Re: Does Heritage, Geography, life style or race play a role in Thyroid Disorder?

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Caucasian, mostly a German/Polish heritage... I know way back there is some Russian and Gypsies..... Blue eyed blonde... large boned. Taller than average.

Born in Germany, came to US as an infant and raised in Minnesota.

Was never chemically dependant (drugs, booze, cigarettes, etc).. except for caffeine.... Well.... hooked on chocolate!!! hehehehe Never got into excessive dieting. Did have a problem with drinking during a bad emotional crises, lasted a few months....

My 'defect' is a genetic one.... defective TSH receptors... it has been seen in other blood relatives.

I was given RAI to destroy my gland to stop thyroid storm... no remaining gland function. Totally dependant on thyroid hormone replacement.

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On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:37:39 -0700 (PDT) G W writes:

Are there any African Americans on this list? Does anyone have any statistics on thyroid problems and race?

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I am Polish/German and Russian,

Blonde hair, blue eyes.

Born in US in NY state.

Small world on the race so far!

sue

Caucasian, mostly a German/Polish heritage... I know way back there is some Russian and Gypsies..... Blue eyed blonde... large boned. Taller than average.

Born in Germany, came to US as an infant and raised in Minnesota.

Was never chemically dependant (drugs, booze, cigarettes, etc).. except for caffeine.... Well.... hooked on chocolate!!! hehehehe Never got into excessive dieting. Did have a problem with drinking during a bad emotional crises, lasted a few months....

My 'defect' is a genetic one.... defective TSH receptors... it has been seen in other blood relatives.

I was given RAI to destroy my gland to stop thyroid storm... no remaining gland function. Totally dependant on thyroid hormone replacement.

Topper ()

On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:37:39 -0700 (PDT) G W writes:

Are there any African Americans on this list? Does anyone have any statistics on thyroid problems and race?

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Caucasian, English/Irish/ish/French Two known relatives with hypothyroidism on Mom's side (England) First Generation American - Connectict born, raised AND still here. Slight frame, five-foot-three Blue eyes, brown hair Very stressful time getting career going (supposedly this was a trigger...) Hashimoto's, papillary, follicular carcinoma T-T April 9, 2004 Ongoing struggle with full replacement ~E:) topper2@... wrote: Caucasian, mostly a German/Polish heritage... I know way back there is some Russian and Gypsies..... Blue eyed blonde... large boned. Taller than average. Born in Germany, came to US as an infant and raised in Minnesota. Was never chemically dependant (drugs, booze, cigarettes, etc).. except for caffeine.... Well.... hooked on chocolate!!! hehehehe Never got into excessive dieting. Did have a problem with drinking during a bad emotional crises, lasted a few months.... My 'defect' is a genetic one.... defective TSH receptors... it has been seen in other blood relatives. I was given RAI to destroy my gland to stop thyroid storm... no remaining gland function. Totally dependant on thyroid hormone replacement. Topper

() On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:37:39 -0700 (PDT) G W <msflowersusa (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> writes: Are there any African Americans on this list? Does anyone have any statistics on thyroid problems and race? TOTAL-Thyroidectomy 26 months

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I may just track this on a spread sheet.. using 3 digit IDs and no names... Keep everyone's privacy but still take advantage of the chance to see if there is enough data coming in through our group to see if there is any kind of a pattern... so far the only studies/stats have been based on gender and age.... more women than men and more folks seeming to be diagnosed in middle age.... but with the age thing.. that might have more to do with when symptoms were pronounced enough to see of when a doc finally 'saw' it.

Hmmmm so I should do a questionnaire... hmmmmm I guess I have another project! hehehe

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On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:54:36 -0500 JustYourTypeDTP writes:

TopperI am Polish/German and Russian,Blonde hair, blue eyes.Born in US in NY state.Small world on the race so far!sue

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Race: No predilection for any particular race has been established. Sex: The incidence of hypothyroidism is much greater in women than in men. Myxedema coma is extremely rare, but its incidence is higher in elderly women, especially those older than 60 years. Age: Hypothyroidism is seen more commonly in women aged 40-60 years; however, it can be seen in persons of all ages.

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Hmmmm so I should do a questionnaire... hmmmmm I guess I have another project! hehehe

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GO for it!

sue

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I'm Caucasion with Ukrainian and English background. My maternal (English)family has a history of hypo...the females at least. My paternal family is good solid healthy eastern European peasant-type stock!!!

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Hah! so it's all in the British ancestry!!!!

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( Spiff, way up in the back row, doing the Arsenio Hall hand thing........WOO WOO WOO WOO! )JustYourTypeDTP wrote: Hmmmm so I should do a questionnaire... hmmmmm I guess I have another project! hehehe Topper ()GO for it! :)sue

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I'm caucasion with an English and Irish background. I am the only one that I know of who is hypothyroid. I've had it since I was about 8 years old and I'm wondering if my thyroid had an interruption of blood supply during my tonsillectomy. I've read that as a possible cause and the timing fits. The rest of my family members, including my son are tall, lean and energetic with a true zest for life. My daughter does struggle with her weight and depression, but she has been tested and her labs without medication are virtually identical to mine with medication... Judy

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One quarter German, with ish, Cherokee, and British heritage. The German and Cherokee are the strongest of any. Born and bred in Tx, but originally from the very cold winters of the Tx panhandle, at birth to age 19. Tx Gulf Coast (Smog and crud in the air forever and ever) for the last 35 yrs.

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Oops, forgot to add Hashi's and brown hair and brown eyes and all those life stressors (death, divorce, abuse, and so on) to my profile.

Re: Does Heritage, Geography, life style or race play a role in Thyroid Disorder?

I may just track this on a spread sheet.. using 3 digit IDs and no names... Keep everyone's privacy but still take advantage of the chance to see if there is enough data coming in through our group to see if there is any kind of a pattern... so far the only studies/stats have been based on gender and age.... more women than men and more folks seeming to be diagnosed in middle age.... but with the age thing.. that might have more to do with when symptoms were pronounced enough to see of when a doc finally 'saw' it.

Hmmmm so I should do a questionnaire... hmmmmm I guess I have another project! hehehe

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One thing I've heard is that people who are Indian or of Indian decent have more problems with diabetes. I found this out from someone who's Blackfoot when I was working at the feed store. Also says that there's more lactose intolerance they have to deal with too. He said he thought it was because Indians never got into drinking milk since they were hunter/gatherers and the same with sugar because they never had access until the white man come along and "helped" them out. My gramma who was where I got the Sioux blood from died from diabetes, but ya know, I can't remember her ever drinking milk or eating cheese. I guess it was never an issue that I noticed. Spiff wrote: One quarter German, with ish, Cherokee, and British heritage. The German and Cherokee are the strongest of any. Born and bred in Tx, but originally from the very cold winters of the Tx panhandle, at birth to age 19. Tx Gulf Coast (Smog and crud in the air forever and ever) for the last 35 yrs.

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