Guest guest Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Hi all, My parents have actually agreed to write out their health histories for me to take to the geneticist next month, but the geneticist's office has not sent me any paperwork and my parents don't really know what info they need to include, besides the major stuff (cancer, arthritis, surgeries, etc). Does anyone have any guidelines/suggestions? Thanks much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Get it all down - all surgeries, medications, onset of the need for the use of medications, prolonged illnesses, reactions to surgeries, anaesthetics, medications. Anything common to one or more people - all of it. What you think is insignificant may be really significant to the geneticist, so take everything. Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 A couple things they will want to see is a family health tree listing the family disorders and reasons for death. someone here probably has a good url for one. I think they like you to go back about three or four generations Another thing they like are pictures of yourself at different ages. Sitting, standing etc. they can tell a lot from those; candid pictures -- not so much the school photos. On 4/15/04 10:27 AM, " ceda " ceda > wrote: > > Subject: Family Medical History > >... Does anyone have any > guidelines/suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 I just wanted to thank everyone for their input on gathering a family medical history. I knew I could count on y'all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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