9 Urgent Reasons for Finding a Diagnosis Unmasked

Updated 7/27/08

You’re on the verge of giving up the search for help with your illness. What’s the point? No one seems to know anything anyway. Here are nine urgent reasons you should not give up the fight. Read more

Putting It All Together

Updated 7/27/08

My first book, Secrets of Getting a Diagnosis Unmasked (now titled Unmasking a Diagnosis), is my attempt to help others avoid many of the mistakes I made when seeking answers for my own chronic illness. I spent too much money and did too much unguided research followed by two decades of trial and error.The good news is I may have come to the end of my search. On Tuesday I shared the excitement of finding a new practitioner near my area who understands the complex nature of chronic illness. Then I realized I don’t need him.

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Order Tests Directly from Labs

Updated 7/27/08

Many people with chronic illnesses have sought answers through Internet research. During that research, they may have stumbled upon the right answers, but faced resistance from primary care providers unwilling to order the necessary tests.

If you have an idea of what may be ailing you, you have the right to order tests directly from a specialty laboratory. Some insurance companies pay 100% for these services.

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Secrets Now Available in Paperback and eBook

“In a perfect world, people go to their doctor for tests then the doctors tell them what is wrong and how the problems may be cured or treated, and health insurance pays the costs. Unfortunately, this is not a perfect world. Jacqueline Jones has provided us with a specific list of how to take control of our own health care. ” - Connie Sarros, Author

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Book Reveals Secrets of Getting a Diagnosis

By Jacqueline L. Jones

You’re tired. You’re in pain. You’re sick of being misunderstood. You need some answers, but where do you start?

How many doctors have dismissed your concerns? How many have prescribed medication for symptoms without finding the underlying cause?

And how will you pay for help if you find it? You may not be able to afford medical insurance because of the high premiums. If you do have medical insurance, the deductible or co-pays may be doing you in.

After tolerating more than 20 years of disabling fatigue and pain, I have regained enough health to pursue this dream of writing a book to help you and your loved ones save time, money and anguish in getting help. Regaining my health means that I can help to care for an aging parent, something else I couldn’t have done in the recent past. So not only have I been the one with a chronic illness, I am also the caregiver of someone with a chronic illness, putting me in the unique position of understanding the patient’s and the caregiver’s struggles.

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