Chronic Illness Causes Higher Divorce Rates
Chronic Illness Causes Higher Divorce Rates I can understand how Chronic Illness Causes Higher Divorce Rates. At times, my chronic illness has kept me from moving forward and it is my fault. My chronic illnesses Sheehan’s Syndrome and Relapsing Polychondritis contributes to my innate feeling that life is not fair. The unfairness of my chronically…
Read MoreAre You A Victim Of A Chronic Illness?
Are You A Victim Of A Chronic Illness? The question “Are you a Victim of a Chronic Illness?” loudly lingered within me as I read a post from my Sheehan’s Syndrome online support group. The Sheehan’s online support group is a phenomenal group of women who live with the chronic illness Sheehan’s Syndrome. The…
Read MoreWhat is Relapsing Polychondritis?
What is Relapsing Polychondritis? To me, Relapsing PPolychondritis(RP) is another disease that I never realized existed until the disease struck me. It has been over a decade since I have been overwhelmed by numerous rare medical conditions including Relapsing Polychondritis, (RP) . Relapsing Polychondritis (RP) is an autoimmune rare disease and the cause is…
Read MoreWhat Is Vitamin B6?
What Is Vitamin B6? What is Vitamin B6? I had no idea what Vitamin B6 was or how Vitamin B6 interacted with my body until I was stricken with Sheehan’s Syndrome. The disease Sheehan’s Syndrome rendered my body unable to receive enough Vitamin B6 through different food sources. So, why is Vitamin B6 is…
Read MoreHow To Survive A Chronic Illness?
How To Survive Chronic Illness? How To Survive A Chronic Illness: I realized I learned how to survive with a chronic illness as I watched Dr. Wen reveal medical secrets on her videos. As I watched Dr. Leana Wen reveal the F word of medicine on her video when I had an, “aha moment”. It…
Read MoreChronic Illness Vitamins and Supplements List
Chronic Illness Vitamins and Supplements List My Chronic Illness Vitamins and Supplement List My long list of vitamins and supplements are beneficial to the improvement of my Chronic Illness. My lack of pituitary function, coupled with Relapsing Polychondritis, Pulmonary Emboli and Fibromyalgia have caused my body to run amuck. I am not sure if my…
Read MoreLab Tests for Sheehan’s Syndrome
Lab Tests for Sheehan’s Syndrome Lab tests for Sheehan’s Syndrome (Hypopituitarism) can be extremely frustrating and expensive. First, please note that health insurance does matter. I was extremely fortunate to have PPO insurance. My PPO insurance allowed me to see almost any specialist without a referral. I can honestly say that if I couldn’t afford out-of-pocket for doctor fees and I had to…
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