If you could get rid of one of your symptoms, which one would it be and why?

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28/03/2019 at 09:54

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Hello everyone,

With chronic illness comes difficult symptoms. We thought we would start a discussion today asking you, if you could get rid of one of your symptoms, which one it be and why?

Tell us in the comments below :)

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Hello everyone 🌼

How is everyone feeling today?

This is such an important discussion, sometimes just naming the symptom that weighs on us the most can feel like a little release. One member once told me, “If I could just get rid of the constant fatigue, I think I’d feel like myself again.” For many of us, it’s not even the pain, but the slow drain of energy, memory, or mood that chips away at our everyday life.

So let’s talk:

If you could wave a magic wand and remove one symptom, which one would it be?

How would it change your daily life, your relationships, or your independence?

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Please feel free to share, your words might really resonate with someone reading today.

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Somya from the Carenity team 🌼

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If you could get rid of one of your symptoms, which one would it be and why? https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/good-to-know/if-you-could-get-rid-of-one-of-your-symptoms-which-one-would-it-be-and-why-2779 2025-06-02 23:31:37

Malak00

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If I could get rid of constant hiccups I'd be the happiest person ever !

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Frequent peeing. So I could get a decent night's sleep. When I was hooked up to s pee bag it was bliss! 😂

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I have epilepsy since birth, I'm turning 45 this year. If epilepsy was curable, I wish I could have been cured , as this illness has affected my short term memory, causes confusion and difficulty in understanding. I have fewer seizures now but still have to take medicine with it's long term side effects.

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If I could get rid of my tinituse it would be lovely it's very loud like crickets

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The body pains , very debilitating.

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Pain- to live without constant pain would be amazing.

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If I could get rid of my recurring uti’s and bowel problems I would be happy

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My wish would be to be free of epilepsy especially after 51 years of struggling with the condition.

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Definitely the brain fog, I can be part way through a conversation and the word I'm looking for has completely vanished so annoying! I usually have a girl trying to describe what I'm trying to say most of the time it doesn't work and I give up end up laughing about it.

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