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No health issues so far. My teeth could be straighter!

@mediagirl: Wow, how did you find that out?

Healthy so far. My LO will need glasses though since DH both did. But we have had laser surgery so that is an easy thing to correct at least.

@mrbee: my gp found a heart murmur and sent me to the cardiologist. It's apparently an inherited problem... Thanks Mom and Dad! You see I'm not too worried about it right now. It is strange though, every once in a while I'll feel my heart flutter. It's an odd feeling.

Hubby and I are not healthy. At the beginning of our meal, we break out the pill boxes and and figure out what pills go with that meal. I get severe migraines and he has crohns. We're both having surgery soon though, him to reverse a colostomy because he's doing a lot better and me to help with the migraines. It's going to be an interesting next few months!

Our baby will also probably be stuck with glasses, and if she's like me bad teeth. I only lost two teeth on my own, got the rest along with some adult teeth pulled because my mouth is so small, and I had to have two sets of braces. Ugh.

Mostly just seasonal allergies. I was diagnosed with acid reflux at the age of 11, but I pretty much have it under control now.

I have a couple of horrible and gross ones! I suffer from frequent chest pains. No doctor has been able to diagnose me other than 'it might be acid reflux' (which it isn't). I also have an anal fissure that acts up anytime I get constipated (sorry TMI). I remember they joked about that condition on an episode of The Office and I was like "Hey, it's not funny - I have that!"

I also used to suffer from severe acne until I got on accutane a few years ago. That drug is like a lifesaver!

@mediagirl: Wow, what a great GP!

I have PVC (premature ventricular contractions), and I was diagnosed when pregnant with my LO. My heart doesn't always beat normally, and it can cause chest pains every now and then. No big deal right now but can worsen later.

I also had a retinal tear in my right eye a few years ago and had to have laser surgery to seal the tear. Luckily it was found before the tear could progress to detachment.

Diabetes and high blood pressure run in my family, and breast cancer runs in my DH's family. Hopefully these won't be passed on to my LO.

I'm pretty healthy for the most part and have a great immune system. I have horrible eyesight and horrible teeth. I get migraines pretty often, but elsewise... I'm a healthy bee!

Terrible eyesight! Was born with glaucoma, cataracts, and nearsightedness. Had surgery as a baby to relieve the glaucoma (I almost went blind!) and have worn glasses/contacts my whole life. Last year, I had cataracts surgery in both eyes, which helped a little but I still need glasses or contacts. Hoping LO doesn't get any of these issues!

Otherwise, quite healthy.

@tina: My chest pains are sharp and painful and in different areas of my chest every time. They never affect my breathing and my doctor confirmed it's not a heart problem, its muscular/skeletal but jsut can't diagnose exactly what it is. My sister suffers from the same thing and she switched from coffee to tea and said they went away. I did the same, but I still get them. I think it's caused by stress somehow, but that's just a theory.

@tina: OMG, the two-head look is the worst! I even made one doctor get mad/frustrated because he had no idea what I was talking about and kept telling me it was acid reflux. DH has been bugging me to go back to a different doctor, so I will do that soon and mention Devil's Grip. Do you take any medication for it?

I have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, a pretty rare disease that has knocked me for a loop. It's not genetic, but my doctors have asked that I not conceive due to the stress it would put on my body. So we're currently in the process of gestational surrogacy. The disease surfaced a year ago when I got off of the pill to try and get pregnant. I had thought my first overnight stay in a hospital would be for delivery, instead I spent a week in the cardiac ward. That said, I'm so glad we discovered it before I got pregnant.

I have seasonal allergies. I get congested when the air is too dry and also during spring season. I have eczema so I need to lotion pretty intensively. I have bad eye sight too... -5

I have mild eczema, sensitive skin, a skin problem on my back that's unresolved (though I've seen a few doctors about it years ago), really bad teeth, a bad knee from a childhood accident, and now a bad ankle thanks to a recent accident.

DH was also born with bad teeth (though not as bad as mine), allergies and bad vision.

I am very lucky, aside from a family history of potential issues.

I am overweight, and I really don't want to pass that on to my kids (nor the body image issues that led to an eating disorder as a teenager). I am also prone to kidney infections, so I have to drink more water than most people.