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@mrea and @lioness Well said. A short summary is best. Remember, those of us with significant histories often overwhelm our Dr. and the visit may not go as well as expected. A short 1 page summary is better than 3 pages (which might overwhelm). Be sure to mention current chief complaint(s)/major (and minor symptoms), major impressions from past doctors and tests results from others and current and past meds. This might be a case where less is more. If you give him 50 pages of docs he might not really look them over (sad to say).
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@richman54660 I had to smile! When I moved up here, my hematologist oncologist sent on her records to my new oncologist, who I had picked out before the move. He is Mayo Clinic trained. They received 99 pages by fax, before I had even made the appt!
@mrea I have a bag that goes along with me. I admit to OCD tendencies, fair warning. In this bag are copies of all lab work for last 5 years, sorted by provider, plus chart notes. A separate folder has all biopsy results, scans, reports, etc. sequenced chronologically and indexed on first page. While it sounds to be overload, because I have a rare mix of issues, things can be and have been pulled from my bag during a dr visit, without having to go request/lookup.
@mrea Wishing you a safe drive to your appointment. I hope you let us know how your experience goes.
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Thank you so much! I was actually planning to do exactly this but it’s a good reminder....seems I forget a lot things unless I write it down! I think chronic pain truly messes with our ability to focus.