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Ankylosing Spondylitis: A long wait for treatments that barely work

Serial misdiagnosis and treatment: Carole’s long battle against AS

Oct 17, 2019 • 1 comment

Carole went from physician to physician before finally finding one who took her chronic pain seriously. But even after she was properly diagnosed, the relief she hoped for never arrived!

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Physical therapy, chronic pain and chronic diseases: our expert’s answers

Physical therapy, chronic pain and chronic diseases: our expert’s answers

Sep 6, 2019 • 7 comments

A physical therapist explains the benefits of this practice and how to break out of the vicious circle "I’m in pain, so I don't move".

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25 years without a diagnosis: The story of Pilar and Parkinson's disease

25 years without a diagnosis: The story of Pilar and Parkinson's disease

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Type-2 Diabetes Diagnoses: As told by Carenity Community Members

Type-2 Diabetes Diagnoses: As told by Carenity Community Members

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What is Biologic Therapy? Focus on Inflammatory Diseases

What is Biologic Therapy? Focus on Inflammatory Diseases

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Which medical conditions and medications are contraindicated for ibuprofen?

Which medical conditions and medications are contraindicated for ibuprofen?

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Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease: symptoms, treatments and daily life

Rendu-Osler-Weber disease

Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease: symptoms, treatments and daily life

Nov 14, 2019

Pierre lives with a very rare genetic illness. Learn more about his story, his symptoms and his treatments as well as his daily life and how he stays positive in spite of his condition.

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NHS - Get help with prescription costs

NHS - Get help with prescription costs

Nov 12, 2019

Prescription prepayment certificates (PPC) are available in England and they can save you money. NHS prescription costs The current prescription charge is £9.00 per item (as of April 2019). A three monthly PPC is £29.10 and could...

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An eternal struggle: Between hope and depression, my battle with fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia

An eternal struggle: Between hope and depression, my battle with fibromyalgia

Nov 8, 2019 • 3 comments

Rosaline recounts her fibromyalgia journey and how she fights to live a normal and active life with her husband at her side.

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Testimonial: Cluneal Neuralgia

Endometriosis

Testimonial: Cluneal Neuralgia

Nov 7, 2019

Suffering from cluneal neuralgia that prevents her from sitting down, Peggy agreed to talk to us about her symptoms and her fight to live a normal life.

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Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis – Our members talk about their experiences

Diabetes (Type 1)

Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis – Our members talk about their experiences

Nov 6, 2019

Type 1 Diabetes is a commonly diagnosed illness. What are patients' feelings on diagnosis, patient care and treatment?

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Living better with Parkinson’s disease with alternative medicine and therapy

Parkinson's disease

Living better with Parkinson’s disease with alternative medicine and therapy

Oct 30, 2019

When Claire learned she had Parkinson’s disease, she set out to understand the signs her body had been sending her. Discover how in her testimonial!

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Living with COPD: “I decided to pull myself up because I couldn’t accept a lower quality of life either physically or emotionally”

Asthma
COPD

Living with COPD: “I decided to pull myself up because I couldn’t accept a lower quality of life either physically or emotionally”

Oct 28, 2019

Walking, losing weight and carefully following his doctor’s orders: when faced with COPD, Joel refused to let the condition get him down! In his testimonial, he talks about his fight to live a normal and joyful life.

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What is Biologic Therapy? Focus on Inflammatory Diseases

Ankylosing spondylitis
Crohn's disease
Psoriasis
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Ulcerative colitis

What is Biologic Therapy? Focus on Inflammatory Diseases

Oct 24, 2019 • 2 comments

To reduce the severity of psoriasis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease or even polyarthritis symptoms, some physicians may prescribe biologic therapy. But how does it work?

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Expert Interview: All you wanted to know about Occupational Therapy

Expert Interview: All you wanted to know about Occupational Therapy

Oct 23, 2019 • 3 comments

Occupational therapist, Jessica Saint-Martin’s helps patients re-master their everyday tasks, giving them a renewed sense of autonomy. She accepted to talk to us about the benefits her profession provides to patients.

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Parkison's Disease Diagnosis: As told by Carenity Community Members

Parkinson's disease

Parkison's Disease Diagnosis: As told by Carenity Community Members

Oct 22, 2019

Our members affected by Parkinson's Disease recount their diagnosis. Symptoms, emotions, examinations and relationships with their doctors.

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Multiple Sclerosis – Nearly 30 years of misdiagnosis

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis – Nearly 30 years of misdiagnosis

Oct 21, 2019

The sooner patients begin treatment, the better the long term prognosis. But Chrystele had to wait 26 years…

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Type-2 Diabetes Diagnoses: As told by Carenity Community Members

Diabetes (Type 2)

Type-2 Diabetes Diagnoses: As told by Carenity Community Members

Oct 17, 2019 • 2 comments

Our members affected by Type-2 Diabetes tell the story of their diagnosis. Symptoms, emotions, examinations and relationships with their doctors.

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