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Chronic Illness

by Nicole

Mar 3, 2015

Hi everyone,

This is my first time posting here.

I am a preservice teacher in an MAT program working towards licensure in secondary social studies. I am also working part- time as an elementary instructional assistant.

I have a chronic autoimmune disease (Sjogren's - related to lupus and RA), and dyautonomia (POTS). I love to teach but find that the energy demands lead to increased pain, inflammation, and fatigue. I want to make this work but also don't want to wreck my health completely.

Is there anyone else here who is dealing with this sort of illness? If so, how do you make it work? Have you been able to find a balance that keeps you healthy (enough)? Are you in the classroom or have you found another type of position (resource teacher, etc) that works better for you? Any info would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

TinaJo Hi, Nicole.

It looks as though folks don't post here much currently. I generally don't post, but thought I should reply. I don't have experience with your particular issues, but a family member has MS. In researching possible ways to help, they found out about low dose naltrexone. It is not a traditional treatment, but I hope you will loo...See More

Mar 3, 2015

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Nicole Hi Tina Jo,

Thanks for your response! I appreciate your advice. Unfortunately, MS drugs are usually not the same drugs used to treat my condition. However, more treatments are being developed.

What does your family member with MS do for a living? Has it affected his or her work at all?

My question is not so much about tre...See MoreHi Tina Jo,

Thanks for your response! I appreciate your advice. Unfortunately, MS drugs are usually not the same drugs used to treat my condition. However, more treatments are being developed.

What does your family member with MS do for a living? Has it affected his or her work at all?

My question is not so much about treatments, but about work strategies. As you know, work can make a big difference in your health and teaching even more so. If anyone has experience in this area, I would love to hear about it.

Warm thanks,

Nicole

On 3/03/15, TinaJo wrote: > Hi, Nicole. > > It looks as though folks don't post here much currently. I > generally don't post, but thought I should reply. I don't have > experience with your particular > issues, but a family member has MS. In researching > possible ways to help, they found out about low dose > naltrexone. It is not a traditional treatment, but I hope you > will look into it and see if it might be of help. If you do a > search for low dose naltrexone, you will find quite a bit of > information. A place to start might be LDN research Trust > > Good luck. > On 3/03/15, Nicole wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> This is my first time posting here. >> >> I am a preservice teacher in an MAT program working > towards >> licensure in secondary social studies. I am also working > part- >> time as an elementary instructional assistant. >> >> I have a chronic autoimmune disease (Sjogren's - related > to >> lupus and RA), and dyautonomia (POTS). I love to teach > but >> find that the energy demands lead to increased pain, >> inflammation, and fatigue. I want to make this work but > also >> don't want to wreck my health completely. >> >> Is there anyone else here who is dealing with this sort of >> illness? If so, how do you make it work? Have you been > able to >> find a balance that keeps you healthy (enough)? Are you > in the >> classroom or have you found another type of position >> (resource teacher, etc) that works better for you? Any > info >> would be much appreciated! >> >> Thanks in advance.

Mar 25, 2015

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