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What You Should Expect From UCTD: Learning to Live with Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease
Do you suffer from unexplained fatigue, muscle weakness, muscle pain, joint pain, low grade fever and are prone to infections among others? You might not be crazy. Chances are you might be suffering from an autoimmune condition. Learn about undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) including how to recognize the symptoms and handle the disease. Recognize the differences among UCTD, Lupus, Scleroderma, Fibromyalgia and other autoimmune conditions.
Know that you are not alone when you were told you were crazy or faking your symptoms. Some individuals, doctors included, still think the disease is all in the patient’s head. However, Dr. Jessica Berman posited that the disease is REAL and the term “undifferentiated” in UCTD simply indicates that patients have not “differentiated” into having well-defined connective tissue diseases (CTD) issues.
If you feel isolated, and you lack support from family and friends, then you will want to read chapter 4. Learn how to explain the disease and your limitations to your friends and family. Understand that you will need to learn to separate good and bad health advice and not be afraid to take charge of your own health. To this end, the book also has 70 references to help you grasp a deeper understanding of your disease and the options available to you.
As you read this book, you will also learn how to apply practical solutions on living with and managing this disease. Learn how diet, exercise and alternative therapies can all combine to improve your quality of life even IF you are off medication. Additionally, if you only followed ONE piece of advice from this book, practice reducing your stressors to positively impact your health. It will make a difference, I promise you.
Know that you are not alone when you were told you were crazy or faking your symptoms. Some individuals, doctors included, still think the disease is all in the patient’s head. However, Dr. Jessica Berman posited that the disease is REAL and the term “undifferentiated” in UCTD simply indicates that patients have not “differentiated” into having well-defined connective tissue diseases (CTD) issues.
If you feel isolated, and you lack support from family and friends, then you will want to read chapter 4. Learn how to explain the disease and your limitations to your friends and family. Understand that you will need to learn to separate good and bad health advice and not be afraid to take charge of your own health. To this end, the book also has 70 references to help you grasp a deeper understanding of your disease and the options available to you.
As you read this book, you will also learn how to apply practical solutions on living with and managing this disease. Learn how diet, exercise and alternative therapies can all combine to improve your quality of life even IF you are off medication. Additionally, if you only followed ONE piece of advice from this book, practice reducing your stressors to positively impact your health. It will make a difference, I promise you.
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144 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2014
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About the author
Kimberly McBee
10 booksKimberly McBee is a Business lecturer, a budding writer and an entrepreneur operating Buy Jamaica Stores (http://www.jamaicastores.com )- an online Jamaican store. Kimberly currently has four completed Kindle books; three completed cookbooks from the "How to Cook Jamaican Cookbooks Series and a completed non-fiction book "What to Expect from UCTD". Look out for more from this author in 2014.
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September 8, 2019
I found this book to be so comforting. It was as if she took my experiences and wrote a book! For anyone suffering from diagnosed or undiagnosed chronic illness, this is a must-read! Even if you do not relate to what is written, there are still great tips for dealing with doctors and specialists and how to cope with chronic pain/disease.
June 25, 2018
UCTD is one of the most tricky diseases in the world because it is unrevealed, so some think it is in the person's head. And it is not diagnosed easily, so it is not being treated most of the time.
The book shows the real symptoms can be distinguished and how to deal with, with the help of the family members or friends. Moreover, it emphasises on the ways the patients can adapt themselves to the future changes of the UCTD so they can fight this disease and have the hope to be better.
The book shows the real symptoms can be distinguished and how to deal with, with the help of the family members or friends. Moreover, it emphasises on the ways the patients can adapt themselves to the future changes of the UCTD so they can fight this disease and have the hope to be better.
July 21, 2021
My mom bought me this when I was diagnosed with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and I still see a lot of the same symptoms that are in this. It is nice to know that you are not alone in the battle of a rare disease.
January 18, 2022
This is great guide for anyone with chronic illness specially UCTD. From the book you can expect the great tricks, author is sharing her experiences which I believe can be kind of same for anyone with UCTD and book is very emphatic and it gave me some hopes.
January 8, 2023
It was good to have a book on uctd. It’s written from the author’s perspective of her experiences of it. I e found the book easy to read and it helped me consider more weighs of managing this disease.
March 1, 2024
Meh. I can't say I learned anything new. Editing issues.
February 19, 2014
This is a very easy to understand, first-hand guide to life with UCTD.
It is great just to read about 'how it really feels' to have this disease; it always makes you feel comforted to know that others experience what you do.
It includes some great practical advice. I've gathered some really handy little tips and ideas on methods to manage the illness.
The book covers a lot, including: dealing with the emotional aspects of the disease (from a sufferer's perspective, as well as from a carer's point of view), the typical symptoms, similar illnesses, tests, medications, types of medical specialists to see, how to deal with poor medical advice, alternative methods of pain management, diet, exercise, and so on.
Thanks to the author. It is written in a very empathetic style, and has given me somethings to work with. I think I'll get my husband to read it too! I'd recommend it for sufferers and their friends or family.
It is great just to read about 'how it really feels' to have this disease; it always makes you feel comforted to know that others experience what you do.
It includes some great practical advice. I've gathered some really handy little tips and ideas on methods to manage the illness.
The book covers a lot, including: dealing with the emotional aspects of the disease (from a sufferer's perspective, as well as from a carer's point of view), the typical symptoms, similar illnesses, tests, medications, types of medical specialists to see, how to deal with poor medical advice, alternative methods of pain management, diet, exercise, and so on.
Thanks to the author. It is written in a very empathetic style, and has given me somethings to work with. I think I'll get my husband to read it too! I'd recommend it for sufferers and their friends or family.
January 10, 2015
Very informative
The author included her own experiences and research. It's helping us to understand the disease and how to cope. So glad that a section was included for family members. Very helpful and helped me to get back on track.
The author included her own experiences and research. It's helping us to understand the disease and how to cope. So glad that a section was included for family members. Very helpful and helped me to get back on track.
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