Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.

Sleep first. Bad night, bad day, more symptoms. Fix that before changing anything else. How long have you been on a symptom diary?

Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time. Tolerance was my …

An inconclusive account is useful if it stops the next person mistaking a story for a controlled comparison.

Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.

Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you. Same for me with a decade of lurking, unfortunately.