Do you have a Mother and/or Grandmother with thyroid?

[foreverlostmom]

I am just curious how many have a Mother and or Grandmother that is affected with hypo/hyper?

While we are at it what about other family members?

[Jacqui62]

I was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer in 1979.

My paternal grandmother and her sister had Thyroid disease. One of my dad's sisters has Thyroid disease and Celiac disease.  One of my mom's sisters has Thyroid disease.

[Marpo1]

My great grandmother had Graves' and the goiter.  Her two sisters had TED , one went blind.  There are now 6 cousins that have Graves' Disease.  I am the only one in my immediate family.

[medmed]

My mother has hypo and my maternal grandmother as well and so do I. So far my sister tests normal but who knows what lies ahead.

[dawnangela]

My Mum was Hypo for 27 years then it just kicked back in and started working, my aunts and some cousins are Hypo and Hyper..

[peggy64]

My family is filled with us hypo folks and one hyper, My sister. She always did have to be the contrary one.

Anyways, my grandmother had thyroid cancer, hypothyroidism. She has 8 children, out of those 8 6 have hypothyroidism. My dad, his mom, does not have thyroid disease, but does have a benign tumor on his adrenal, and I do believe those 2(thyroid and adrenals) are strongly related.

Besides the 6 aunts and uncles, there are many of their children, ( my cousins) that have hypothyroidism. So it is rampant in my family.

And the crazy thing is, I didn't know it was prevalent in my family until I found out I had it.

[annamae26]

yes my mother is hypo