Nexis wrote:

I'd like a few opinions if I may....

If there was a chance that you had a hereditary disease that you
could find with a few tests, but is incurable....would you do the
tests?

I have 2 brothers that have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. It's a
hereditary condition that involves a thickening of the heart muscles.
Not only do they thicken, which causes the heart to have to work
harder to pump the oxygenated blood, but the cells are in disarray,
which eventually causes the affected segments to become unstable,
causing erratic heart rhythm.

As many of you know, I went to Minnesota a couple months ago for my
brother's heart surgery. At that time the doctor suggested the
remaining siblings be tested. At first, I was intending to do just
that...at least, until I began reading up on it. Basically, what I
learned is, if it is going to affect you, it is just simply going to.
There's nothing really preventative you can do, not until it is bad
enough to require treatment. So given that it wouldn't benefit you
to know, and may in fact cause stress, would you do the test?

Thanks for anyone who responds, and no, I'm not looking for anyone to
make my choice for me...I'd just like to know what others would do.

Knowing would mean that I could plan better for my future.

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