I am on 20 meds and 10 supplements so i dont know how to do it without a lot of meds. And thats not even taking care of most of the pain. My dr tries to blame my IBS on having anxiety but i can be calm as can be and i have flare ups, then my drs (i have 6) also all try to blame the other illnesses. And noone wants to do anything new for me. I am very sensitive to many meds and they each dont want to be the one responsible for another reaction. I guess what im saying is i understand to a point but that i have different illnesses than you well some are different, and i am with you on the frustration and never knowing if a new symptom is from something new or what. I want you to know you are not alone in this journey.

Do you have one doctor that is your primary? You need someone who is heading up your team so they can help you in situations like this. I don't know if a family care is the right kind of doc for that, but you need a PCP that understands your illnesses well enough to coordinate with the other docs in these kinds of decisions.

For me less is best with multiple issues the Dr. can just keep adding on. I even keep specialists to a minimum, PCP, Oncologist and Cardiologist. If something can be taken over by PCP after treatments set up I let them.......oh ya forgot my friend the psych. Thyroid is necessary, treating afib absolute must. Fibro pain, osteoarthritis, foot issues, neuropathy are all treated with one med. My anxiety and seizures with one med.

Then supplement everything else with natural things. I refuse to take fosomax so calcium with minerals and vit K is all osteoporosis gets.

Digestive system and colitis has been treated for years by the way I eat. So if that acts up I only have me to blame.

Even my supplements are limited to only what is necessary. I am fortunate that I can do limited yoga or pilates and ride a stationary bike.

I still get frustrated when I ses my list of DX so I don't look! Those are my coping skills, not perfect but makes me feel a little in control.

laurab

I've had fibro and chronic fatigue before doctors even had clear diagnoses for them. My current doc blames EVERYTHING on my fibro! "Everything" would be migraines, cluster headaches, degenerative disk disease, arthritis, depression and anxiety, TMJ, and osteoporosis.

Everything runs together into one big case of chronic, everyday pain. I have a hard time sorting out my various ailments, and her way of dealing with me is a pain contract with morphine. Yeah, I'm currently looking for a new insurance plan and doc.

I take a lot of meds. I also have disc disease, osteo, osteo pino, tremors, sjogren's syndrome, IBS, a shorter leg, old injuries, dragging about 50 extra lbs. since starting Lyrica. Oh, I take Xyrem for sleep, which is the biggest help I get. Love to get good, deep sleep. I use a vpap.

Life is very hard when you don't have good health, but we manage. Then, my oldest son died in his sleep. So, grief isn't healthy, either. We go on and get support from one another. So, I hope you'll feel better, have great drs., and keep on trying to be well.

I can really relate to how you are feeling. I to have numerous medical issues that can all cause several symptoms of the same. I am on several meds and most of the time am able to manage discomfort. I have several docs and like you have them all blaming another disease. Rather than try to find out which causes what I try to focus on how to control symptoms. Have you tried a naturalist. They might be helpful. You may or may not find them helpful. Will keep you and prayers and please keep me informed on how you are doing.

Ugh I am so sorry you have all these different problems. I do as well, but not near as bad as you and others here. I SO understand the not knowing which illness is causing which symptoms sometimes!!

I suspect that I have fibro, which is why I'm here. I have GERD, a hiatal hernia, arthritis, ptsd, anxiety and this thing I'm dealing with right now.

Littlemart I keep a journal for all of my problems. Any school type notebook will do. I got those divider tabs so I could make a section for each illness, one for a food journal (I suspect many of our problems is due to diet), then I also have a section to write down things for me personally. It really, really helps.

Someday my body will send me a note with the symptom to tell me which what is behind the new "huh?" and until that day... Yeah, gentlest support. I have my GP as my "general in charge" of my treatment and that helps a lot. One doc has all the info and does all the blood work and has some measure of "control" over the records. Keeps my other docs on their toes, as they have to answer to a peer if I complain, bwahaha! AHem.

Gentlest hugs.

I have all but the Graves disease and MS. Every time I go to the doctor and ask him about a new symptom, he always blames it on my Fibro. We all have to be careful because important things can be missed when the doctors just pass it off as Fibro. Hugs GB