How do I get my life on track with high debt and a chronic medical condition? [more inside]
posted by thegreatcokeolympics on Sep 19, 2009 - 9 answers

How did you overcome a lifetime of chronic lateness? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 21, 2009 - 57 answers

For the last ten years or so, I've had chronic pain and mild swelling in (what I think are) my parotids, the largest of the salivary glands. However, my docs beg to differ (sometimes with me and often with each other, it seems). Help me figure out what hurts. [more inside]
posted by blisskite triplicate on May 22, 2009 - 10 answers

Chronic cough has bothered me for two years. Five doctors have been unable to help me. I am at my wit's end. Help! [more inside]
posted by prunes on Apr 28, 2009 - 21 answers

You have Crohn's disease. You live in (or near) Oakland, CA. You're on Blue Cross. You have an awesome GI doctor. Who is he/she? [more inside]
posted by ElmerFishpaw on Mar 26, 2009 - 2 answers

I would like to detoxify myself. How do I go about it? [more inside]
posted by Sassyfras on Aug 29, 2008 - 39 answers

Having kids or not when you have chronic health issues: how did you decide and come to terms with it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 21, 2008 - 12 answers

What is a reasonable amount of debt load for someone with a chronic illness? I come from a family that doesn't accrue debt, which I realize is a luxury many people don't have, so I haven't had a model for managing debt. Specifics about my particular situation follow. [more inside]
posted by RobotHeart on Dec 22, 2007 - 13 answers

[Nosyfilter] What illness/condition would cause a little boy to lose his hair? [more inside]
posted by Sweetie Darling on Oct 13, 2007 - 20 answers

I have been beset by crappy luck and chronic health problems in the past year. It's been extremely stressful, worsened by the fact these very health problems prevent me from employing my normal methods of dealing with stress. I'm spiraling quickly downward into mood-swings and depression and I don't know what to do. How did you deal with your stressful periods? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 13, 2007 - 25 answers

Have I given the "no analgesics" strategy long enough to work on my chronic daily headache (CDH) AKA "coexisting migraine and tension-type headache" [more inside]
posted by egk on Jun 23, 2007 - 9 answers

I've been sick since November. My doctor seems less than concerned. Now what? [more inside]
posted by Biblio on Mar 21, 2007 - 44 answers

How do I deal with these chronic headaches? [more inside]
posted by cgg on Jan 17, 2007 - 25 answers

How can I stop my concerns about declining health? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 29, 2006 - 4 answers

It appears as if I have a acid sensitivity. I get acne fairly often (which apparently according to homeopaths can be from acid) and I also have chronic heart-burn issues that can become very painful. Unfortunately I am not willing to give up coffee, coca-cola or spicy foods. Maybe spicy foods, but caffeine is pretty important to me, I think caffeine pills are less acidic but I always end up strung out after a few months of a consistent periodic dose of caffeine. [more inside]
posted by Napierzaza on Jul 24, 2006 - 31 answers

How can I end my chronic illness? [more inside]
posted by b_thinky on Jan 16, 2006 - 17 answers

Why are some people chronically late? [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Nov 24, 2004 - 143 answers