Talking with the person in the white coat

From Self-Care: Your Family Guide to Symptoms and How to Treat Them by Don R. Powell, Ph.D.:

Plan ahead of time what you will say to your doctor about your problem. Your observations about a health problem can be invaluable in making a diagnosis. Write down any questions you have.
Repeat in your own words what [...]

Doctor, doctor…

On July 12, I went to see my doctor after being quite ill. I’m not sure what her day had been like, but things that I’d noticed about her before seemed more pronounced. As usual, she was very busy and spoke rapidly, but it was when she gave instructions to her nurse that I realized [...]