warri0r45 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I can't remember the name, but there used to be a bone disorder running through my dad's side of the family. My dad was the only one of seven kids to get it, but luckily me and my brother didn't get it from him. So basically, it dies with him. It's nothing serious though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barihawk Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 HNPCC. Or plain and simple: colon cancer. Pretty nasty, so most people in my family get scanned. Which means they shove a tube with a camera on it up your hole. So far my dad is clean, so I just hope he didn't get the responsible combination of genes. Could save me some anal probing in the future :x Don't get too excited, every male over the age of 50 is highly recommended to be checked for colon cancer and have a colonoscopy (cleansing of the large intestine). The risk for colon cancer is so high in all adult males that it's worth doing. Also, it's painless and not worth even really getting worried about. When you are 50, you will probably get one like just about everyone else. Getting a tube stuck in your rear end while you sleep is hardly a price to pay to make sure you don't die from your bowels imploding. My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. -Sir Arthur Wellesley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryjoe Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Don't get too excited, every male over the age of 50 is highly recommended to be checked for colon cancer and have a colonoscopy (cleansing of the large intestine). The risk for colon cancer is so high in all adult males that it's worth doing. Also, it's painless and not worth even really getting worried about. When you are 50, you will probably get one like just about everyone else. Getting a tube stuck in your rear end while you sleep is hardly a price to pay to make sure you don't die from your bowels imploding. that just where they squirt war water up? would want to be awake to be fair, would be an experience to say the least :D :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauke Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 HNPCC. Or plain and simple: colon cancer. Pretty nasty, so most people in my family get scanned. Which means they shove a tube with a camera on it up your hole. So far my dad is clean, so I just hope he didn't get the responsible combination of genes. Could save me some anal probing in the future :x Don't get too excited, every male over the age of 50 is highly recommended to be checked for colon cancer and have a colonoscopy (cleansing of the large intestine). The risk for colon cancer is so high in all adult males that it's worth doing. Colonoscopies aren't standard here. Only if there's a heriditary component. Without an hereditary component the chance is only 7%. And cancers in the intestine are greatly influenced by lifestyle, which makes it a bit more controlable than, let's say, breast cancer. Also, it's painless and not worth even really getting worried about. When you are 50, you will probably get one like just about everyone else. Getting a tube stuck in your rear end while you sleep is hardly a price to pay to make sure you don't die from your bowels imploding. I know, I know.. it's more or less the idea to get a probe shoved up your bottom. I know from my dad's experience you won't feel a thing. But still... I'ma feel raped. Don't get too excited, every male over the age of 50 is highly recommended to be checked for colon cancer and have a colonoscopy (cleansing of the large intestine). The risk for colon cancer is so high in all adult males that it's worth doing. Also, it's painless and not worth even really getting worried about. When you are 50, you will probably get one like just about everyone else. Getting a tube stuck in your rear end while you sleep is hardly a price to pay to make sure you don't die from your bowels imploding. that just where they squirt war water up? would want to be awake to be fair, would be an experience to say the least :D :thumbup: Well, you get drugged, else they aren't able to fit the tube up your hole, since your muscles need to be relaxed. From my dad's experience you feel a bit dazed during the procedure. Twitter ||| Google+ ||| Facebook ||| LinkedIn ||| My very interesting weblog about science Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azvareth Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 No diseases as far as I know, but people from my mother's side of the family are prone to get bad joints later in life: problems with legs, hips and so forth. I'll probably get that. My grandpa was a drunkard commie, so I guess also mental illness to some extent. I kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryjoe Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 sounds like a right laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champion Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Skin cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3hitm4g3u Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Cancer + Sickle cell (I'm just a carrier). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Cancer + Sickle cell (I'm just a carrier). what does that mean? your kids have chances of getting it? :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauke Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Cancer + Sickle cell (I'm just a carrier). what does that mean? your kids have chances of getting it? He's probably a heterozygote. Which means he has one copy of the gene which is mutated, and one which is not. Most heterozygotic sickle cell carriers have no symptoms. That means he has 50% of passing on the mutated gene. For his kids to get sickle cell anaemia, his partner would need to pass one a mutated copy of the gene aswell. That means, he would need to have a partner which carries the gene. Most carriers live in places where a lot of malaria is present. This, because people with sickle cell disease are pretty much immune to malaria because the malaria parasite can't proliferate in the abnormally shaped red blood cells that these sickle cell patients have. Since I doubt he lives in Africa, the chance on getting a partner which is also a carrier is quite small. And even if he did, chances are still 50% that the bad version of the gene is carried one. Which still makes up for a chance of 50%*50%=25%. Twitter ||| Google+ ||| Facebook ||| LinkedIn ||| My very interesting weblog about science Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmodeous4 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Pancreatitis. Gran died of pancreatic cancer, mum has pancreatitis, sister has had an operation because of it, uncle has diabetes and pancreatitis and I've had 2 operations because of it...Wow. Hit me up on LastFM to see my music taste and chat :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhaloguy Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Well since my family lived near Chernobyl.... We have a risk of cancer.. If you do things right people won't be sure you've done anything at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zierro Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 No diseases as far as I know, but people from my mother's side of the family are prone to get bad joints later in life: problems with legs, hips and so forth. I'll probably get that. My grandpa was a drunkard commie, so I guess also mental illness to some extent. I kid. I heard somewhere that alcoholism is somewhat hereditary. I don't know about communism though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racheya Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Asthma maybe? My mum has it and so do I. Eye problems too. My mum is long sighted, I'm short sighted and my brother is getting his first pair of glasses for being short sighted too. I wouldn't really know on my dad's side since my dad here is my step-dad really. My step-dad though might have cancer, seems to have screwed up his lungs with smoking and has a rare syndrome called Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Even after reading the Wikipedia article it doesn't make much sense to me but it's like 1 in a million people get it :shock: He doesn't have to deal with it on a day-to-day basis but he has to be careful when he gets coldsores and that that it doesn't flare up. I edit for the [Tip.It Times]. I rarely write in [My Blog]. I am an [Ex-Moderator]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauke Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 No diseases as far as I know, but people from my mother's side of the family are prone to get bad joints later in life: problems with legs, hips and so forth. I'll probably get that. My grandpa was a drunkard commie, so I guess also mental illness to some extent. I kid. I heard somewhere that alcoholism is somewhat hereditary. I don't know about communism though. Alcoholism is said to have a certain genetic component. That doesn't rule out the environment causes though. So you can't say alcoholism is purely a genetic disease. It's still something you have influence on. And no, communism is not hereditary. Hope you're not seriously wondering if it is. Twitter ||| Google+ ||| Facebook ||| LinkedIn ||| My very interesting weblog about science Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zierro Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Well if you're born into a communist family then I guess it can be "inheritable". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star. Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I don't even know any family history concerning illnesses. Our families don't talk about it if there is something because they think nothing will happen to us. I think there is some mental thing going around. I've heard events about it regarding me and a few cousins and uncles. ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeddude Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 My Grandad on my mum's side, has had Breast Cancer but maade a full recovery. Breast Cancer is very rare in men, and now he is suffering from Lung Cancer :( My Grandad on my dad's side has lost one of his eyes due to some disease. My Grandma on my dad's side has a hernia.. I think thats just about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azvareth Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 No diseases as far as I know, but people from my mother's side of the family are prone to get bad joints later in life: problems with legs, hips and so forth. I'll probably get that. My grandpa was a drunkard commie, so I guess also mental illness to some extent. I kid. I heard somewhere that alcoholism is somewhat hereditary. I don't know about communism though. What Bauke said is correct. My uncle is a recovering alcoholic as well (his two sisters aren't), but that is mostly due to certain environmental causes. So I guess worst case scenario is I'll become one of those permobil-ridden drunks who drive around and sing old Cornelis Vreeswijk songs loudly. I am a dirty socialist too, which is pretty much the same as a commie, right guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zierro Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 No, socialism is accepted here because it is a compromise to capitalists. As long as there are signs of giving in, you are good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoi_Tu Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 No, socialism is accepted here because it is a compromise to capitalists. As long as there are signs of giving in, you are good to go. No compromises. Beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathdrow Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I asked my mum and my dad, and the only thing we have in the family is minor arthritis on my dads side, and screwed up feet/ankles on my mums side. and a small mouth on my dads side. I've also got a cycstic fibrosis gene in me, from my dads side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Alcoholism :| [bleep] the law, they can eat my dick that's word to Pimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathdrow Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Alcoholism :| I forgot that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracion1 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Men balding at the temples at around 50-60ish is the only one I know of, if that counts as a disease. "In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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