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...Softening the Blow Charles Krauthammer's "A Doctor's Duty," on the failed attempt to separate the conjoined Bijani twins [July 21], asserted that medically assisted suicide causes us to embark on a slippery slope. How absurd! Krauthammer failed to see the big picture, in which death is simply part of life. Rusty van Druten Gauteng, South Africa...
Once you have chosen a doctor and made an appointment, gather all your medical records, laboratory-test results, X rays and CT scans. If you don't have them, call your previous doctor and ask for copies...
...have a doctor but feel the relationship isn't working, you can try to fix it, notes Lipkin, who is a principal investigator in a three-school project, funded by the Josiah Macy Foundation, to teach communication skills to medical students. It's a good idea to try to correct problems and misunderstandings as they arise. But if the frustration persists, the best medicine is to leave and find another doctor, Lipkin says. People often say they are unable to switch because they live in a small, one-doctor town. But for most Americans, that should no longer...
...imagined possibilities are so frightening that people feel embarrassed to share them," says Cope. "Your thoughts could run like this: This is probably only a cold; I hope it's not pneumonia; I sure hope I haven't got leukemia." If you don't share these fears with your doctor--and give him or her a chance to rule out worst-case scenarios--you may continue to have nagging doubts about both the diagnosis and your doctor's skill, says Cope...
...have an appointment scheduled and you expect to receive bad news, prepare for it. Take along someone whose support you can count on to take notes and serve as an extra set of ears. Also consider using a tape recorder so you'll have a record of the doctor's explanation and instructions, counsels Lipkin. Sometimes anxiety makes it hard to absorb information the first time around...