YES!!!! I've had 8 appointments in the last month, been to the lab for tests 3 times, to the pharmacy twice, two referrals to specialists I'm waiting on. That would be exhausting on top of "normal life" for a healthy person. Plus im 27 weeks pregnant with 3 kids. It's so hard and keeping up with treatments, supplements, dietary needs etc. on top of everything can feel impossible.
This comment! Totally overwhelming sounds like my life. I’ve had multiple injection therapy treatments probably over 100 needles/injections this week and I have 0 kids. So you are killing it mamma! ❤
I have found my people. No one who hasn’t gone through this themselves just doesn’t understand… they can empathize sure, and I’m so grateful for anyone who tries to understand my illnesses and how they impact my life.
Oh, PREACH ON!!! I’m 52 and have lived with a chronic illness (diagnosed) for 31 years. I can’t tell you how often I’ve looked at the number of Dr appts I’ve had in a week and am already accepting “defeat” before I even start. I wish I could tell you that I haven’t “called in sick to the Dr office” before, but I have. 😂😂 And I rescheduled and went right on with laying in that pit for a day or two!
How do you do it?! Living in chronic pain everyday makes me feel like I want to die . But I have a family and caregivers that are helping me to keep going.
Chronic : Chronic refers to something that continues over an extended period of time. A chronic condition is usually long-lasting and does not easily or quickly go away (if at all). Chronic is the opposite of acute. I think it's important to keep the definition in mind as well. It also usually means that at some point, people may find a way to "manage" their chronic illness (which means managing symptoms of the illness), but there usually isn't a cure. And just managing that illness takes a lot of effort at a time where you are struggling to do this the most with everything and receiving constant demands on your time, energy, abilities etc.
Exactly you run out of money and you are physically and mentally exhausted AND my condition I get worse the more I do so I'm so sick of being told "you just have to push yourself" because I get worse and my symptoms come back and then I feel miserable and then get depressed again and it's not worth it to further ruin your brain, body and health because people do don't understand and don't want to understand your illness think you can just keep pushing
Or they may not be going to a doctor often because the illnesses treatment is lengthy. I have hidradenitis which is curable to a certain degree with enough doses of crazy ass derma medicine but these treatments take months if not years to show any difference. If miracle treatments were available we people with curable yet chronic illnesses would definitely be doing them asap. No one knows how hard it is to live with cystic acne all over their lower body.
It's ignorant to say why aren't you trying harder to heal. First off chronic typically means there is no cure, and there is no one-size-fits-all all treatment & for many we have multiple chronic & non chronic illnesses.
