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Coping with chronic illness
Having a chronic disease can affect many aspects of your life on a daily basis. It can be challenging adjusting to life with a chronic illness, and there are many resources to help people address the challenges and issues of having a chronic illness.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
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A 53-year old female asked:
Would you please cite some references of books etc on the subject of coping with chronic illness? I have lupus and it is hard to deal with.
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A 44-year old female asked:
I'm on antidepressants because i find it hard coping with my sin's chronic illness. I find eating hard and live off cereals and soup. Is this ok ?
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A 64-year old male asked:
Is it likely that the chronicity of overlap myeloproliferative-myelodysplastic disorder would by itself cause this rising CRP (30.5 mg/L 37.8; 54.3 ; 66.0; 110.0; 126.9; 148.5; 89.6; & 147.3)? It will be investigated bit I still desire an opinion now
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Why should I get a chronicity scan?
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A 34-year old male asked:
I want to the er last night with back pain they did a x-ray and sent me home b4 the x-rays came back. I got the results on my portal its say Superior endplate compression deformities at T12 and L1, uncertain chronicity. What dose this mean?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Treated w/laser glaucoma open angle, unsuccessful. Now on Xalatan generic and timoptic (timolol). Is there any new treatment? 83 y.O. Male w/ open angle glaucoma; 40 years chronicity. Reccomendation?
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A 29-year old asked:
What are the challenges of coping with emotional illness?
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What are the coping strategies for living with illness or disability?
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A 31-year old asked:
Coping with illnesses in my elderly parent. I need help please?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Is it unhealthy for me to get high on nutmeg as a method of coping with my mental illnesses? (i can't afford any type of hospital treatment)
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A member asked:
What is chronic illness?
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A 31-year old asked:
Must I tell my child about a chronic illness?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is chronic exhaustion considered a medical illness?
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A 39-year old asked:
How do I accept being diagnosed with a chronic illness?
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How do a terminally illness and a chronic illness differ?
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A 30-year old asked:
How do other illnesses affect ongoing chronic bronchitis?
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Is chronic obstruction airways disease a progressive illness?
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How can a healthy diet affect the onset of chronic illnesses?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can someone with a chronic illness or disability still adopt a child?
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A 32-year old asked:
What happens if I become a part time student due to my chronic illness?
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A 49-year old asked:
How can chronic illness be different from acute illness, and what are some examples please?
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A 47-year old asked:
I have chronic hepb which has caused cirrosis is it likely to get worse ? Also what illnesses am I likely to get from it.
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A 22-year old male asked:
I sleep about 7 hours each night but my sleep is very broken or disrupted due to my chronic illnesses. I wake up after two hours. Is this dangerous?
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A 24-year old female asked:
How do you take care or respond to an old person who appears to have or developing mental illness, when they are seeing things and saying strange stuff at night? The person has several chronic diseases!
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A 48-year old asked:
Is arthrogryposis considered a chronic illness?
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A 48-year old asked:
Would an illness such as arthrogryposis be considered a chronic illness?
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A 49-year old asked:
What is fibromyalgia? Is fibromyalgia a chronic illness and how prevalent is it?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is chronic neutropenia considered an illness?
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How do other chronic illnesses affect fibromyalgia?
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A 25-year old asked:
Which chronic illnesses can affect fertility, and why?
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