u/Capital_Doughnut_742

I think my results are what people expect theirs to be like when they do the test. My dad is mixed German, Irish, Native(chumash), and Black American with some specifically Haitian. My mom is a first-generation Mexican American. My grandpa is from Chihuahua and my grandma is from Michoacán. My grandma does not claim to be Native. My grandpa does, but he also claims he's French. (The whole French intervention in mexico ) he says that his reason for being güero. Actually surprised / not about the French tiny % because my grandpa is the only one does claim to be part french. People in my family says he only does because he wants to see special as they say.

Also, just as a disclaimer, I know there isn't any Chumash specifically listed in my results. I feel like some people when they are like well i always told we were native. to me, it makes sense why it might not show up that way by DNA—it could be wrapped up in some of my the Spaniard percentage. My great-great-grandmother was the one who was Chumash; she grew up and was raised in the culture. She fell in love with my great-great-grandfather, who was an Irish immigrant. Because of the laws in the early 1900s, she had to let go of her registry and leave the tribe. I don't know the exact legal wording, (it think it was Tribal Rolls) but I know that because she was white-passing, it made things a bit different. Again, I don’t know all the details, but she had about 6 kids, and the government told her if she had another, they would stop giving her financial assistance.

My great-great-grandfather ended up taking his own life because of the immense stress of trying to raise all those kids alone. I find it kind of sad that we actually know more about my great-great-grandfather, but that's only because he lived long enough for my great-grandma to remember him. He had left Ireland because of the terrible financial situation there and wanted to find a better job in America, but he couldn't find work because of the intense discrimination against Irish immigrants at the time.

Long story short, my great-grandma and all of her siblings ended up in the foster care and adoption system in the San Francisco district."

I have so much more family history i could go into but the post would be forever long.

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice. For background, I have a history of extreme bleeding and spotting—my most recent episode has lasted 40 days. I am on continuous birth control, but I still have these episodes that usually end with a giant piece of tissue or a large clot.

I recently saw a new OBGYN who I really like. She didn't officially diagnose me with endometriosis, but she asked, "Has anyone mentioned it to you before?" and explained that my symptoms (especially the tissue and lining issues) act exactly like it. She told me that for an official diagnosis, I’d need surgery (laparoscopy), but noted that many patients opt out because the treatment—managing hormones with continuous birth control—is what we are already doing.

My OBGYN is a great advocate. When an ultrasound tech lied about doing an internal exam, my doctor yelled at them and made sure I got a proper scan the next day for free.

The ER doctors have told me it's either IBS and/or endometriosis. My OBGYN also said that for my colon, it's important to know if it's one, the other, or both, since they are so close and it can mess up your colon.

(Before you shame or say I used the er for a diagnosis purposes everytime ive gone was because the pain was so bad I threw up blood and the swelling causes to have problems with my urine flow which cause me to have kidney issues)

Right now our plan is just to continue the continuous birth control. She said if I have endometriosis, that is the treatment and that it's pretty much just managing hormones. I really like my OBGYN; she explains things really well and even stood up for me when an ultrasound tech didn't do their job right. Because she advocates for me, I would like to keep her.

Should I push for the surgery to know for sure? Or is my OBGYN right that since we’re already doing the "treatment," the surgery isn't worth it? I’m worried about my colon and kidneys if this keeps getting worse.

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