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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Hepatitis / March 2007What to ask the doc?
Greetings all! Well, I am still two weeks away from meeting the new doc. I would appreciate any help in getting a list of questions I need to ask. Generally I go in "deer in the headlights" and then have to worry about what I should have asked! TIA ---TNS > Well, I am still two weeks away from meeting the new doc. > I would appreciate any help in getting a list of questions I need to > ask. I would also like that list... I just saw my new Primary Care Doc today (VA system) and she's put in a "consult" for a GastroEnt. I asked if it would be "months" before I saw one but she said "not that bad". So... "Soon" the GE then the biopsy... One specific thing right now I want to ask about: She saw I was 1a and said they recommend Tx even without a biopsy (even though she asked for the biopsy). Whatdayall think 'bout that? > > Well, I am still two weeks away from meeting the new doc. > > I would appreciate any help in getting a list of questions I need to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > said they recommend Tx even without a biopsy (even though she asked > for the biopsy). Whatdayall think 'bout that? I dont think thats unusual. Kaise recommends treatment without a biopsy. In fact, I had to insist on it to get one. And Im glad I did since I know the state of my liver: Grade 3 Stage 3 >> > Well, I am still two weeks away from meeting the new doc. >> > I would appreciate any help in getting a list of questions I need to [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >biopsy. In fact, I had to insist on it to get one. And Im glad I did >since I know the state of my liver: Grade 3 Stage 3 Thanks for the info. Is there a place on the net where I gan get a descripton of the different Grades and States of the liver? I don't know what mine is yet, but am interested in the rating scale. Also, people sometimes sign posts with things like "1b" or something similar. What does that refer to? Thanks in advance for any info, and thanks again to the group! ---TNS Re: What to ask the doc? Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Thu, Mar 8, 2007, 7:31am From: czaumeyer@satx.rr.com (TNS) On 7 Mar 2007 21:27:26 -0800, "anonymousone" <tedw2@earthlink.net> wrote: On Mar 7, 8:28 pm, "amzolt" <amz...@gmail.com> wrote: On Mar 6, 6:19 pm, TNS <czaume...@satx.rr.com> wrote: Well, I am still two weeks away from meeting the new doc. I would appreciate any help in getting a list of questions I need to ask. I would also like that list... I just saw my new Primary Care Doc today (VA system) and she's put in a "consult" for a GastroEnt. I asked if it would be "months" before I saw one but she said "not that bad". So... "Soon" the GE then the biopsy... One specific thing right now I want to ask about: She saw I was 1a and said they recommend Tx even without a biopsy (even though she asked for the biopsy). Whatdayall think 'bout that? I dont think thats unusual. Kaise recommends treatment without a biopsy. In fact, I had to insist on it to get one. And Im glad I did since I know the state of my liver: Grade 3 Stage 3 Thanks for the info. Is there a place on the net where I gan get a descripton of the different Grades and States of the liver? I don't know what mine is yet, but am interested in the rating scale. Also, people sometimes sign posts with things like "1b" or something similar. What does that refer to? Thanks in advance for any info, and thanks again to the group! ---TNS /////////////// Didn't you know they reinstated the draft? All the 1's are headed off to Iraq. ahahahahahahahahaha Actually, it refers to the different genotypes of hep-c. Type 1's and 4's are generally more difficult to treat as opposed to the 2's and 3's that respond more favorably to shorter courses of treatment. The letter that follows a number is called the 'subgenotype' (ex. 1a, or 2b, etc). elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum > > Re: What to ask the doc? [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Thanks in advance for any info, and thanks again to the group! > ---TNS To my mind the most important question you can ask the doc is: "Can you explain that to me again?" Over and over until you actually understand what is being said. Too many people take the first explanation, smile, nod their heads and then go off with no understanding (or worse) a flawed understanding of what was said. > > Well, I am still two weeks away from meeting the new doc. > > I would appreciate any help in getting a list of questions I need to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > said they recommend Tx even without a biopsy (even though she asked > for the biopsy). Whatdayall think 'bout that? This is a good website for Hep C http://www.janis7hepc.com Mags Thanks Mags...Yes, that is a GREAT site!!! Also, thanks as always to the rest of the group for their wisdom! Best wishes to you all! ---TNS >This is a good website for Hep C >http://www.janis7hepc.com > >Mags > Greetings all! > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > ---TNS When I first went to see the doc, I took a list of written questions with me. I had my little notepad and pen, and as he answered my questions I wrote it down. Some of them I had to ask over and over, but he was very patient. Then I posted what he told me in here along with still MORE questions. |
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