Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Its best to make a list of questions before your visit. Write them down with space left open to write the doctors answers. Glad to hear you dont go alone to your appointments. Another set of ears is always important. Next time take your list of questions and have your wife play secretary and write everything down the doctor says. This way you will get the most out of your appointment. Some people also ask if they can tape record their session so they can go back and replay what the doc says. Not all doctors like to be taped so always ask first.
You will find the more time you spend on this site, the more you will get an education about oral cancer. You will know the ins and outs of what you should expect from your doctor visits and when a doctor doesnt quite measure up to the standards. Doctors are all too human sometimes and dont always have the best people skills. When you have questions, dont be afraid to ask your doc. Remember, the doctor works for you.
Last edited by ChristineB; 03-05-2012 08:57 AM.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive |