I've been sick (chronic life threatening illness) my entire adult life. I've done some very stupid things, knowingly and unknowingly. And a handful of my doctors, care providers have harmed me. But what else you gonna do?
I've also had severe back pain that got worse over the years. Finding solutions that worked for me required lots of trial and error.
Now comes my second most important piece of advice:
Everyone must have their own patient advocate. To fight for you, to keep track of what's happening. And to keep you honest. Self assessments are notoriously unreliable.
I've been sick (chronic life threatening illness) my entire adult life. I've done some very stupid things, knowingly and unknowingly. And a handful of my doctors, care providers have harmed me. But what else you gonna do?
I've also had severe back pain that got worse over the years. Finding solutions that worked for me required lots of trial and error.
Now comes my second most important piece of advice:
Everyone must have their own patient advocate. To fight for you, to keep track of what's happening. And to keep you honest. Self assessments are notoriously unreliable.