Not a rant, an actual question about how this is supposed to work.
Everything the practice holds is optimised for the practice, not for you. Download it twice a year.
The phone log is the part people skip. Date, time, name, what was said, reference number.
Portal exports often carry the numbers and not the notes, and the notes are where the reasoning is.
Happy to be told the process is simpler than I think.
Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.
Same here.
Side effects was my main issue with a deductible too.
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time. Currently on a deductible myself.
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.
Same here.
Function over score.
Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.
Half of what people describe as tolerance is a change in the underlying condition, and the two need different answers.
Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.
Same here.
Careful with attribution. You changed the timing, the dose and the season. That is three variables.
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.