Lemons2lemonade Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Anyone here have relatives with kidney disease, marphan syndrome, or preeclampsia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewatcher Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 I have kidney disease, two of my first cousins have Marfan's Syndrome, but no preeclampsia.I am suspected to have a connective tissue disorder, but have not pursued it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 My grandmother had severe preeclampsia when preg with my mom. One of my sisters was told she was beginning to develop preeclampsia at end of both of her pregnancies. (She is preg now for a 3rd time and we'll see if it happens again).I had PIH at end of pregnancy, I was told, but no preeclampsia. I believe POTS was playing a role in the bp regulation at the end.No marfan and no kidney disease in my family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemons2lemonade Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hey firewatcher, are the cousins from the same parent? Same gender? And not to scare you but I have heard there is a lot of anyeurism issues with marphan but I'm pretty sure you would know if you had marphan by now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 My mother had preeclampsia with my sister and my sister had preeclampsia with her pregnancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewatcher Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Yup, the cousins are both girls and from the same parent=my Dad's sister. I definitely don't have Marfan's. I'm much stockier, but still hyper-flexible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemons2lemonade Posted January 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Firewatcher, THAT is interesting. Same with my family my dad's sister and her daughter. Did your aunt have it, or was she just a carrier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoozlyGirl Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 I have a significant family history of aneurysm. My mom and her sister both have had aneurysms, and their father, a brother and another sister all died unexpectedly. There is now significant suspicion they had aneurysms as well. My mom has two different types of aneurysms (aorta and coronary), which is quite rare, from what her surgeon explained. Her sister has 2 aneurysms in the brain. Have since learned of at least 10 other relatives on my mom's side with aneurysms. We were strongly advised to have all first degree relatives screened with X rays/ultrasound, which do a decent job of detecting aortic aneurysms, then repreated every 5 years. My mom's initial blood work for a connective tissue disorder were negative and we were told genetic testing would likely not be covered by insurance and cost upwards of $10k. No hypermobility or Marfan's in the family, but aneurysms galore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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