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Are Doctors Biased Against Patients?

Last Updated: May 24, 2021

Are doctors biased against patients (article from Counting My Spoons)

Are Doctors Biased Against Patients? And if so, does it affect the treatment they provide. A survey from Medscape asked this question. The short answer, Yes. They are. I didn't need a survey to tell me that. However, it is interesting to see the many ways that doctors are biased against … [Read more...]

1 Comment Filed Under: Coping, Medical Studies Tagged With: dealing with doctors, doctors

Counting My Spoons – Ask Me Anything

Last Updated: April 19, 2021

Counting My Spoons - Ask Me Anything

Every so often I put out a call on Facebook to Ask Me Anything. Below are some of the questions and my answers. Do you live in a state that has legalized medical marijuana and if so have you tried it? Unfortunately, I do not live in a state that has legalized medical (or any) marijuana. … [Read more...]

6 Comments Filed Under: Coping, Diet and Nutrition, Medications, My Life, Tips and Tricks Tagged With: cbd oil, dealing with doctors, doctors, guilt, marijuana

The Chronic Pain Scale: Communicating Your Chronic Pain

Last Updated: November 5, 2020

Chronic Pain and the Pain Scale

The Pain Scale and Chronic Pain This is the pain scale they have on the wall in the rooms at the hospital. This is a terrible pain scale on so many levels! But, for someone in chronic pain it's pretty much useless. The faces that go with it are just, well, humorous. 0 - No Hurt - A person … [Read more...]

4 Comments Filed Under: Fibromyalgia, Symptoms, Treatment Tagged With: chronic fatigue, chronic illness, chronic pain, communication, dealing with doctors

8 Tips for Dealing with Fibromyalgia

Last Updated: August 20, 2020

7 tips for dealing with fibromyalgia

Over the years, I've had many people ask for my top tips for dealing with Fibromyalgia. These 7 tips are the tips I typically share. They are what has helped me. And, while the specifics will likely vary from individual to individual, the basics are the same and I hope you find these tips helpful … [Read more...]

1 Comment Filed Under: Coping, Fibromyalgia, Tips and Tricks, Treatment Tagged With: acceptance, cbd oil, dealing with doctors, doctors, sleep, supplements, support

Have you let Pain take your Identity?

Last Updated: August 11, 2020

Has pain stolen your identity?

How much of your identity revolves around your illness? Around your pain? How do you describe yourself? If I asked you to describe yourself to me right now, what would you say? Would you include your pain and illness in that description? When you live with chronic pain, sometimes that pain is … [Read more...]

10 Comments Filed Under: Coping, Fibromyalgia, relationships Tagged With: acceptance, chronic pain, dealing with doctors

Finding a pain management doctor

Last Updated: June 25, 2020

Finding a good pain management doctor

When you live with chronic pain, it's not uncommon to be referred to a pain management specialist - aka, a pain clinic. Depending on where you are sent you may find a helpful clinic with doctors who listen and provide an array of options to treat your pain. Or, you may find a clinic with one set … [Read more...]

3 Comments Filed Under: Cluster Headaches, Coping, endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, migraine, Treatment Tagged With: dealing with doctors, doctors

Study Shows: You look too good to be sick

Last Updated: June 15, 2020

You look too good to be sick!

You look too good to be sick! Have you ever heard that before? "You don't look sick" is bad enough, but this idea that you look too good to be sick, I think it might be worse. Recently, I read a post on a friend's page about why it's better to make sure you look like crap when you visit the … [Read more...]

5 Comments Filed Under: Coping, Medical Studies Tagged With: dealing with doctors

Every Pain Experience is Different

Last Updated: August 26, 2019

Every Pain Experience is Different

Every pain experience is different. It’s all too easy to try to compare. To try to look at two people with the same health issue and judge one as being dramatic or over-sensitive because they may need more help. But, we can’t judge or compare pain. I was just reading through the HHS Pain … [Read more...]

2 Comments Filed Under: endometriosis, Treatment Tagged With: abdominal pain, cbd oil, chronic pain, dealing with doctors, marijuana

Living With Chronic Pain in Denmark

Last Updated: May 13, 2019

Life with chronic pain in Denmark

Life in Denmark as a Chronic Pain Patient by Erik Hamre As chronic patients, we see sides of society that others don't. We get to become intimate with the quirks of the healthcare system, we learn to make money stretch as far as it has to. Sometimes, maybe often, we get frustrated with red tape … [Read more...]

3 Comments Filed Under: Coping, Fibro Warriors Tagged With: dealing with doctors

Are you making your healthcare appointments work for you?

Last Updated: June 30, 2017

Taking charge of your healthcare appointments (image of male patient reviewing records with two doctors) - Counting My Spoons

Are you making your healthcare appointments work for you? Doctor appointments often seem like a waste of time to me, especially those regular 3 and 6 month follow-ups with the specialists. Why is it that whenever those appointments come up everything seems to be going well, then 3 weeks later things … [Read more...]

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About Julie

Spoonie. Fibro Warrior. E-health advocate.

Julie Ryan was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2010 and endometriosis in 2012. She's lived with chronic migraine most of her life. In 2019 she was diagnosed with inter-cranial hypertension.

Julie has a degree in Psychology, and works as a freelance writer and marketer. Freelance work allows her to work when she can and not be tied to a desk or a schedule. Julie believes in living an inspired life despite chronic illness.

"I have chronic illness, it doesn't have me."

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Blog title inspired by The Spoon Theory, by Christine Miserandino, an excellent explanation of what it's like to live with invisible illness. Read More…

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I am not a doctor. I do not claim to be a doctor. I do not play a doctor on TV or the internet. I simply share my experiences and what has worked for me. We are all different and before you try any new treatment, exercise, supplement, etc you should talk with your doctor (the real one, not the one on TV).

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