Tape record your doctor’s appointment
Patients that are going through the many treatments to slow, control or eradicate cancer are stressed, exhausted and not able to remember many of the conversations they have throughout a rough day. Doctor appointments can flood you with information that is hard to remember and may be vital to your health and your treatment. Tape record your doctor’s appointment to have a recording that you can replay several times to be able to receive all of the information you were given.
Stress, exhaustion and medications sometimes make it impossible for a patient to remember all the information they are given through their health care practitioner. There are some patients who have one or more doctors depending on the various types of cancer they might have. Rather than relying on a memory that has undergone stress, exhaustion and under the influence of medication, a tape recording device can make the patient’s life much easier.
Doctors that are conveying a large amount of information, technical or not, would much rather their patients record the appointment than have the patient misunderstand or forget an important step. Take your tape recorder with you and get that appointment conversation on tape so you are able to refer to it when you are rested, not so stressed and not under the influence of medication. Your doctor will not mind one bit and will probably encourage you to carry the tapes of other appointments so that everyone is able to stay coordinated in the care they provide.