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Intensive Care (ICU) | Last Active: Sep 16 7:52pm | Replies (609)

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@dawn_giacabazi

This is certainly a very important and complex appointment for you. Some friendly advice gather all medical records including but not limited to all hospitalizations, medication changes, doctors visits and tests. If your appointment is in the afternoon try to drop them off to the doctors pod in the morning so they can review before seeing you. Helps them decide what other tests they will want to order. I always include my list of questions so when we actually meet the nerves don’t get the best of me and I forget what I wanted to say. Also curious if you are keeping any logs of symptoms, dates and times and what you were doing during the episodes? How’s your blood pressure been running?

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@dawn_giacabazi thanks for the good advice! I have copied and printed out critical labs, hospital admissions, etc. Didn’t know should drop them off before appointment but will now. We are flying out from the east coast Monday, first appointment Tuesday. My husband and I are finishing our question lists today then comparing notes to make sure we have everything. Have some logs, blood pressure drops very low during adrenal crisis. Thank you so much! This is incredibly helpful! Rhoda

@dawn_giacabazi, such helpful advice to Rhoda before she left for Mayo. @rckj thinking of you as you travel today. Rest well and all the best tomorrow.