How come my "ask the doctor" questions
won't go through? I tried twice and both
have errors!?
Here is my question as maybe the doc will
see it here or anyone else with
information could answer.
I wasn't sure where to post this question
but it seemed like the stress and anxiety
topic could pertain. Maybe?
My dad has anklosing spondylitis,
hypothyroidsim,pernicious anemia and is
controlling high blood pressure. He is 72
and pretty active yet. My mom is healthy,
is 73 and pretty active also.
My oldest brother died at the age of 48
due to a toxic reaction to medication
after heart valve surgery. He had
diabetes since he was 13 and a couple of
years ago found out he had hypothyroidism.
Another brother found out he had a brain
tumor at the age of 31 and died from it at
37. Another brother is healthy. I have
breast fybroids, ibs and hyperthyroidism
that is reducing to possibly
hypothyroidism. Another brother has
diabetes that he got at the age of 12 and
had a kidney transplant 17 years ago and
just found out that he has post transplant
lymphoma. A month ago he was 148 lbs and
he is down to 126 and can't take chemo
until he gets a little healthier. My
sister has lupus, hypothyroidism,
rheumetoid arthritis and all other things
that lupus does. My youngest brother (42
yrs old) has anklosing spondylitis and
thinks he has had it since high school.
So you can see where the stress and
anxiety column is maybe the most
appropriate and this is just medical
stuff. I lost my first husband 17 years
ago and lost 2 neices (10 and 11 yrs old)
about 16 years ago. With this latest news
of my brother's cancer I am losing my zip.
Thankfully I have 3 "knock on wood"
healthy kids.
Question: is there such a thing as the
"27th gene" or the "27 b gene" or the "b
gene" that cause all of the auto immune
diseases? Is my dad or my mom the
carrier? I heard a long time ago about my
dad having a certain gene that resulted in
most of this.
