

althea
  • By althea · New reply February 20, 2007
  • 5 replies
  • I am interested to find out if anyone else affected by TRAPS has a significant history of middle ear infections ...

Just found out my son has the gene

kim2
  • By kim2 · Posted February 16, 2007
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  • my name is kim and i have a 10 year old little boy he has alps and i just found out he has the gene for traps.let me start from the begening when he was probably 6 mounths he was always sick and a lot ...

Any Advice Please

Gcbec
  • By Gcbec · New reply January 29, 2007
  • 5 replies
  • Hello, I wrote in FMF area in May and wrote a follow up yesterday. I dont even know where to begin, to make a very long story short. My son was having problems with his health and was having "episodes ...

Trying to find out how this disorder may change

Kare
  • By Kare · New reply January 8, 2007
  • 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, I just recently found this site and I can't believe that others have the same stories as our family. My child has just recently been diagnosed with Traps. He is three, soon to be four ...

A new TRAPS related resource

fad
  • By fad · Posted November 7, 2006
  • 0 replies
  • Hi, My name is Fran, I live in Sydney Australia and I have a 2 year old daughter who was diagnosed with TRAPS this year. My family and I have found the Children's Inn discussion board very helpful, especially ...

Exercise, sleep deprivation, and TRAPS

althea
  • By althea · New reply October 18, 2006
  • 7 replies
  • I'd like to hear from anyone who has observations regarding any relationship between physical exertion (like PE class or sports related) or sleep deprivation and the coincident arrival of a TRAPS fever ...

Traps

birdnbee
  • By birdnbee · New reply September 9, 2006
  • 11 replies
  • I have never talked to any other person about TRAPS. I really would appreciated view from someone else. TRAPS trouble can be really overwhelming. Barbara ...

Welcome

ChildrensInn1
  • By ChildrensInn1 · Posted March 16, 2006
  • 0 replies
  • Dear parents, caregivers and Children's Inn residents: Welcome to the Periodic Fever Syndrome- TRAPS discussion group! By Inn resident demand, we can now help you make connections to other families who ...

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