Appointment question. Ten minutes is not enough for this history and I am trying to plan around that.
Portal exports often carry the numbers and not the notes, and the notes are where the reasoning is.
A clinician note carries more weight in the record than a patient request, so ask them to write it.
Happy to be told the process is simpler than I think.
Function over score. Currently on a deductible myself.
Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.
I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster.
Worth repeating that this is not medical advice and the answer often depends on who you are.
Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.
Same here.
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.
Enteric coatings should not be crushed. The pellets are the delivery mechanism. Currently on a deductible myself.
Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.
Fifteen years of this and the function column is the only one that changed anything for me. Also, one page of history, printed, handed over at the start. It changes the appointment.