LIVE WELL PODCAST | EPISODE 7 - DR. STEVE OVERMAN ON HOW TO COLLABORATE WITH YOUR DOCTOR

Dr. Steve Overman is a clinical professor at the University of Washington and a recently retired Rheumatologist and founder of the Seattle Arthritis Clinic. He's also the co-author of the book, You Don’t Look Sick! Living Well with Chronic Invisible Illness.

In episode 7 of the Live Well Podcast, Dr. Overman speaks about the difficulty of diagnosing autoimmune disease and how to best collaborate with your doctor to get the most out of your care.

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Show Notes:

• 0:00 Introduction

• 0:21 Introducing Dr. Steve Overman

  • Dr. Overman’s Book: You Don’t Look Sick!: Living Well with Chronic Invisible Illness

• 0:60 The importance of finding a coach

• 0:90 Why is it so difficult to diagnose autoimmune diseases?

• 0:95 What is autoimmune disease

  • Organ vs. systemic

• 1:30 Autoinflammatory diseases - not specific antibodies to measure

• 1:55 Allergies - mast cell activation

• 1:80 Difficulty to get a diagnosis

  • Lack of time

  • Lack of education

• 2:30 How to communicate your story to your doctor to get the most effective care

  • “Don’t read the last chapter first”

• 3:00 Bring one piece of paper to your office visit

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• 4:00 Autoimmune disease as an invisible illness

• 4:30 Fibromyalgia information

  • Amplification of symptoms seen on MRI

• 5:09 Frustration with getting taken seriously by your doctor

• 5:60 Using a response to treatment to help with an ongoing diagnosis

• 7:45 “A Snake in the Mist” - feeling like you’re going to die before you get a diagnosis

• 7:60 Three strikes to firing a doctor

• 8:15 Current treatment of Autoimmune Disease in our healthcare system

  • Dr. O’s Big 5

    • Toxins

    • Sleep

    • Diet

    • Exercise

    • Stress

• 9:90 Advice for those going through the healthcare system with a chronic illness

  • Phases of illness

  • Find support - get a coach

• 10:56 Outro

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In Health, 

Christina Tidwell, MN, RN, CHC

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