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besides AS what sort of Medical issuses do you have?

Before I answer that, what is the purpose of you asking?

I myself suffer from chronic lower/mid back pain,leg pain,ankle pain,knee pain,shoulder pain,childhood arthritis,anemia,weird itchy foot lesion,obesity,degenerative disks,prepatellar bursitis,and several ingrown toenails

Alright.

Mild Cerebral Palsy on my right side (someday I might post a video of me snapping a mousetrap on my thumb)
Mild spinal degeneration between the L3 and L4
Deaf on right side
No ear on right side either
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Very slightly hypoglycemic (though you wouldn't know it by the ammount of sugar I eat)

Mild-Moderate Asthma
Mild-Moderate Eczema
Hypothyroidism (not sure severity, likely mild)
Clinical Depression
General Anxiety & Panic Disorder
IBS-D
Possible Lactose Intolerance
Still waiting to rule out Celiac Disease
Gluten Sensitivity
Allergies (Mixed grass pollens)
Osteoarthritis (Advanced in both knees, grade 3 articular cartilage degeneration)
Arthritis (starting in hands, fingers and wrists)
Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Fibroids (Female issue)
Menorraghia (Female issue)
and
a bit Overweight after having two children and probably the hypothryoidism isn't helping with losing it.

I feel like I'm falling apart. But thankfully I'm not experiencing issues related to the heart like my father, grandfather (maternal) and grandmother (paternal) experienced like high blood pressure, cholesteral issues, heart attacks/strokes, atrial fibrillation (irregular heart beat) or congestive heart failure. Also so far haven't had to deal with Type II diabetes yet like my father, maternal grandfather and paternal grandmother did. I also haven't had to deal with breast cancer and hope not to as my mother has had to deal with it.

Does ADHD count?
Apart from that:
Bad eyesight, longsighted in one eye, shortsighted in the other, no stereopsis
Asthma
Ecxema sometimes (like now)
Hayfever all the time
Arthritis in my wrists
Osteoarthritis in my spine
Spina bifida occulta just below my neck
Really bad circulation
IBS
Hmm, I think that's it

I put that my health is poor.

1. Hypo-/Hyperglycemic (and finding that I am likely Diabetic as the attacks are highly frequent-- every day-- and can be severe)

2. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

3. Allergies (in which my three cats and my dusty apartment are included)

4. very bad Asthma which is exacerbated by my allergies and my smoking neighbor (but I try to use my inhaler as little as possible)

5. bad back (no one can figure out what's wrong with it-- only what's not wrong with it)

6. Irritable Bowel Syndrome

7. Tendinitis

I put 'great', but perhaps 'fair' would be closer to the mark.

I am often accused of being 'underweight', though this could have something to do with my diet (or lack thereof).

Vision is reasonable, though I should wear glasses for reading and working at the PC.

Hearing seems OK, apart from the fact that I do not like much noise around me and I actually get quite irritable when there is a lot of it, unless I have had enough to drink to blunt the affect.

Which leads me onto the only area that could be considered a problem: that of liking to have a drink from time to time. I can go a few days without drinking, but habit often enforces itself and I end up going to the pub.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I do sometimes feel a certain 'pressure' on the right-hand side of my head which can become more noticeable during stressful situaitons. I am not sure what it is, but I have had it for so long now that I am not sure it is worth going to the trouble of registering with a Doctor to chase it up, when I would probably only get a brush-off anyhow.

I voted I am Dead. It just seemed right at the time.

Hearing and sight are kaput for me, but not a problem as I have nearly 20/20 with glasses and almost normal hearing with a cochlear implant. Minor problems, unless if you consider the language delay and other stuff with the deafness.

Ingrown toenails- Have four of them. I pick out large, centimeter long chunks out with a tweezer every now and then when they start to bother me. Not a major problem, as I don't really feel that much pain in them.

Arththis is a larger problem. I don't mind the pain, but the stiffness is really annoying me. My right toes are nearly fused and the ankle is starting to go, meaning I walk really stiff now. This slows me down considerably, and I don't like it a bit. Walking with stiff lower body means I always have tons of blisters and the risk of infection, but haven't had any major ones that needed treatment. . .yet.

I'm in reasonably good shape otherwise. I'm about 255 pounds and 6'2, mostly muscle and yes, a small gut. My standing heart rate is 60, BP is 120/75. I feel that I am in good shape overall and selected "Good".

I'm in fairly great shape, so I put great.

I have Ecxema when stressed
I'm healthily overweight (yes, it's possible)
Flat feet

I'm pretty healthy when compared to the average person, especially considering how healthy I eat.