Multiple health conditions make it even more important to follow the guidelines for maximizing your care. It is especially important to do what you can to obtain good health insurance if you don't already have it.

With respect to doctors, appoint one doctor to oversee your health and treatments. This is generally your primary care physician, but can just as easily be one of your specialists if he or she agrees to take on this role. It's your job to be sure all your doctors keep the overseeing doctor up-to-date.

To maximize time with each doctor, learn about each health condition. Since keeping track of more than one condition can be difficult, record or take notes of each session. If you take an advocate with you to doctor's appointments, it can help if the same person or people go with you to appointments for each condition to help you keep an overview.

When you are prescribed new medications, or a change in existing medications, ask about the effect on your other condition(s). It is up to you to prioritize which is most important at any given time.

Let the doctors in charge of each of your health conditions know about suggested changes in medications or treatment before taking them. Drugs and lifestyle advice can work at cross purposes.

When new symptoms appear, let a doctor for each condition know. Even though one doctor thinks it relates to the condition he or she is treating, it may appear differently to a doctor in charge of a different condition.

Look for techniques that work in your life to incorporate your medical care into your life so you don't feel as taking care of your health has taken over your life. 

Emotional swings, particularly stress and depression, may be even more difficult because of your extra burden. There are medications and techniques to help with each.

If you apply for disability income, such as Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), be sure to list all your health conditions. Any one may not not be considered to be disabling, but the combination may be.