Thank you shonny@shonny. Having a team of specialists coordinating your care is wonderful. However, most of us are limited in to whom we have access. I have a few practical suggestions to add:
1. Create a list of your diagnoses and medications prescribed and by whom. Give to all providers.
2. Create a one page history of your health problems. Give to all providers.
3. If you are lucky enough to have a mychart type online system, Take full advantage of it to contact providers with info prior to visits.
4. If your providers are individuals and not connected to a system, connect them yourself. Take your latest information from one provider to another.
5. If you have a provider who attributes your problems to getting older or being non-complient, change doctors Get a referral to a respiratory therapist and/or rheumatologist. The newest blood tests are fantastic at pinpointing what contributes to your problems. My asthma turned out to be caused by Lupus.