Thanks… we have the same primary care doctor (can be good and bad – oops pulled the wrong chart, billed the wrong insurance) and signed release forms to have access to each other’s rexords.
It’s strange how genes vs envt works – my sister has always been prone to allergies and colds, this helps explain things. Our dad and a brother has psoriasis, which I think is an autoimmune disease. I’m definitely going to get checked at my next appointment since I seem to be following down the similr path as her (first anemia, then weight gain, then irregular cycles – hers spotty on and off, mine menorrhagia), only five years later. So – high blood pressure and cholesterol from our mom, risk of diabetes from our dad (elevated now for my sister since she can’t work out until her hormones get in control), bad eyesight from whatever (and now the added factor of Graves and checking for bulgy eyes – I told her she needs to get a referral to an ophthalmologist, optometrist wont cut it).
We need to find ways to relieve stress! Nno more 60-80 hour work weeks is the first step (for both of us), maybe tai chi when she’s up to it. Stress defintely riggered it, too many things going on (mom died of non smoking related lung cancer – hospital on a Friday, dead in Wednesday; brother diagnosed with mental illness; dad not in the best shape, firestorms, finances..okay, done)
