Other health history

In case it is relevant to find common factors, here is other health history:

• 6 general anesthetic surgeries from age 2 to maybe 14. First for "tubes" (myringotomy plus tube) for chronic ear infections. The final procedures were for a complete reconstruction of left eardrum and subsequently a patching of a hole in that replacement (tympanoplasty).
• Asthma and allergies (from young age), requiring a preventative inhaler (some crazy device that punctured a capsule and then made a powder mist when inhaling quickly) and allergy shots (shots around teenage years, I think). Parents also smoked in home. Got much better after adolescence. Asthma seems better in very dry air and / or high altitude.
• Some kind of allergic reaction to seawater and lake water...if swimming in ocean (or sometimes just being near ocean, specifically Atlantic, and actually also on Great Lakes once), severe asthma develops, worsening over course of days to point of consciously needed effort to breathe. Improved via oral steroid. Don't think it happens at Pacific ocean, but don't have theory as to why.
  
• Slightly high blood pressure. Around 130 systolic at 15 years old. Peaking at 150 around 28 years old, diagnosed as "white coat hypertension" i.e., no other negative effects were seen (via echocardiogram). Currently usually in the 130's.
• High cholesterol. Not severely. "Good" cholesterol is high enough, "Bad" is too high.
  
• Chronic heartburn, diagnosed at 15 years old as an ineffective cardiac sphincter (now called esophageal sphincter, I think) via upper-GI. Seems to be allergy-related. Worst heartburn caused by shrimp. Also guacamole, nuts (especially peanuts), most fresh fruits and veggies (especially carrots and bananas).
  
• Bladder stones (calcium phosphate I believe).
• Persistently cold feet and hands, i.e., colder than everyone else, and show up black on an infrared camera :). Also dry skin, especially on hands (surprisingly, seems better in dry climate, although also it is warmer).
• Allergic reaction to bactrim (sulfa drug)
  
• Back / neck pain
• Don't know if this is relevant, but vicodin seems to have little effect on me. First for painkilling, and then out of curiosity, took 3-4 times recommended dose when heathly and couldn't notice any effect. Also, nicotine has a strong effect on me (a buzz), but I notice not tendency for nicotine addiction.
• Don't use drugs (besides prescription), and drink a fair amount. Enjoy drinking.
  

OK, that's all I can think of now...not trying to sound like a hypochondriac, although I realize I do. Actually, I wonder sometimes whether I am, which is a very ironic worry.