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Actually, I have never tried to bring a second or third person to an appointment ... I could be nice to have an outside perspective. I have always taken notes and will continue to do so .. I will continue to look for good openers of the meeting :-)

Thanks, I like that you actually test you doctor in some way, I'd love to see the same doctor each time as well ... But I think I will start pre-paring a list like this as well and just going though it sequentially :-) I sometimes miss the traditional system, where the doctor would know the...

I don't mind what the doctor thinks, as long as I get the needed information. Based on all the nice recommendations I think I might start pre-paring a sheet with questions for each session. :-) I actually used to get a lot of my information on the NHS website as well ...

Did you end up going elsewhere than going to your doctor for advice? How did you figure that it was outdated? did you know based on experience or knowledge?

I have heard a lot good about these courses and I acutally want to attend one someday. :-) Thanks a lot for the recommedation.

Sometimes when I meet different doctors I feel like they do not even know my name...

Thank you so much! :-) To be honest I'd sometime love if I could just review my doctors notes. But this would be a good starting point to get more of a dialogue with my doctor. Thanks again, Thomas

This is also what I have found. This community has already been very helpful. :-)

Thanks you, what do you do to initiate this conversation? is there any good way to open such a conversation?

It is open to all :-)

Thank you Becca, this is very useful! Sounds like you doctor is a bit different than mine :-)

Hello Everyone, How do I get the best of out of my consultation? and what do you think about being involved in your treatment decisions? Does your doctor allow you to bring up topics and are you involved actually involved in decision about your treatment? I have heard a lot of different...