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Our guide to getting the most out of doctor's appointments

Our guide to getting the most out of doctor's appointments

Feb 19, 2020

"No openings for the next 6 months", "I'm not sure who I should see", "I forgot to ask my doctor something", "I didn't understand a thing", "My doctor didn't explain how my treatment works or how I'm...

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Brain fog: Causes and how to cope

Brain fog: Causes and how to cope

Feb 1, 2019 • 19 comments

Brain fog affects a variety of mental processes, including memory and concentration. It can be a symptom of a medical condition or may be related to lifestyle factors, such as stress or diet.   What...

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Sleeping disturbances: when and how to treat them?

Sleeping disturbances: when and how to treat them?

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Love life in the face of illness: how to cope?

Love life in the face of illness: how to cope?

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Thank you for a great 2019 - Carenity year-end review

Thank you for a great 2019 - Carenity year-end review

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Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

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Cancer diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Cancer

Cancer diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Feb 25, 2020

Our members affected by cancer have told the story of their diagnosis. Symptoms, emotions, examinations, relationships with their doctors....

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Crohn's Disease diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Crohn's disease

Crohn's Disease diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Feb 24, 2020

It took on average three years for our members living with Crohn's disease to be diagnosed. Read their stories and leave your own experiences in the comments!...

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Spondyloarthritis: pain, self medication and biological medicine

Ankylosing spondylitis

Spondyloarthritis: pain, self medication and biological medicine

Feb 21, 2020

It took Yvan 15 years to uncover the source of his chronic pain and get the right treatment. He told us his story in the hopes that it will help others get diagnosed faster....

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Our guide to getting the most out of doctor's appointments

Our guide to getting the most out of doctor's appointments

Feb 19, 2020

"No openings for the next 6 months", "I'm not sure who I should see", "I forgot to ask my doctor something", "I didn't understand a thing", "My doctor didn't explain how my treatment works or how I'm...

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Ileostomy and wellbeing: the importance of sports

Ileostomy and wellbeing: the importance of sports

Feb 14, 2020

Letitia had an ileostomy 14 years ago. Here she talks about her health journey and the role sports play in her daily wellbeing....

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Sleeping disturbances: when and how to treat them?

Sleeping disturbances: when and how to treat them?

Feb 13, 2020 • 1 comment

27 % of adults in the US say they have trouble sleeping! But when does insomnia become pathological? And what good habits can help?...

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Epilepsy and daily life: our advice

Epilepsy

Epilepsy and daily life: our advice

Feb 10, 2020

Alcohol, work, sports... what precautions should epilepsy patients take in their daily lives?...

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Deep brain stimulation to fight Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Deep brain stimulation to fight Parkinson's disease

Feb 7, 2020

Have you heard of deep brain stimulation (DBS), a treatment to diminish Parkinson's disease symptoms? Daniel talks to us about his experience with DBS, an operation that changed his life....

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Controlling asthma with natural methods

Asthma

Controlling asthma with natural methods

Feb 4, 2020

"My hope is that other people in the same situation can discover they too can learn to control and free themselves from their asthma in a safe and efficient way."...

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Ovarian cancer : We explain the available treatments

Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer : We explain the available treatments

Feb 3, 2020

When is chemotherapy the best choice? When is surgery appropriate? Understand the treatment options for ovarian cancer. Read our guide to learn more!...

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Bowel Cancer: “Cancer doesn’t define you. You define you.”

Colorectal cancer

Bowel Cancer: “Cancer doesn’t define you. You define you.”

Jan 30, 2020

Carenity member Karen Elizabeth was diagnosed with stage-3 bowel cancer. She discusses her symptoms, diagnosis and treatment and her can-do attitude....

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Lupus diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Lupus

Lupus diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Jan 24, 2020

On average, it took at 3 years for members living with lupus to get diagnosed. Read their stories and leave your own in the comments below!...

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