Autoimmune disease in the family

[grovesy]

My big sis went blonde rather than grey - suited her, then with the extra chemo it went curly before dropping out, when she had it more or less shaved off (exceptionally short crew cut) and my BiL told her she looked like their son. Daft Twerp - Andy looks like my sis!!

I have had many relatives with red hair and many went white as opposed to grey.

 

[pm133]

Me too. Weird stomach bug for a week then 6 weeks later diagnosed with LADA.

My antibody test came back negative but I waited so long to go to a GP that the virus probably had it's wicked way with my pancreas, broke it and then disappeared into the night leaving no trace of itself. If so, I was probably lucky to only get one autoimmune disease at the time. Hopefully it's the only one too.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

As far as I’m aware there are no other autommune conditions in my close family

 

[AndBreathe]

As far as I’m aware there are no other autommune conditions in my close family

I'm on the flip-side of the coin.

A couple of years ago, at an Endo appointment (not for diabetes), the consultant asked me to go through my family history - "big" conditions, causes of death or major events sort of stuff. I just went through the family, sibling, parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents.

It was only when he read back through then, and clarified a few things that I realised how saturated my family is/was. I also learned that the supposedly incredibly unusual condition that caused my Father's death was AI. When he died, not too much was known about it.

I have none. He tested me for everything I listed, and more, certain I'd have something. Nothing.

I have just been tested, again for rheumatoid arthritis - nope.

Based on family history the Endo instructed me to adopt a gluten-free diet and watch out for LADA. At a review on Friday, he asked again if I'd had anything AI crop up in my life.

He makes me feel as if I'm dodging bullets, but to be fair if that were to be my super power, I'd take it. 🙂

 

[Leo]

Oh isn’t it SO good to start the day with a laugh! Plus, in my case, some curiosity about our family milkman. I can remember he had a strange stale milk smell (not surprisingly) and ginger hair. Both our parents had dark brown hair, but my brother and I were both very blond. His hair was always a strawberry blond and in his 40s his beard was mostly ginger. He died around then so I never saw if he gradually went ginger instead of grey. Mine stayed an ash blond until the ash took over completely.

Oooh Milkman Pat Mustard from the episode “Speed 3” of Father Ted?!!

 

[Leo]

My big sis went blonde rather than grey - suited her, then with the extra chemo it went curly before dropping out, when she had it more or less shaved off (exceptionally short crew cut) and my BiL told her she looked like their son. Daft Twerp - Andy looks like my sis!!

Weird hair stuff! I had a friend with straight hair that had a terrible motorcycle accident and suffered bad head injuries. Apart from then developing Diabetes insipidus his hair turned properly curly afterwards! Humans are strange!

 

[Leo]

I'm on the flip-side of the coin.

A couple of years ago, at an Endo appointment (not for diabetes), the consultant asked me to go through my family history - "big" conditions, causes of death or major events sort of stuff. I just went through the family, sibling, parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents.

It was only when he read back through then, and clarified a few things that I realised how saturated my family is/was. I also learned that the supposedly incredibly unusual condition that caused my Father's death was AI. When he died, not too much was known about it.

I have none. He tested me for everything I listed, and more, certain I'd have something. Nothing.

I have just been tested, again for rheumatoid arthritis - nope.

Based on family history the Endo instructed me to adopt a gluten-free diet and watch out for LADA. At a review on Friday, he asked again if I'd had anything AI crop up in my life.

He makes me feel as if I'm dodging bullets, but to be fair if that were to be my super power, I'd take it. 🙂

I'm on the flip-side of the coin.

A couple of years ago, at an Endo appointment (not for diabetes), the consultant asked me to go through my family history - "big" conditions, causes of death or major events sort of stuff. I just went through the family, sibling, parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents.

It was only when he read back through then, and clarified a few things that I realised how saturated my family is/was. I also learned that the supposedly incredibly unusual condition that caused my Father's death was AI. When he died, not too much was known about it.

I have none. He tested me for everything I listed, and more, certain I'd have something. Nothing.

I have just been tested, again for rheumatoid arthritis - nope.

Based on family history the Endo instructed me to adopt a gluten-free diet and watch out for LADA. At a review on Friday, he asked again if I'd had anything AI crop up in my life.

He makes me feel as if I'm dodging bullets, but to be fair if that were to be my super power, I'd take it. 🙂

Keep on dodging those bullets... hopefully you have skipped a generation where AI is concerned. Genes and inherited conditions are not always an exact science... sometimes a perfect storm of nothing but sometimes a perfect storm of something... keep on keeping on as they say x

 

[AndBreathe]

When it comes to likelyhood and probability, it doesn't do to gett ttoo td up in the stats.

The condition that caused my father's death was "incredibly rare", to the extent that whilst able, he would often be asked to be a case study for examinations. Allegedly, a Consultant might see one of two in a career, and a GP probably never.

Sadly, one of my cousins died as a result of the same thing, as did our vicar's wife, who was totally unrelated too us.

As I say, more is now known about the condition, and that is a bullet I am extremely keen to dodge. Do does one direct link, plus another familial link lower or increase my chances of being hit? I sure as heck have no idea, but in thte meantime, I'll just crack on with my life, living as well as I can. 🙂

 

[daducky88]

Apparently Norwegian vikings went to Ireland in 793, Danish viks stuck to England and Scotland mostly. I’m rubbish at history so this might not be totally correct. I’m a ginge, so is mum (Irish) and sister and my dad (Scottish) his mum was a ginge. Gingerness although lovely has a f load to answer for!

4GBs awarded (ginger biscuits)

 

[Annemarie]

My husband traced his male line family tree back to 1620. I don’t know what colour his hair was but he was extremely wealthy - sadly we didn’t inherit that either!