health problems we have in common

[ksopll]

I tallied all the disorders we have in common. I am listing below any
health issue that at least 2 of us have. Plus you can find the number
of us that have each particular health issue, listed after the health
issue. I want to thank all eight of you for responding to this.

Above normal Trigycerides 7
Above normal Collesterol 6
Diabetes 2
bowel problems 3
bladder problems 3
fibroids 3
hystorectomy 4
High Blood Pressure 3
Arthitic joints 5
bone spurs/osteophytes in joints including knees and shoulders 4
extra bone in foot 2
hypothyroidism 2
gallbladder surgery 2
Knee problems 5
Appendectomy 2
GERD 2
rotor cuff tears 2
Cervical opll 9
thoracic opll 3

[Kiwi]

Thanks Pam - that is definitely something to keep on record. I was
born in UK (1947) and come from a large extended family with whom I am
pretty much all in touch - one of my cousins is a GP in UK too and was
going to do some research having not heard of OPLL.. When I was
diagnosed I contacted cousins on both sides to see if anyone else in
the family had, to their knowledge, anything similar to OPLL . At
this stage nothing has come to light but arthritis goes pretty much
all through my Dad's family. Mind you, his mother died at 104 yrs,
two of 5 siblings going strong at 92 and 90 and 2 others died last
year at 94 and 89 and none of them had been seriously ill for any
time. I have some good genes anyway!
We have a friend in NZ, male aged 70, who has had a number of problems
which I think could well be OPLL related ie loss of feeling in one
foot/leg, loss of feeling/tingling in hands diagnosed as carpel tunnel
and resulting in laminectomy, double hip replacements that keep
dislocating and have been re done at least twice both sides, and
constant back pain. I have sent him the web site and links to this
group but I don't think he wants to know. I wonder how many of us
"baby boomers" have OPLL undiagnosed or being treated for a number of
other things?
Warm thoughts to you all, especially those of you in such pain.
Today I woke up feeling pretty stiff and sore around the knees but am
gradually loosening as the day warms up but I did go to yoga yesterday
in the rain and played 4 holes of golf before a lesson with the pro
yesterday pm. I feel very blessed that I don't have the pain so many
of you struggle with, especially Tia who is far too young to be
working through all this.
Take care and thank you for your on going support on this site :)
Kiwi Jane