If you’ve read any of my other blogs you will know that I’m a big advocate for tracking your own healthcare which is where Cachéd Care, LLC and My Care Case were birthed. Having all of our medical files with us at each appointment has increased the communication with the doctors. They understand that I’m not expecting them to do all the work and I’m their advocate to find a diagnosis for our child.
Doctors want facts – they don’t want feelings. Feelings don’t lead them to a diagnosis or treatment plan. Recently I heard the phrase, “Doctors practice medicine”. There is a lot of truth in that statement. Doctors don’t always have the answers. Doctors are simply “practicing” and your patient is the one they are practicing on. Think about that statement for a moment. Do you want your surgeon who is going to cut you open to “practice”?
So adjust your thinking – You’re the COACH! You call the plays and you have the play book. If you don’t bring the play book with you to the game how will the players know what to do. I try to make their jobs easy by having all the information they need without making them dig for it. I also hand them an updated spreadsheet that covers all activity between our appointments. So when they ask me, “How often has she had symptoms since our last visit?” I can simply refer to the spreadsheet and count them. I try to eliminate all the guess work and only present the facts. Be sure to have your play book with you the next time you arrive for your appointment.
*These are my own observations and personal to our experience.
Doctors want facts – they don’t want feelings. Feelings don’t lead them to a diagnosis or treatment plan. Recently I heard the phrase, “Doctors practice medicine”. There is a lot of truth in that statement. Doctors don’t always have the answers. Doctors are simply “practicing” and your patient is the one they are practicing on. Think about that statement for a moment. Do you want your surgeon who is going to cut you open to “practice”?
So adjust your thinking – You’re the COACH! You call the plays and you have the play book. If you don’t bring the play book with you to the game how will the players know what to do. I try to make their jobs easy by having all the information they need without making them dig for it. I also hand them an updated spreadsheet that covers all activity between our appointments. So when they ask me, “How often has she had symptoms since our last visit?” I can simply refer to the spreadsheet and count them. I try to eliminate all the guess work and only present the facts. Be sure to have your play book with you the next time you arrive for your appointment.
*These are my own observations and personal to our experience.
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