Clear communication with your doctor is critical to making the best decisions for your health. Here's how to hold clear conversations:
. But it’s worth searching for a compatible doctor, even if they’re farther away or have longer waits for appointments.
Still, some of Concannon’s interactions with her doctors fell short. She wishes that another oncologist, the one who briefed her before the most difficult phase of her treatment for multiple myeloma -- a transplant offrom bone marrow -- had warned her about the severe sore throat and gastrointestinal distress she endured.
“Let your doctors know what kind of person you are,” he says. For example, “let them know whether you want aggressive treatment even for a small health benefit.”Your preferences and ways of learning should shape the conversations with your doctor. “Anecdote is hugely convincing and greatly influences patients’ decisions,” Morgan says. But one individual’s story simply isn’t enough evidence to predict the same results for you.
Some doctors and patients are more comfortable with hard data. Statistics may be able to tell you the chances of success with a treatment or the likelihood of side effects. But numbers can be misinterpreted or not applicable to a person with your age, health, andHow you phrase your questions matters. “You can say, ‘I’d like to see information about patients like me,’” Morgan says.
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