I first found out I had VHL in 2007. I have always been healthy never broke a bone or been in the hospital never felt sick. I developed a tumor in my right kidney in late 2005. Doctors sugested removing the whole kidney and the cancer would be gone. ...
My vhl experience begins around 12 yrs old. I woke up one day and was having blurry vision in my left eye. My mother took me to the eye doctor who sent me to a specialist. This Dr was fresh out of med school and I was one of his first patiants. He lo...
At first my family thought we had pheochromocytoma, but when my cousin died NIH found out we had VHL. I was genetically tested in the fourth or fifth grade and do have the gene. My brother passed away from the disease, my mother has had numerous surg...
My husband was diagnosed in 2004 with vhl has had double adreanalectomy kidney spine brain op and loss his sight due to vhl... 3 children also carry this gene and have had several operations and there also grandchildren as well
