Dealing with health problems

With a nasty medical diagnosis, such as cancer, chronic illness or pain, one is left with a few questions which a medical professional cannot answer. You get to figure them out for yourself because you have instantly received an advanced degree in being human along with your diagnosis. There are five key questions to grapple with. I did not make this up I stole borrowed from the RA Guy and from here. (I like the RA Guy, he gives lots of good advice to me.)The questions are:1. Do we talk openly about our health problems or keep them private?I think this is a personal decision. If you are Robin Roberts and can get the best medical care and organize a million supportive fans in no time, maybe talking publicly will work. It also means opening yourself up to a million questions and stupid requests. "Is that your hair or a wig?" "I'm sure if you take a nap you can come to my party and stay until midnight."There is a middle of the road answer you can do what I do. Write a blog and send everyone who asks questions to read your blog. That way you can also control the flow of information. Whatever works for you. I do not recommend keeping quiet because talking about it may help with stress.However I would be cautious in talking about your health in the work place. It is no business what your health ailments. You can just say you have health issues and need to alter your schedule to go to doctor appointments.2. Do we ignore a new symptom or do we call our doctor?That fine line between h...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - Category: Cancer Tags: coping ailments being a patient questions Source Type: blogs