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I have Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Diverticulosis and a brain aneurysm, however, last week I received a further 5 diagnoses of Asthma, COPD, a shadow and nodule on my lung, moderate sleep apnea and bile acid malabsorption so am feeling totally overwhelmed and don’t know what to prioritise and where to turn first. So, can anyone advise me on how to manage all these conditions and most importantly my newly diagnosed COPD?
@A MyCOPDTeam Member welcome to the group! Almost everyone on this site is dealing with more than one illness, so dealing with more than one is not impossible. I would guess that you are in the beginning stages of COPD, so that is important to do what you have to do according to your pulmonologist. You probably have a very long life ahead of you and it's important to make a decision now whether you are going to look on the positive side and live a fairly normal life, or look on the "things I can not longer do" side and be unhappy the rest of your life. Take the bull by the horns and tell yourself you ARE going to get through this, and then do what you have to do to make it happen. i have had 4 nodules in my lungs for probably 7 or 8 years and they never change, so doc isn't concerned about them; I hope yours turn out the same. I believe there is another group that covers fibromyalgia so you might want to check into that group too. As the AI answer said, it IS scary to get all these different things thrown at you at once, but it also said to sit down and take a deep breath. It will take some time and effort on your part to get comfortable, but we are always here to help if you need it. If you have questions, it's best if you go to the top of the page and click on Q&A--more people will see your question. I hope you have a good night. Hugs, Chris 6/5/26
@A MyCOPDTeam Member I just did some checking on your bile acid malabsorption and that may be one of the first things you could work on as i'm sure that is probably the one that is the most bothersome right now. Did your doctor give you any medication for that or any of your other diagnoses? WebMD did list a couple of medications but the side effects sound even worse. It did mention one other medication but it said that it is only used if everything else fails. Sorry to give you the bad news on top of what you have had already, but you wanted to know where to start and that would be my #1 suggestion. Hugs, Chris 6/6/26
I have fibromyalgia also ,Kimberly. Plus lots of other conditions. Finding out that you have all at once sounds so overwhelming. Hugs to you . What helps me ,is to just find a good doctor for each condition and go to my appointments. And do what the doctor tells me. It’s annoying and time consuming to have so many appointments ,with so many specialists. But I try to stay grateful that I have found good doctors to treat my conditions. If possible, I try not to do my appointments during the winter…I try to space out all my appointments throughout the rest of the year. Give MyFibroTeam a try. If I see you there, I will say hello. There may be a few other online groups for you ,with your other conditions. Believe it or not, after you’ve had these conditions for a while you kind of get used to it. It becomes your new normal. Take good care.
First of all, take a breath (as best you can! 💙). Receiving multiple diagnoses at once is genuinely overwhelming, and what you're feeling right now is completely valid. You don't have to figure everything out at once.
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I meant to say Neuropathy. I also go to several different doctors. I am used to my health. I had to accept it along time ago. I decided I’m going to do what my body will allow (sometimes more and then it takes me a week to recover but sometimes it’s just worth it). You take care and have a good day.
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