Share your knowledge
Nothing hurts more than to have someone dismiss your pain or treat you with skepticism and resentment if, for example, you can’t clean the house the way you used to. Unfortunately, it happens.If he or she is willing, bring that person along to your doctor’s visits, says Charles Cutler, MD, an internist in Norristown, Pa., and former chair of the American College of Physicians Board of Governors.
Talk beforehand about the questions you both might want to ask and the issues you’d like to discuss. Be sure to write them down before you go.