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How to talk to my doctor & share research/knowledge I have found?
Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Mar 18, 2019 | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
@susangs I agree with @2011panc. I have had doctors tell me to stop googling! One NP told me to stop my "hobby" of googling things! I really resent that. If the doctor has so little confidence then maybe they are not the right doctor.
I think I would just mention to him that you had heard or read about this procedure or that procedure, and what did he think of them. That way you are not really suggesting that he doesn't know something, you are asking his opinion on a potential treatment.
JK
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@susangs
Good Morning,
It is important for us to be pro-active in our own care. Doctors are human and it is NOT possible for them to know everything (old and new), although we often think they do.
Continue to do some of your own investigations and mention the results to the doctor. I think JK is right, it is the WAY in which we share the info with the doctor.
Ronnie (GRANDMAr)