Appointment question. Ten minutes is not enough for this history and I am trying to plan around that.
One page of history, printed and handed over at the start. They read faster than you can talk.
A clinician note carries more weight in the record than a patient request, so ask them to write it.
What worked for you, concretely?
I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do.
I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do. Same for me with a copay assistance card, unfortunately.
Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately.
Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless. Tolerance was my main issue with a copay assistance card too.
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that. Same for me with a copay assistance card, unfortunately.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.
Same here.
Currently on a copay assistance card myself.
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time. Tolerance was my main issue with a copay assistance card too.
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.
Enteric coatings should not be crushed. The pellets are the delivery mechanism.