Any other people here

[terie-tk]

DX'd with MS and have no family HX of it ?
I see fairly many posts about family members with MS also but rarely a post of no family HX.

Anyway, I have no family HX of MS on either side. I come from a large family.

I'm wondering how common or uncommon the family HX and MS is.
Thanks in advance for responses!

[Sequoia]

I have no family history of MS; not even any vague, undiagnosed illnesses that might have been MS. I appear to be the first in my genetic line.

According to the NMSS,

Epidemiologic surveys have determined that an individual's risk of developing MS increases several-fold if a close family member has MS. While the average person in the United States has about 1 chance in 750 of developing MS, the risk for a person who has a parent or sibling with MS increases to about 1 in 40. MS. Thus, the risk increases significantly for a person whose parent has MS, but still remains relatively low.

Full article:

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/abo...ics/index.aspx

[heliotrope]

Also no family history. Autoimmune diseases, but "small" ones that usually don't connect with MS.

[CNE920]

No MS in my family hx. Lots of other autoimmune issues, but no MS

[Waydwnsouth1]

I have not family HX of MS. I have asked all my relatives and noone even had vague sx of MS. So I guess I am the first. Lucky me!

[maximumlite]

Grandma had a book with the family history and any major illness anyone had,went back over 100 years to when the family migrated here from Germany No one but me has ever had MS. Grandma was a few weeks from turning 100 when she passed, I always thought what a long life I am going to live, now with MS I pray the long life genes are not passed onto me, I can't imagine living another 50 years with this miserable disease

[Spydre]

No family history, not even a family history of any auto-immune disorders. The closest I can come even with vague symptoms is my mom has some sort of idiopathic neuropathy - we found this out about a year after my MS diagnosis.

[AnneLouise]

Grandma had a book with the family history and any major illness anyone had,went back over 100 years to when the family migrated here from Germany No one but me has ever had MS. Grandma was a few weeks from turning 100 when she passed, I always thought what a long life I am going to live, now with MS I pray the long life genes are not passed onto me, I can't imagine living another 50 years with this miserable disease

My Grandmother is 98 and I hope to god that I don't live that long. Damn that good German stock!

As far as I know, I'm the only one with ms. My father's side of the family is rather large, so I wouldn't know their illnesses, if any. My brother, though, has had juvenile diabetes since he was 3. He is now 50.

[bulldogman]

No family HX of MS on either side of the family. No unexplained autoimmune diseases or anything resembling MS. Guess I won the lottery.

[sexygatubela]

No family history of MS or any other autoimmune diseases. I guess we all won the lottery!!

My risk of developing MS was very slim to begin with because I was born and raised in the Caribbean. But, as it turned out, I unfortunately have it and had my first flare during pregnancy. Odd!!

Hope all is well.

[zilphia01]

all negative in history

for me too. no history of anything at all, actually. Thought I had the ticket all paid for, for a medical-free life!

[1_4_Kimberly]

No known history of any autoimmune diseases on either side, certainly not MS.

My massage therapist told me of numerous relatives in her family and numerous relatives in a friends family, all dx w/MS.

[Bob698]

No history in my family and I asked relatives blind questions that took it back four generations.
The only event for me was getting a slew of shots for the first Gulf War.

[WACVet]

No family history for MS in my family. My Mother had, I have, both my children have and looks like all 4 Grandbabies have Raynaud's, but no MS.

I have to add though, I was in the Army, and there is presently some questioning as to chemical exposure at Ft. McClellan.

[salamandertom]

hi. I have no family hx of MS either. I think that any auto immune qualifies personally. But, I don't really have any of that either. LOL.