Any others with additional conditions/illnesses?

[anonymous]

I was just wondering if there are any others that have additional conditions with their CF. I know that diabetes is common, but my adult daughter also suffers from RA and Bi-polar. Some days she doesn't "feel" like taking care of herself - and she goes "down-hill" fast from there. I would also like to talk with other moms of adut CF'ers...some days I just don't know when/how/what to do...anyone else have those days?

 

[JazzysMom]

I am not aware of bi polar being "linked" with CF per say. I just know that having any chronic illness will make you vulnerable to mental health issues. Its the nature of the beast. Osteoperosis is linked with CF . Arthritis & some other things that my brain is not remembering. I was diagnosed with Epilepsy 1 year after being diagnosed with CF. Is there a link? No ...none, but the meds or something might have triggered the seizures or it was just timing. We will never know for sure.

 

[IG]

Hearing loss, but that's due to medications [for the CF] rather than genetics.
Also been tentatively diagnosed as having social anxiety disorder, but again that's due to a lot of medications making me paranoid.

 

[anonymous]

I have CF, Addison's disease, high blood pressure, CFRD, vasospastic angina, High intraoccular pressures which equal borderline Glaucoma, cataracts, osteopenia/osteoporsis, adrenal gland failure, uterine fibroids, and endometrosis... and am currently being worked up for avascualar necrosis....All at the whooping age of 32.....Sometimes I feel like my body is aging in dog years instead of human.

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[tommy]

i have and eye disease called keratoconus,  which hasn't been shown to be cf related, but i have suspicions that some meds may have triggered it

 

[spicyone18]

I have the diabetes, gallstones, crohns, cirosis of the liver (sp?) and beginning to wonder about arthritis (sp?) because I am having achyness more frequent. Heh, who knows.

 

[shamrock]

I've got mild osteopena.