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@hopeful33250

Hello Karen, @immmm

What a great thought, I'm so glad that you posted this idea. I'm a firm believer in being a proactive patient. I treat each doctor's appointment with preparedness and a list of questions. It is important to let the doctor realize that you and he/she are a team and not just someone who is there as a "consumer-only." I keep a list of questions, concerns in a word document and add to it each time something new comes to mind. Perhaps it is a symptom, perhaps it is a question that has come up from reading an MRI or CAT scan. When the questions begin to multiply I either make an appointment or I put in a message to the doctor through My Chart (the patient portal).

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@hopeful33250, I do the same thing; I form a list of questions for my dr visit on my computer. I add to it over the weeks or months prior to the visit. Then, I print it out and take it to my visit. My doctor always comments on how organized I am with that.

@windwalker Yes, I understand - if I don't come in with a list - the doctor seems disappointed!

Teresa