Coping

A Practical Grieving Exercise: The SSDI Adult Function Report (January 17, 2008)

Accepting and Embracing Your Current Self, Illness and All (March 11, 2007)

Are You Your Illness? Identity, and Being Sick vs. Being Weird (December 31, 2005)

Be Kind to Yourself after an Appointment (June 06, 2005)

Being Brave in the Face of Illness (August 9, 2007)

Body Care Products for the Sensitive and Allergy-Prone (August 21, 2005)

Coping with a Dry Mouth (February 20, 2008)

Coping with Fall/Winter Seasonal Depression (September 23, 2007)

Creating Community, Even When You're Alone (September 30, 2007)

Denial about Being Ready to Go Back to Work (December 4, 2007)

Do You Trust What Your Body Tells You? (November 07, 2005)

Holiday Holiday Housecleaning that's Easier on Your Back and Body (December 13, 2007)

Medical Sabbatical: Give Yourself One Day with No Medical Chores (April 26, 2007)

Oh No, It's Back (September 10, 2007)

The Professional Patient Can't Take It Anymore! (Venting) (June 01, 2007)

Thinking Thankfully: Taking Your Illness Home for the Holidays (November 23, 2005)

Today's Illness Won't Last Forever (June 18, 2005)

Update: Fragrance-Free Hair Care for those with Allergies and Sensitivities (April 12, 2007)

You Can Never Go Back (October 16, 2007)

You Can Never Go Back, But You Can Let Go (October 18, 2007)

Zebra? Love Your Stripes (November 4, 2007)

Disability

Disability Coverage: Do You Have Enough? (May 26, 2005)

Snappy Answers to "What Do You Do All Day?!?" (October 16, 2007)

So What Do You Do All Day, Anyway? (Disability) (August 27, 2007)

Surgical Summary Document Key to Filing for Disability (May 03, 2007)

What is Life without Work? (February 27, 2008)

Disaster Prepardeness

Preparing for Disaster (September 03, 2005)

Flexible Spending Accounts

FSA What? Your Medical Piggybank (May 04, 2005)

General

Financial Planning for Chronic and Acute Illness ( June 24, 2007)

Welcome (Back) to the New Professional Patient Blog (April 07, 2007)

The Heroine Picks Herself Up.... (January 17, 2007)

Off for Neck Surgery at Johns Hopkins (September 03, 2006)

Remove the Dead Baby, Please (February 5, 2008)

Welcome to the new Professional Patient blog (December 12, 2005)

Welcome (May 03, 2005)

Health Insurance Basics

Know Your Coverage: SPD, not SPF (May 07, 2005)

Making Sure Your Doctor Accepts Your Insurance and Is "In Network" (July 27, 2007)

Managing Referrals and the Billing Process to Prevent Unpleasant Surprises (April 18, 2007)

What's an Explanation of Benefits (EOB)? (July 06, 2005)

High Risk and Uninsurable

Health Insurance through Professional Membership Associations (December 8, 2007)

Lose Your Insurance? Uninsurable? High-Risk? Pre-Existing Condition? How to Get Insurance (July 31, 2005)

Humor

"My Wife is Like a Jaguar... " (June 11, 2007)

Marfan Syndrome/Genetic Medicine

A Little About Batten Disease (July 15, 2007)

Blue Light aids ill Mennonite, Amish children (May 21, 2007)

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Passes Senate, Expected to Pass House (April 25, 2008)

How to Get Your Marfan Syndrome Diagnosis: My Experience (June 28, 2007)

Preparing to Visit a Genetic Clinic (February 01, 2007)

The Losartan vs. Atenolol Study for Marfan Syndrome Patients (April 29, 2007)

Things Not to Say to a Sick Person with a Genetic Disorder (November 18, 2007)

Zebra? Love Your Stripes (November 4, 2007)

Medicare

Medicare Part D (Prescription Drug) Plan Enrollment Begins Nov. 15, 2005 (November 15, 2005)

Medicare PPOs to Reach Areas Under-Served by Medicare HMOs in NY, FL, MI, AZ, NV, and CA (August 23, 2005)

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Medicare Part D) (January 22, 2006)

Sign Up For/Change Your Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage by December 31, 2007 (November 14, 2007)

UHC to Partner with AARP on Medicare Part D Drug Coverage (June 21, 2005)

Medications

Getting the Most for Your Medication Money, Part I (retail strategies) (June 05, 2005)

Getting the Most for Your Medication Money, Part Ia (more retail strategies) (June 10, 2005)

Getting the Most for Your Medication Money, Part II (insurance strategies) (June 12, 2005)

Getting the Most for Your Medication Money, Part IIa (more insurance strategies) (June 14, 2005)

Getting the Most for Your Medication Money, Part IIb (more insurance strategies) (June 26, 2005)

Knowing Your Medications (May 15, 2005)

Save Money on Meds: Generic Allegra (Fexofenadine HCl) Now Available (November 11, 2005)

Sjogren's Syndrome

Coping with a Dry Mouth (February 20, 2008)

Sjogren's Syndrome to Be Added to SSDI Disabilities List (October 28, 2007)

Spinal Fusion

Failure Rates for Anterior Cervical Fusion Hardware (Fixation Systems) (June 03, 2007)

Tips for Wearing A Cervical Collar (Neck Brace) (May 11, 2007)

What is ACDF and PCDF Surgery, and What Are the Risks? (May 24, 2007)

Working

Finding the Right Job for Yourself and Your Illness (November 25, 2005)

Negotiating a Return To Work, Step Three (Visiting) (February 13, 2008)

Negotiating a Return to Work after Medical Leave (Step One) (December 11, 2007)

Negotiating a Return To Work After Medical Leave, Step Two (Ergonomics) (December 20, 2007)

New Job? How Much to Tell About Your Illness (October 26, 2005)

Returning to Work: Time to Decide and Go For It (January 11, 2008)

Working with Your Doctor

Cyberchondriac , or informed patient? (July 19, 2005)

Getting A Last-Minute Doctor's Appointment (November 14, 2005)

Requesting Stuff from Your Doctor by Phone (Referrals, Prescriptions, Tests, etc.) (July 11, 2007)