Possible mitochondria

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I posted yesterday but for some reason my post did not come up so I

am posting this again. I am a 32 year old female who has had various

neurological symptoms for the past 1 1/2 years. I have

weakness,extreme fatigue, double vision, blurred vision, balance

problems, bladder problems, swallowing problems, cognitive thinking

and memory problems. I was seeing a neurologist who performed a lot

of test that have come back negative except for a neuropsych eval

showed right hemisphere dysfunction, swallowing test showed I am

aspirating and a bladder test that showed my bladder not holding much

urine. I have difficulty breathing now, shortness of breath,

coughing when I can't get my breath. I am seeing a pulmonary (lung)

specialist on the 15th.

so anyway I switched neuros and they are looking into a possible

mitochondria disease. I have to have a eeg done on the 26th of this

month and am going for a consultation on the 29th of this month for a

muscle biopsy. I have been in the hospital for 2 weeks with an

episode of extreme weakness, they thought I had a stroke, than a

bunch of other stuff which was ruled out. Just thought I would give

a little history, sorry so long, I am wondering a few things, what

exactly is mitochondria, It is really confusing me, is it something I

have always had ?genetic? Is it hereditary?

If I do have this who treats this/ and are there any treatments, I

have looked on the internet which I know I shouldn't do but it is

really confusing trying to read, my vision isn't great either. How

long does it take after the muscle biopsy to find out if I have this?

I really want to know if I could have passed this on to my 2 little

girls.

If I do have this is it progressive? I am assuming it is because

whatever I have its progressing. Will I become disabled more than I

am right now, I can't walk far at all without being exhausted. I know

I am jumping the gun on this but what other possibilities are there.

there has to be reasons for my symptoms.

Growing up I was very short, took hormone shots to grow and to reach

puberty, I don't get my periods, took fertility shots to get pregnant

and am also hard of hearing, wear a hearing aid.

Thanks for reading this, sorry so long