My Family Health History
Me
Morbid obesity, degenerative disc disease and arthritis, sciatica with back, hip, knee and ankle pain.
Urinary stress incontinence
(suspected) insuline resistance, was tested repeatedly during pregnancies for gestational diabetes(I was borderline)
High blood pressure, history of DVT's (left leg, 1995),
Sleep apnea (being referred for sleep study), decreased lung capacity upon exertion.
Acid Reflux, history of ulcers.
depression (treated with antidepressants)
- children-
daughter- 14yrs old,(5'3", 190lbs) obese
son- 8yrs old,(4'8", 140lbs),obese

twin sister- died when we were 5 days old, pneumonia and hyaline membrane disorder (which I also had)

older sister-died at birth

older sister - Morbidly obese, type II diabetes, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, high cholesterol, lipodemia
-no children (infertile)

younger sister (twin) - eating disorder, normal to low weight
-children-
daughter- 9yrs old, obese
son- 8yrs old, overweight
daughter- 2yrs old, normal weight

younger brother (twin)- normal weight(works to stay there)
-children-
daughter- 20yrs old, battling with her weight
Son- 18yrs old, normal weight

younger sister- constant battle flip flopping overweight and normal/underweight
-children-
daughter- 16yrs old-struggles with weight, diets alot
son- 14yrs old- struggles with weight

younger sister-morbidly obese (her entire life), acute respitory distress syndrome, depression, idiopathicpneumosiderosis, prolapsed heart valve (from diet pills)contributory to ARDS and the IPPS,Myocardial infarction,blood clots (greenfeld filter)
-children-
daughter-12yrs old- struggles with her weight



Maternal Family History
All of my mothers relatives from her her parents on back passed away by mid fifties from heart disease. They have a history of premature death, obesity, depression and cancer.

Mother-struggled with weight gain, up and down after she started getting pregnant, she is overweight
-high blood pressure, depression, varicose veins, heart attack 5/94, high cholesterol, her body produces too much calcium

Maternal Siblings

-older brother- I don't know any info

-younger sister- 3 strokes, hypertension, obese, high cholesterol, hysterectomy (cancer), goiter removed
-had 5 children

-younger brother- heart attack with triple bypass, don't know his other health problems
-had 3 children

-younger sister- High cholesterol, hypertension, normal/underweight, died in late 30's early 40's massive coronary
-had 2 children

-younger sister- juvenile diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, obesity, I don't know of her other health problems
-infertile (adopted 1 child)

Maternal Grandmother-died of pulmonary embolism at age of 52, hypertension, don't know other health history because she did not like to go to the doctors

-sister- died from breast cancer in her 30's, don't know of her other health problems

-sister- died from breast cancer in her 30's, I don't know of her other health problems

- 5 more siblings died from heart disease

Maternal Grandfather-died from coronary disease at age 35, don't know of his other health issues, or of his sibs.
-His mother and father died of heart attacks in their 40's and early 50's


Paternal Family History-don't know much about my Fathers side, we didn't have contact with them while I was growing up. They did however, have a history of heart disease and cancer.

Father-Morbidly obese, BMI 50.6, he had health problems, had his gallbladder removed, had his knee operated on because of stress on the joint, hypertension, hepatitis, post surgery phlebitis, died at the age of 46 from metastisized colorectal cancer.
not sure if he had other health problems, because he never went to a doctor unless he felt like he was dying.

Paternal Siblings

- twin older brothers (half) dont' know them so don't know medical history

-younger sister- normal weight, don't know of her health history

Paternal Grandmother-died of heart attack in her 30's

Paternal Grandfather-died of heart attack at age of 73

My Site Links
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Journal Page 2
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My Weight Loss Chart
Lyrics to the song "Beautiful"
Reasons to Lose 200lbs
Family Health History


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