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Communicating with your doctor
Communicating with your healthcare provider is contacting, writing, or speaking with your doctor or other provider about your health problems.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 47-year old female asked:
Need advice for communicating with doc who calls me "honey" and tells me not to worry when i ask direct ? Or for records. Rather fix than change docs.
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A 36-year old female asked:
My doctors arnt communicating and i need info on cardiomyophathy and if symtoms are worsening what action do I take? My doctors wont help
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A 32-year old male asked:
Is it possible to get a communicating hydrocelle as an adult, doc says there is no sign of one, i strain a lot on the toilet, tested swell and go down?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Have three doctors (family, neurologist, gastroenterologist) & seems they are communicating to each. Feel they are not listening to me. What can I do?
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A 55-year old female asked:
How do I communicate with a specific doctor using this app?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I had a stroke, and not many people can tell. Only those whom i stay in contact w/ can tell the diffrence. How can I communicate better w/ my doc?
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A 44-year old asked:
How do I communicate my pain level to my doctor?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can I expect my specialist doctor to communicate well with my family?
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A 22-year old female asked:
22y/o f with bi-weekly severe migraines for the last year. Just moved, and don't have a PCP I trust yet. How can i communicate health hist to new doc?
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A 28-year old female asked about a 30-year old female:
How can I communicate with my doctor about absolute privacy?The office staff restrict my access to md.Should i report this to the medical board?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Can I request to get my vas deferens blocked by burning rather than getting cut or tied during my vastecomy? If yes how to make sure I communicate this accurately to the doc? Thanks
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A 30-year old male asked about a 60-year old male:
ER Dr took ultrasound of gallbladder & verbally communicated nothing abnormal; should I expect written report or images to share with my PC Physician?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Are there any hospitals in Michigan that offer a multidisciplinary team of doctors who will look at ALL of the symptoms, instead of having to communicate findings via word of mouth? Specifically ones who specialize in IIH/VP shunt and GI issues?
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A member asked:
Are you doctors real?
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A 35-year old male asked:
What are my network doctors?
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A member asked:
What is the best of doctors?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Hi its there any doctors online?
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A 55-year old male asked about a 18-year old female:
Could you send doctors excuse for.
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A 29-year old male asked:
I want to get doctors in Tongatt ?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are the doctors over-medicating me?
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A 29-year old asked:
Is there a demand for doctors for curing ca?
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A 37-year old asked:
I don't like life and the doctors arent helping?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Are all the doctors on this site, really doctors???
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A 46-year old asked:
Hi doctors, was just wondering what is acute inferoposterolateralmi?
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A member asked:
Is it true that pain is subjective. If so why dont all doctors agree?
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A 58-year old asked:
Doctors iam not on any meds. For high b/p iam my b/p is 113 /64 is that goof?
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A 25-year old female asked:
A person not finding help locally from doctors probably needs to seek help nationally?
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A 38-year old male asked:
I need a doc to write my meds?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Why do Doctors hug their patients?
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A 47-year old asked:
Which doctors handle HGH injections?
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