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DISH (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis) or Forestier's
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Hi. I am wondering how many of my fellow
DISH Friends are overweight. I know somebody who had it who was not and with all the other disease states that they claim that people with DISH having common, like diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and reported, obesity, I wonder how many really are overweight. I can only assume that, my friend who had it, and was not overweight, shows that there is a component that this is not a disease because of obesity. I know I have been having my whole life but I don’t know that necessarily caused this disease. Any thoughts?
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I was diagnosed with DISH at Mayo Clinic in Rochester while undergoing some tests before back surgery. I was not overweight when diagnosed. A cause for Dish has not been found but they say it can be related to genetic factors, obesity, diabetes mellitus, and possibly too much heavy lifting and carrying. My cervical spine from C1 through C6 is fused and a large number of vertebrae in thoracic spine are also fused. I do have bone spurs but the only difficulty I have had is with occasional numbness in my arms/hands, my voice is a bit hoarse and, of course, back pain. More men have DISH than women. Diabetes runs in my mother's family but I am not diabetic. I always wondered if all the heavy labor I did while building a house and garage with my husband and remodeling 2 others contributed to this arthritis. I was 58 when diagnosed. I do have hypertension and high cholesterol.
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I meant to say heavy, my whole life.