For the last 13 months, my focus has been on getting a diagnosis. Looking at the state of my health, it makes sense. I am sick and I don’t know why, therefore I need an answer; a diagnosis. Should getting a diagnosis be the most important thing I am working toward in my life right now? Well that’s what I am trying to figure out. Continue reading
Doctors’ appointments can be very daunting and overwhelming when you’re chronically ill and especially if you are undiagnosed like myself. It’s so easy to get caught up in the stress and frustration of doctors’ appointments and have them be unproductive and unpleasant. To avoid this however, I have come up with a list of 10 ways to make doctors’ appointments more productive when you are chronically ill and undiagnosed. Continue reading
Hi everyone,
I’ve decided to speak about my biggest insecurity and hardest challenge I’ve faced while being undiagnosed and that is being doubted by others – medical professionals, strangers and even close friends and family. Watch my emotional video as I talk about my experiences. Continue reading
Hi! I hope you all had a fabulous month. July was a very slow month as far as doctors appointments go but a few exciting things happened this month which made it seem like a productive month! Continue reading
Going to the doctors is easy; you call and make an appointment, you turn up and discuss your symptoms and then your doctor presents you with an answer and a solution. However this is not the case for people like me, people with rare and chronic conditions that are difficult to diagnose. Did we realise this the first few times we went to the doctors seeking answers? Of course not. We all walked into that office expecting to walk out with answers and treatment. Continue reading
Google doctor is understandably every doctor’s pet peeve but let’s be honest – we’ve all done it once or twice. It is mostly harmful to the ordinary patient seeking medical advice; however, my condition makes me a not-so-ordinary patient and I often struggle with the question – ‘to google, or not to google?’ Continue reading