Guest guest Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Hi Sue. Thats amazing that there was history that you didnt know about, I am the youngest of 10 kids and I have screened everyone Aunts, Uncles etc and other than my uncles wife(married into family) who had RA and died at the age of 43 from complications to the RA there is no one..... Thanks for responding Sue <marysue@...> wrote: When my rheumy asked if there was RA in my family, I said no. Then I found out that my mother's sister had it. I knew that she had arthritis, but she kept quiet about it and had never said that it was RA. She also wore long sleeves all of the time to hide the huge nodules on her elbows. Sue On Friday, December 2, 2005, at 05:32 AM, mishlev05 wrote: > I was diagnosed with Ra in 2003 and have always said no when asked if > there is a family history.....one of my friends recently heard that > diabetes (which my mum has) can be counted as family history does > anyone know anymore about this???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 I have a strong history of MS & RA in my family...my great- grandfather was bedridden for YEARS with RA & my Aunt has both like me. There are others as well. Family history stinks! LOL! Cami > > > I was diagnosed with Ra in 2003 and have always said no when asked if > > there is a family history.....one of my friends recently heard that > > diabetes (which my mum has) can be counted as family history does > > anyone know anymore about this???? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 In our next lifetime, we'll have to choose our parents more carefully, LOL. Sue On Saturday, December 3, 2005, at 09:18 AM, Cami DeFries wrote: > I have a strong history of MS & RA in my family...my great- > grandfather was bedridden for YEARS with RA & my Aunt has both like > me. There are others as well. Family history stinks! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 No kidding!! My Mom's side of the family is SICK, SICK, SICK! Jerks!! LOL! MS, RA, fibro, allergies, plain old sinus issues, alcoholism, drug addictions, mental illness...you name it, that side has it! Ugh!! In a lot of ways, I'm lucky I got the RA/MS factor!! Cami > > > I have a strong history of MS & RA in my family...my great- > > grandfather was bedridden for YEARS with RA & my Aunt has both like > > me. There are others as well. Family history stinks! LOL! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Hi: My grandmother had RA (crippled her hands and she ended up in a wheelchair too), my grandfather had Psoriasis (and I suspect Psoriatic RA), and my dad has Raynaud's. Somehow he escaped the RA monster. So immune system problems run in my family too. Kathe in CA --- mishlev05 <mishlev05@...> wrote: > Hi Sue. > Thats amazing that there was history that you > didnt know about, I am the youngest of 10 kids and I > have screened everyone Aunts, Uncles etc and other > than my uncles wife(married into family) who had RA > and died at the age of 43 from complications to the > RA there is no one..... > Thanks for responding > > > Sue <marysue@...> wrote: > When my rheumy asked if there was RA in my family, > I said no. Then I > found out that my mother's sister had it. I knew > that she had > arthritis, but she kept quiet about it and had never > said that it was > RA. She also wore long sleeves all of the time to > hide the huge nodules > on her elbows. Sue > > On Friday, December 2, 2005, at 05:32 AM, mishlev05 > wrote: > > > I was diagnosed with Ra in 2003 and have always > said no when asked if > > there is a family history.....one of my friends > recently heard that > > diabetes (which my mum has) can be counted as > family history does > > anyone know anymore about this???? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Hi Kathe, its amazing how it runs in the family so frequently, I just hope/prey my kids don't end up living there lives with RA and or one of these other auto immune problems michelle Kathe Sabetzadeh <lv2ryd@...> wrote: Hi: My grandmother had RA (crippled her hands and she ended up in a wheelchair too), my grandfather had Psoriasis (and I suspect Psoriatic RA), and my dad has Raynaud's. Somehow he escaped the RA monster. So immune system problems run in my family too. Kathe in CA --- mishlev05 <mishlev05@...> wrote: > Hi Sue. > Thats amazing that there was history that you > didnt know about, I am the youngest of 10 kids and I > have screened everyone Aunts, Uncles etc and other > than my uncles wife(married into family) who had RA > and died at the age of 43 from complications to the > RA there is no one..... > Thanks for responding > > > Sue <marysue@...> wrote: > When my rheumy asked if there was RA in my family, > I said no. Then I > found out that my mother's sister had it. I knew > that she had > arthritis, but she kept quiet about it and had never > said that it was > RA. She also wore long sleeves all of the time to > hide the huge nodules > on her elbows. Sue > > On Friday, December 2, 2005, at 05:32 AM, mishlev05 > wrote: > > > I was diagnosed with Ra in 2003 and have always > said no when asked if > > there is a family history.....one of my friends > recently heard that > > diabetes (which my mum has) can be counted as > family history does > > anyone know anymore about this???? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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