I have the Factor II mutation but found out the hard way after birth control triggered it and I had my first of 3 clotting events when I was 19. My 23andMe showed I have Factor II also, so it’s definitely a reliable test and everyone, especially women looking into birth control, should take one!
Where can I order this test cause I been having really bad pounding head aces in the back of my head for few years and doctor don't know what is wrong with me they gave me a mri nothing showed they ran blood test nothing showing I'm also a parplegic common get blood clots not moving around enough
That may be your intention but watch and see what ends up happening... I’m sure the people who invented Agent Orange and nuclear weapons had really noble intentions too. Humans have an incredible propensity to ruin just about everything.
My father found a long lost brother because of 23 and me. And my new uncle is amazing!! Incredibly, hes lived about 30 minutes away from me my whole life!! So grateful to have found him!
Talk about insane timing! If he’d done it a week earlier he might not’ve remembered, a week later might’ve been too late. He’s lucky that he did it when he did.
Not knowing your family health history and genetic conditions can indeed kill you. I'd been having stomach pain and digestive struggles for years, decades even, when, two years ago, I was rushed to the ER with severe pancreatitis. I had to have emergency gallbladder removal. Because of the pogroms, the Holocaust, and the Soviet regime, my Jewish family had been torn apart in the 20thC and most branches no longer even knew the other branches existed. Before my surgery, I'd been doing my genealogy and brought all these family branches back together online. Guess what we figured out together after my surgery? Gallbladder disease runs in every single branch of the family! Just last week, yet another cousin had to have her gallbladder removed. If our family hadn't been torn apart, we would all have known about this and been able to tell our doctors. At least now, we can warn the younger generations and hopefully save them a lot of pain.
@@infinitespinalsurgeryglitch Yeah. I've lost count of how many long-lost cousins also had emergency gallbladder removal. It does make me wonder if any did die from it. I gotta say: it seems likely. I've also discovered that Endometriosis runs in my family. It's not fatal, but it's very painful and can cause infertility.
I found out I have a genetic mutation that makes me antidepressant resistant and it’s the reason I was able to help my brother not be on meds because he had the same reaction to a holistic version of it so luckily his body detox the holistic version better. I on the other hand suffered worse side effects of the pill and didn’t need to even be on it in the first place because it was gut related.
@@ritaevergreen7234 One of the many cousins I've found doing my genealogy is working to compile genetic information about Ashkenazi Jews, because so much was lost in the Holocaust, including our family medical histories. It's important work.
@@CharlotteIssyvoo I’ve been hearing a lot about the epigenetcis playing a role and I feel that’s important. I discovered my great grandmother lived through the Great Depression so I’m not surprised some things were indeed passed down in my family.
Until the company sell your DNA information to health insurance company, and then the insurance won’t cover you for a specific thing because you’re considered high risk 😁🥲 welcome to the USA
In Germany this option, to see your genetic factors, is not available, because of personal information (I don't get it either). This kit costs like under 100€, but here you would have to pay over 1000€ for a breast cancer gene test.
Really? Damn it! Guess I'm not getting one then XD. This might be the first time I've heard that something related to health in Germany is worse than in America
It’s all fun and games in America Until the company sells your DNA information to health insurance company, and then the insurance won’t cover you for a specific thing because you’re high risk 😁🥲 sounds about USA 👍🏻
My husband could have died because they kept on misdiagnosing him say it was covid related. Nope he had abscesses in his liver. Took the 3 times to the ED and insisting something else was wrong.
Anytime someone develops blood clots it’s standard for the care team to order a hypercoag work up. It would’ve been found eventually, but thank goodness for the son and his quick thinking.
But tests can take precious time in some situations. In this situation they were able to change his treatment immediately instead of waiting for results. So it worked out well in this situation.
It can take years and YEARS for people to get diagnosed and get proper treatment. I wish what you’re saying is true, but it isn’t. They were ready to pass it off as complications of Covid (with zero evidence). The man could’ve died.
I love seeing all of the awesome stories with these DNA kits. Many cold cases have been solved from this. The fact that this simple DNA kit a person randomly decided to use our or curiosity actually led to a relative of theirs being caught as the GOLDEN STATE KILLER. They finally caught up many many many MANY years too late. He’s old now (and tried his best to seem sickly and weak in court but was actually shown exercising and moving around perfectly in his cell 😂) but at least he was caught and in prison. What makes it worse is that he was actually a police officer the entire time of the many rapes and murders he committed. At least 13 murders, 50 rapes, and 120 burglaries he committed during his 1974-1986 crime span. Didn’t get caught until 2018. He is now 76 and will die in prison. I only wish he would’ve been caught about 44 years earlier when his sadistic, evil rampage started.
Omg I have the prothrombin mutation aswell. I had a DVT that nearly killed me at age 16 after taking birth control. The clot also got infected, which is the only reason I ever found out. I regected the clot buster, which almost caused a brain hemorrhage. So, the docs called in a surgeon. The surgeon had to fly in from another state to do an angiovac on me. He pulled out a foot of clot from my abdomen and both legs. Said he'd never seen so much in someone so young. I needed two pints of blood. One during, and one after the surgery. This was back in 2020 at the beginning of the Pandemic, so I was only allowed to have one parent with me, and my dad wasn't allowed to leave me or swap with my mom. It was the worst two weeks of my life, but I'm so thankful that I'm alive and get to experience the rest of my life.
I’m a carrier for the Factor V Leidon mutation, and my mom got tested and she has it too. It made sense given some of my family’s history (her cousin dropped dead from a pulmonary embolism a day after a annual doctors appointment) and my great aunts and uncles have all had history with blood clots. It’s better to take one of these at home DNA tests if there is a sale, than to not.
My best friend has this too and found out after the blood clots caused by birth control. Her daughter has it too and her son is a carrier...she had them tested as soon as she found out about herself. Her daughter is on special type of birth control so to prevent what happened to her Mom.
I have protein s deficiency, I asked my ob to test when I was pregnant because my poor sister only discovered she was both protein s deficient AND had Factor V Leiden when she almost died after giving birth. The hospital took this into consideration and put me on heparin for a while. Thank god for family history and genetic testing!
I’m sorry 😢 to hear that. I met my half sister and she doesn’t like me. I didn’t have wonderful parents like her. She doesn’t talk to me either. Sometimes you gotta make your own family. God bless you! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
This is why I don't think these tests should be used for those purposes. They have very good medical and criminal use, but can lead to heartbreak when used to search for 'family' you've never known. You will likely have completely different cultures and values. Find worth in the people already happy to be in your life
@@somewhereinspace2166 You can still take the test to know more about yourself. You need to opt in to connect with family, so if you didn’t want to, just don’t opt in.
Be Kind🌸🖤 I feel like this ' 23 and me ' dna kit should be most doctors first test then do there normal follow up it could save more lives and change the medical field in a positive way.
@@andriod8014 the comment was not about diagnosing. Understanding the human genome can improve studies for many different dieseases. Plus knowing about your own medical conditions can improve your outcome
I'm waiting on my 23&me results now, should be another week or so, this is the exact reason I got the test, as I know nothing about my father's side, everyone should get one!
How about inside edition try and get this young man a 23andMe commercial deal. Let's face it he's got a good story that could prompt other people to look into theirs. For those wondering no I would not do it I've lived a long enough life to know what I don't know doesn't bother me.
Yes. For anyone who has a serious health condition, way too often you’re not only undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, you’re treated as a nuisance. I’m not saying all medical staff is this way, I’m saying a lot of medical staff is this way.
He told everyone about it. I wouldn't know how to address a person even if something was about to hit them. How I wish I were someone else who could have a better social life and outlook. It sucks being me.
This is great and I'm glad he is doing better. However, maybe you guys should do a video on all of the false positives that come from these kits that cause people to go through unneeded and sometimes dangerous medical tests out of anxiety or "an abundance of caution" or how they create medical anxiety.
23 and Me is roughly $100 for the kit. Why aren’t the hospitals/ GP automatically having patients blood sent in for similar test? Why do doctors have to guess when the technology is available for cheap?
You can do genetic testing for the same (or plus a few hundred) but from my understanding, it's a bit more difficult to get it done since a doctor has to order it though, you can't always do it on a whim like you can with this test
@@gif3556 I understand we can do it ourselves. I just don’t understand why it’s not an automatic part of the first check up with a new doctor if it’s so inexpensive.
@@brownbarrett6842 I agree, I think it would be wildly useful for patients and people starting families! or at least bring it up as an available service they can do at any time, never heard a doctor mention it when I could have used it :/
They blame covid for EVERYTHING they can't figure out. Did he even test positive for covid? Great job, doc. Smh! Thank god for the son and getting his results when he did!
Well at least they caught it. I have Factor V Leiden myself and mine decided to kick in when I hit 40 with pulmonary embolisms and DVT. I've been on blood thinner ever since. My sister has several other clotting disorders that made her pregnancies more difficult. Obviously we chose the wrong parents.
To be fair, covid can cause blood clots and the factor 2 information isn’t part of the dad’s known history since the family forgot to mention it (and he has no Emergency bracelet) and they wouldn’t even know without that genetic test being done. Sadly the family didn’t take it seriously and research how concerning this genetic info was until later. Without knowing his genetic info it would’ve been a huge leap of faith by doctors to assume the factor 2 since you can get blood clots in the lungs or other areas without having a factor 2 issue. Also if the hospital can’t justify a test (and even if they can) often insurance won’t pay so you’re saddled with a larger bill and it sucks more if the test was negative due to a hunch because then it could’ve been an unnecessary expense for you.
@@markwatney8641 that’s not true, in medicine they have a saying, “when you hear hoof beats you think horses, not zebras”. Covid is so common it’s the horse, Factor II is uncommon so it’s the zebra. They have to rule out the most common diagnosis first before moving on to the uncommon ones
Yeah I found out the hard way that I had it. After basically dropping dead from a massive saddle pulmonary embolism. No fun let me tell you. It was a life changer.
It’s interesting how many thousands of dollars his care cost or they build at least and they couldn’t do it gene test on him the patient had to go to a third-party and get it done for like 100 bucks or something interesting
My 23andme test said I was at risk for Hereditary Hemochromatosis. It was the clue I needed to solve a long time illness I was suffering from. It saved my life.
Praise The Lord! This runs in my family, also. And, I am not trying to take any business, money etc to any generic testing. Just wanted to let people know that year is ran in hospitals and clinics without all the costs of the tests because I couldn't afford that. Just know you can and should at least speak with your own Health Care Provider. So happy for this family!
Kind of annoying they just lumped it in with COVID, like how convenient for them to just attribute any medical symptom to that and wipe their hands. What would they have thought if COVID wasn't a thing? Maybe they would have found the answer themselves instead of being biased.
And then your medical insurance will either go up or get cancelled for a “pre-existing condition” because of the genetic test and your family’s predisposition to this illness.
Sucks to not have universal healthcare. In many countries the genetic testing would have been free, as well as whatever treatment is necessary due to the illness.
This should be standard information. It's should be a requirement in the health field for everyone. It can prevent so many things...if you know right away, you can alter things or make better choices. For example. I'm a Cytic fibrous carrier. When I was 13. My mom forced me and my siblings to get a full blood work panel and a bunch of other things. Fastward when I started dating and getting serious about marriage and babies... I made sure to ask future husband about his history...he went and had all the test... turns out, he too was a carrier. So that means the odds of us having a child with CF was high. Since we new. We were able to avoid that.
The sad thing is even when people find out their kid is born with some kind of genetic disorder of which they were carriers, they'll often choose to keep having kids that will likely have the same disorder. The fact people will gamble with children's lives, hoping against odds that the next kid will be healthy is disgusting. That or they just say it's "up to God". No, it's simple probability. You made the bad choice to have a kid when that was a probable outcome due to your genetics. Even if people have this knowledge the tests provide, it's not going to change human nature. People tend to make selfish, uneducated decisions.
I have the Factor II mutation but found out the hard way after birth control triggered it and I had my first of 3 clotting events when I was 19. My 23andMe showed I have Factor II also, so it’s definitely a reliable test and everyone, especially women looking into birth control, should take one!
Sending love and health to you
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Don't think everybody should take one because it's very likely they sell your data or give it to the government to store in a database
Maybe if they didn't store and sell your data
Where can I order this test cause I been having really bad pounding head aces in the back of my head for few years and doctor don't know what is wrong with me they gave me a mri nothing showed they ran blood test nothing showing I'm also a parplegic common get blood clots not moving around enough
I'm a geneticist and this is why I'm so passionate about my work. Our intention is just "to save lives".
I agree but could not survive not about alzheimers. My mom had it. And I've suffer from depression. Enough for me not to know more.
That may be your intention but watch and see what ends up happening...
I’m sure the people who invented Agent Orange and nuclear weapons had really noble intentions too. Humans have an incredible propensity to ruin just about everything.
@@ashleylala4293
You're cheerful, aren't you?
You certainly have the potential. Do you know if there is any genetic test for insomnia currently that is worth it? I would appreciate the information
@@jimwerther aaaand the DNA data of half the customers got leaked and sold for whatever nefarious reason that we will find out in the next decades 😆
My father found a long lost brother because of 23 and me. And my new uncle is amazing!! Incredibly, hes lived about 30 minutes away from me my whole life!! So grateful to have found him!
I found my cousin who was adopted in 23 and me
@@jasmin-kc7fl Its a wonderful thing, connecting with family you never knew.❤
@@mycatiswaysmarterthanmosto8500 Yes thats something I like about technology
@@jasmin-kc7fl Me too. It's the only reason I have Facebook..to connect with family.❤
And to think that some people don't want to be contacted by strangers. Even if they're long lost family.
Talk about insane timing! If he’d done it a week earlier he might not’ve remembered, a week later might’ve been too late. He’s lucky that he did it when he did.
Not knowing your family health history and genetic conditions can indeed kill you. I'd been having stomach pain and digestive struggles for years, decades even, when, two years ago, I was rushed to the ER with severe pancreatitis. I had to have emergency gallbladder removal. Because of the pogroms, the Holocaust, and the Soviet regime, my Jewish family had been torn apart in the 20thC and most branches no longer even knew the other branches existed. Before my surgery, I'd been doing my genealogy and brought all these family branches back together online. Guess what we figured out together after my surgery? Gallbladder disease runs in every single branch of the family! Just last week, yet another cousin had to have her gallbladder removed. If our family hadn't been torn apart, we would all have known about this and been able to tell our doctors. At least now, we can warn the younger generations and hopefully save them a lot of pain.
scenarios like this scare me, glad your family knows about this
@@infinitespinalsurgeryglitch Yeah. I've lost count of how many long-lost cousins also had emergency gallbladder removal. It does make me wonder if any did die from it. I gotta say: it seems likely. I've also discovered that Endometriosis runs in my family. It's not fatal, but it's very painful and can cause infertility.
I found out I have a genetic mutation that makes me antidepressant resistant and it’s the reason I was able to help my brother not be on meds because he had the same reaction to a holistic version of it so luckily his body detox the holistic version better. I on the other hand suffered worse side effects of the pill and didn’t need to even be on it in the first place because it was gut related.
@@ritaevergreen7234 One of the many cousins I've found doing my genealogy is working to compile genetic information about Ashkenazi Jews, because so much was lost in the Holocaust, including our family medical histories. It's important work.
@@CharlotteIssyvoo I’ve been hearing a lot about the epigenetcis playing a role and I feel that’s important. I discovered my great grandmother lived through the Great Depression so I’m not surprised some things were indeed passed down in my family.
Amazing story. I'm glad his dad is getting better.
Yes
Incredible! Seeing how far technology has come in improving our health. There’s still more to come!
Then comes anti-Science people who think watching 10min random videos makes them experts in the field of Science/technology field.
I liked that guy until he was wearing his eagles jacket.
I guess he just got lucky
Until the company sell your DNA information to health insurance company, and then the insurance won’t cover you for a specific thing because you’re considered high risk 😁🥲 welcome to the USA
@@faulty2017 that’s illegal
I was having a bad day. This story shows me what life can be about. I am so glad he is doing better 💜
Well done Andrew, you saved your dad's life and am sure many more in the future❤️
In Germany this option, to see your genetic factors, is not available, because of personal information (I don't get it either). This kit costs like under 100€, but here you would have to pay over 1000€ for a breast cancer gene test.
Yeah it happened to me.
Really? Damn it! Guess I'm not getting one then XD. This might be the first time I've heard that something related to health in Germany is worse than in America
Very strict privacy policies in Germany. It has its pros and cons.
@@tabby73 Yeah, but stupid if your private information is even to private for yourself🤣😅
It’s all fun and games in America Until the company sells your DNA information to health insurance company, and then the insurance won’t cover you for a specific thing because you’re high risk 😁🥲 sounds about USA 👍🏻
My husband could have died because they kept on misdiagnosing him say it was covid related. Nope he had abscesses in his liver. Took the 3 times to the ED and insisting something else was wrong.
This test saved my life too. I have celiac disease and this is the only test that has detected the genetic variant.
The sale happened at the right time and he bought it not knowing at first hand that this could help in his dads diagnosis
Anytime someone develops blood clots it’s standard for the care team to order a hypercoag work up. It would’ve been found eventually, but thank goodness for the son and his quick thinking.
But tests can take precious time in some situations. In this situation they were able to change his treatment immediately instead of waiting for results. So it worked out well in this situation.
It can take years and YEARS for people to get diagnosed and get proper treatment. I wish what you’re saying is true, but it isn’t. They were ready to pass it off as complications of Covid (with zero evidence). The man could’ve died.
Thank goodness for those results, im happy the dad is recovering and is alive!
I love seeing all of the awesome stories with these DNA kits. Many cold cases have been solved from this.
The fact that this simple DNA kit a person randomly decided to use our or curiosity actually led to a relative of theirs being caught as the GOLDEN STATE KILLER. They finally caught up many many many MANY years too late.
He’s old now (and tried his best to seem sickly and weak in court but was actually shown exercising and moving around perfectly in his cell 😂) but at least he was caught and in prison. What makes it worse is that he was actually a police officer the entire time of the many rapes and murders he committed. At least 13 murders, 50 rapes, and 120 burglaries he committed during his 1974-1986 crime span. Didn’t get caught until 2018.
He is now 76 and will die in prison. I only wish he would’ve been caught about 44 years earlier when his sadistic, evil rampage started.
Great advertisement for 23andme for sure. Dad was lucky and tough, son is a lifesaver.
Omg I have the prothrombin mutation aswell. I had a DVT that nearly killed me at age 16 after taking birth control. The clot also got infected, which is the only reason I ever found out. I regected the clot buster, which almost caused a brain hemorrhage. So, the docs called in a surgeon. The surgeon had to fly in from another state to do an angiovac on me. He pulled out a foot of clot from my abdomen and both legs. Said he'd never seen so much in someone so young. I needed two pints of blood. One during, and one after the surgery. This was back in 2020 at the beginning of the Pandemic, so I was only allowed to have one parent with me, and my dad wasn't allowed to leave me or swap with my mom. It was the worst two weeks of my life, but I'm so thankful that I'm alive and get to experience the rest of my life.
I’m a carrier for the Factor V Leidon mutation, and my mom got tested and she has it too. It made sense given some of my family’s history (her cousin dropped dead from a pulmonary embolism a day after a annual doctors appointment) and my great aunts and uncles have all had history with blood clots.
It’s better to take one of these at home DNA tests if there is a sale, than to not.
My best friend has this too and found out after the blood clots caused by birth control. Her daughter has it too and her son is a carrier...she had them tested as soon as she found out about herself. Her daughter is on special type of birth control so to prevent what happened to her Mom.
I have protein s deficiency, I asked my ob to test when I was pregnant because my poor sister only discovered she was both protein s deficient AND had Factor V Leiden when she almost died after giving birth. The hospital took this into consideration and put me on heparin for a while. Thank god for family history and genetic testing!
The Dad sounds strong. What a fighter.
I took 2 of those DNA Tests kits to find family, my story isn’t so heartwarming...... all I found was more family that won’t talk to me.
I’m sorry 😢 to hear that. I met my half sister and she doesn’t like me. I didn’t have wonderful parents like her. She doesn’t talk to me either. Sometimes you gotta make your own family. God bless you! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
This is why I don't think these tests should be used for those purposes. They have very good medical and criminal use, but can lead to heartbreak when used to search for 'family' you've never known. You will likely have completely different cultures and values. Find worth in the people already happy to be in your life
@@somewhereinspace2166 Indeed
Girl I got no family, my sister has spoken in two years we all suffer. You got this. Join support group. It helps
@@somewhereinspace2166 You can still take the test to know more about yourself. You need to opt in to connect with family, so if you didn’t want to, just don’t opt in.
I'm so glad stuff like this exists... (23 and me)
Stay strong yall❤
Be Kind🌸🖤 I feel like this ' 23 and me ' dna kit should be most doctors first test then do there normal follow up it could save more lives and change the medical field in a positive way.
These test take a long time to process. Not enough time for doctors to diagnose a patient.
@@andriod8014 the comment was not about diagnosing. Understanding the human genome can improve studies for many different dieseases. Plus knowing about your own medical conditions can improve your outcome
@M K “should be first doctor first test then do the normal follow up” you do know the context of this, right?
Imagine, it doesn't just ruin families (finding out that there is another kid somewhere 😂) --- it also saves lives. 😱☺️
Nearly everyone with secret siblings seems to enjoy finding them in my experience
@@M_SC The key word is "nearly" everyone. I for one didn't appreciate a half sister contacting me and then finding out she only wanted money.
That's insane having that kit's reputation is always low and now it saves life.
Good for them.But i still won't have that in my list.
I'm waiting on my 23&me results now, should be another week or so, this is the exact reason I got the test, as I know nothing about my father's side, everyone should get one!
this dad is a true legend
What a lovely family 😊 That sister is so chilled, I wanna be friends with her
That's awesome ! So happy they had a good outcome❤️
Best wishes. Hoping for a full recovery soon.
How about inside edition try and get this young man a 23andMe commercial deal. Let's face it he's got a good story that could prompt other people to look into theirs. For those wondering no I would not do it I've lived a long enough life to know what I don't know doesn't bother me.
Yes he should be the brand ambassador
So basically the doctors were gonna give up and blame covid instead of doing further research.
And you think that's abnormal? I mean you do sound surprised that would be the case...
That's what military medical does daily. Even if you had the symptoms BEFORE COVID was a thing too. Yup, COVID has become a dumping ground.
Yes. For anyone who has a serious health condition, way too often you’re not only undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, you’re treated as a nuisance. I’m not saying all medical staff is this way, I’m saying a lot of medical staff is this way.
Thank God your father is fine, hopefully, we keep building better and improved technology.
Bless this dear family.
Good lad and I hope his dad heals fast and is healthy
He told everyone about it. I wouldn't know how to address a person even if something was about to hit them. How I wish I were someone else who could have a better social life and outlook. It sucks being me.
The fact that it's genetic means that if he were to have kids, his kids would have the same problem he did.
you can tell by the son's voice that he wont be able to have kids
@@phoenixprism oof
@@phoenixprism lol
Have you ever heard of IVF ?
@@Klaus-Schwab_Dictator yes
Thank you for sharing this.
This is great and I'm glad he is doing better. However, maybe you guys should do a video on all of the false positives that come from these kits that cause people to go through unneeded and sometimes dangerous medical tests out of anxiety or "an abundance of caution" or how they create medical anxiety.
always 1 idiot
You don’t get a false positive from DNA, especially for this genetic mutation. Educate yourself before speaking on such things.
@@BeFourCM what?
@@BeFourCM wat part of the spectrum u on?
@@BeFourCM what nonsense?
Genetics can lead to many break throughs but it’s going to need ethics as it evolves.
Thank you.
I have checked my DNA and the result came out positive to awesomeness
Come on now - Love this! 🙌🏾
We must be related.?
same
23 and Me is roughly $100 for the kit. Why aren’t the hospitals/ GP automatically having patients blood sent in for similar test? Why do doctors have to guess when the technology is available for cheap?
You can do genetic testing for the same (or plus a few hundred) but from my understanding, it's a bit more difficult to get it done since a doctor has to order it though, you can't always do it on a whim like you can with this test
@@gif3556 I understand we can do it ourselves. I just don’t understand why it’s not an automatic part of the first check up with a new doctor if it’s so inexpensive.
@@brownbarrett6842 I agree, I think it would be wildly useful for patients and people starting families! or at least bring it up as an available service they can do at any time, never heard a doctor mention it when I could have used it :/
Damn Dr's actually listened? Good for them
This is the best story I've ever heard about these tests. NOW I can see their value.
There was a sale going on? heavens sake I missed it. Anyways it's amazing that this saved his life
They always have sales
Every holiday they have a sale
How much does this test kit costs though?
@@schrodingerscat6940 cheapest one is... $99? I got mine for $149 on a father day sale (the second tier kit) good luck!!
Doctors don't know the rare uncommon conditions. Families and patients know more about their condition than anyone else.
I’m adopted. Thanks to 23 and me I’m going to meet my siblings from my bio dad. A week from Saturday.
Prayers for that family
WONDERFUL SON !!
Strange, here I thought 23andMe would tear families apart with evidence of infidelity.
They blame covid for EVERYTHING they can't figure out. Did he even test positive for covid? Great job, doc. Smh! Thank god for the son and getting his results when he did!
Well at least they caught it. I have Factor V Leiden myself and mine decided to kick in when I hit 40 with pulmonary embolisms and DVT. I've been on blood thinner ever since. My sister has several other clotting disorders that made her pregnancies more difficult. Obviously we chose the wrong parents.
The DNA test figured it out but the hospital couldn't? 🤔
To be fair, covid can cause blood clots and the factor 2 information isn’t part of the dad’s known history since the family forgot to mention it (and he has no Emergency bracelet) and they wouldn’t even know without that genetic test being done. Sadly the family didn’t take it seriously and research how concerning this genetic info was until later. Without knowing his genetic info it would’ve been a huge leap of faith by doctors to assume the factor 2 since you can get blood clots in the lungs or other areas without having a factor 2 issue. Also if the hospital can’t justify a test (and even if they can) often insurance won’t pay so you’re saddled with a larger bill and it sucks more if the test was negative due to a hunch because then it could’ve been an unnecessary expense for you.
It's an obscure diagnosis. That's why.
It's more financially advantageous to the hospital to diagnose everything as covid
It's not that they couldn't figure it out, but that they were looking in another direction as to what it was
@@markwatney8641 that’s not true, in medicine they have a saying, “when you hear hoof beats you think horses, not zebras”. Covid is so common it’s the horse, Factor II is uncommon so it’s the zebra. They have to rule out the most common diagnosis first before moving on to the uncommon ones
Definitely ordering a couple for my hubby and I!
Tbh it’s prolly a paid ad and now your workings into it lol
What a nice family. All the best to them......
Yeah I found out the hard way that I had it. After basically dropping dead from a massive saddle pulmonary embolism. No fun let me tell you. It was a life changer.
I'm glad you're still with us!
@@theabristlebroom4378 thank you
It’s interesting how many thousands of dollars his care cost or they build at least and they couldn’t do it gene test on him the patient had to go to a third-party and get it done for like 100 bucks or something interesting
Glad he is doing well!
My 23andme test said I was at risk for Hereditary Hemochromatosis. It was the clue I needed to solve a long time illness I was suffering from. It saved my life.
Our family carries Factor 5! 3 generations have now been diagnosed so far & treated with blood thinner.
Thanks for this video!
Awesome! I love this family and this story so much!
Praise The Lord! This runs in my family, also. And, I am not trying to take any business, money etc to any generic testing. Just wanted to let people know that year is ran in hospitals and clinics without all the costs of the tests because I couldn't afford that. Just know you can and should at least speak with your own Health Care Provider. So happy for this family!
Hopefully everyone is okay and well
Kind of annoying they just lumped it in with COVID, like how convenient for them to just attribute any medical symptom to that and wipe their hands. What would they have thought if COVID wasn't a thing? Maybe they would have found the answer themselves instead of being biased.
Well now I might take a test just to find secrets about my family
Science and genetics can ve incredible
Why isn't this a standard test for all? It seems necessary.
Agreed! Especially since birth control is a major trigger of blood clots when you have Factor II.
I wonder how serrapeptase, vitamin k2 and nattokinase could help.
Good for you guys.
They didn't have to show the clots though...
I also found that a bit gruesome
Is this an advertisement? This is really creepy and strange
When a hospital can’t even diagnose people right
And then your medical insurance will either go up or get cancelled for a “pre-existing condition” because of the genetic test and your family’s predisposition to this illness.
Well that’s been illegal in the U.S since ACA was implemented.
Sucks to not have universal healthcare. In many countries the genetic testing would have been free, as well as whatever treatment is necessary due to the illness.
This should be standard information. It's should be a requirement in the health field for everyone. It can prevent so many things...if you know right away, you can alter things or make better choices. For example. I'm a Cytic fibrous carrier. When I was 13. My mom forced me and my siblings to get a full blood work panel and a bunch of other things. Fastward when I started dating and getting serious about marriage and babies... I made sure to ask future husband about his history...he went and had all the test... turns out, he too was a carrier. So that means the odds of us having a child with CF was high. Since we new. We were able to avoid that.
That’s a great promotion/advertisement for 23 and Me, from real life.
Good job kiddo
God really works in wonderful ways! 🙏
I wanted to do this test for long time now ,unfortunately financial situation doesn't allow me to .But as soon I got anything extra will buy it 🥰🙂
This is beautiful
Seems like reporters spent more on this story than they do sometimes on other really urgent or more important stories .
Wow!!! So thankful this Dad is still alive!!💙💚💙💚
This shows what doctors know about diagnosis...
That's one really flamboyant guy...... 🤨 hes a little to "happy" and it shows.
He’s happy that his dad is alive after surviving a life-threatening situation? 🤨
Does it really matter if he’s “flamboyant”..? 💀 he’s happy his dad lived? Who cares anyways? damn, people like you annoy me 😭
yeah Ronnie, I'm gay... so what. Next time say exactly what you wanna say instead of beating around the bush.
Stay positive and strong
Prayers
What is the difference between Factor II and Factor 5?
Dad is looking great! Bless him!
Nice. Free 23andMe ad. Haha! But I'm slowly convinced, I might get mine as well.
Should really let people know when it’s a sponsored ad
A dude is better than the doctors??? Woow!!
Where can you order the test and how much is the cost?
Well 23andMe got some free advertisement. I wouldn’t talk about this until they paid me
This is a great ad for 23andMe lmao Imma buy a kit too
That is so cool makes me want to try this out🤔
Sale? How much does this test kit costs though?
So basically it was doctors incompetence nothing to do with the test.
I always pray in the work chair out front
The sad thing is even when people find out their kid is born with some kind of genetic disorder of which they were carriers, they'll often choose to keep having kids that will likely have the same disorder. The fact people will gamble with children's lives, hoping against odds that the next kid will be healthy is disgusting. That or they just say it's "up to God". No, it's simple probability. You made the bad choice to have a kid when that was a probable outcome due to your genetics.
Even if people have this knowledge the tests provide, it's not going to change human nature. People tend to make selfish, uneducated decisions.
Thank ( GOD)