Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 My mother's family is Welsh, my father's is Cherokee. I read something once about this particular combination (Native American + Celtic) but don't remember what it was. I may have to go search it out-- does anyone else remember seeing that? Interesting how all this different stuff plays into our health. in LA >From: LestatL382@... >Reply-To: The_Thyroid_Support_Group >To: The_Thyroid_Support_Group >Subject: Re: Hemochromatosis maybe >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:42:34 -0000 > >In my family a married a on and we can trace one side >back to the 900's in Wales. >I know this one website called it the Celtic curse and a whole bunch >of other things. >And phooey to my endo for saying oh well I don't think you have that >because you don't have any symptoms!!!!!! How many times have we >heard that with thyroid?!?!?!? > >Louise > > > > I'd like to hear more of this, so, yes, please keep us posted... I'm > > german on both sides (and was born there) > > > > .... so...... > > > > Topper () > > > > On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 01:46:59 -0000 LestatL382@y... writes: > > Drat when it rains it pours ya know!!! > > My elevated iron level has been bugging me ever since I got my >blood > > tests results back in May. Well today I found a site and it was > > saying this is more common in people of Celtic or Nothern European > > descent. Well on my mothers side I am English French ish and > > Welsh. On my father's side I am Dutch and German. Could be genetic. > > Well one test is to figure out your percentage of saturation. That >is > > calculated by dividing the numerical result of your serum iron >(179) > > by the numerical result if the total iron binding capacity (290). > > Mine is 61%. Anything over 40 is suggestive of Hemo. > > I also found something on about.com that anemia and hemo are common > > with thyroid problems. > > So tomorrow I will have the following blood tests: > > Thyroid (right now a LOW priority!!!!!) > > Ferritin > > serum iron > > total iron binding capacity > > CBC > > > > I might even see if I can ask the endo what he thinks. When I >pointed > > out my high iron he said oh he didn't think I could have hemo >because > > I didn't have any of the symptoms!!! Phooey you need to be your own > > advocate and check this stuff out!!! > > > > This can be life threatening because of the damage it can do to >your > > liver. There really isn't any medication you can take - you have to > > do blood letting to get your ferritin below 10. (a serum ferritin > > greater than 150 is also an indicator.) Hopefully I've caught it > > early because last year my serum iron was 66 and the % was 21. >Don't > > know what caused the jump. Don't think I can blame the car >accident. > > It might be the thyrolar - it's what my body needs so now >everything > > is working. Will I stop it?!!? Only if someone gives me one heck of >a > > good reason!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > I'll keep all of you updated. > > > > Louise > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 I am very interested in this also, , because my father is strong German, and my mother's side is mostly native American, with her mother's side being the Cobbs. I don't know what that is, but my mom told me there is Scotch and Italian in there. Don't know how that would add up, but I haven't researched anything on the connection to disease, either. RE: Ancestry and disease My mother's family is Welsh, my father's is Cherokee. I read something once about this particular combination (Native American + Celtic) but don't remember what it was. I may have to go search it out-- does anyone else remember seeing that? Interesting how all this different stuff plays into our health. in LA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 I am very interested in this also, , because my father is strong German, and my mother's side is mostly native American, with her mother's side being the Cobbs. I don't know what that is, but my mom told me there is Scotch and Italian in there. Don't know how that would add up, but I haven't researched anything on the connection to disease, either. RE: Ancestry and disease My mother's family is Welsh, my father's is Cherokee. I read something once about this particular combination (Native American + Celtic) but don't remember what it was. I may have to go search it out-- does anyone else remember seeing that? Interesting how all this different stuff plays into our health. in LA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 I am very interested in this also, , because my father is strong German, and my mother's side is mostly native American, with her mother's side being the Cobbs. I don't know what that is, but my mom told me there is Scotch and Italian in there. Don't know how that would add up, but I haven't researched anything on the connection to disease, either. RE: Ancestry and disease My mother's family is Welsh, my father's is Cherokee. I read something once about this particular combination (Native American + Celtic) but don't remember what it was. I may have to go search it out-- does anyone else remember seeing that? Interesting how all this different stuff plays into our health. in LA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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