Posted 2/13/2012 5:00 PM (GMT -7)
Hi,
I have Graves Disease, my Aunt has hashimotos disease and my cousin has crohns disease... i feel like it is too coincidental that we all have an autoimmune disorder, but iv been told it doesnt necessarily get passed down in genetics, is that true?
Another Aunty we believe has Munchenhausen syndrome,(because i was so sick and got sympathy from my extended family) she is encouraging her teenager daughter to believe she has graves disease because she 'is lazy' and I take offense to this because there is nothing wrong with her, and i was alittle more then just lazy.. i couldnt walk, couldnt pick things up, couldnt cook or shop without fainting, wasnt coherent, kept throwing up.. had tremors, heart pulpitations, would just pass out... terrible emotional problems and alienated myself from my husband and friends... the usual suspects..
Sorry... was half a question, half a venting rant..