How to talk to your doctor (so you don’t waste your time)
How to talk to your doctor (so you don’t waste your time) It’s a pretty typical scenario - you wait weeks (or longer) to see a doctor only to clam up during the appointment and walk out with more questions than answers! It doesn’t make it easier when you’ve only got a few minutes to state your case. Many healthcare systems schedule doctors with a new patient every 15 minutes - or less. Unfortunately, with such busy schedules, doctors may be too quick to interrupt their patients. One study found that physicians may interrupt their patients after only 11 seconds of talking, and many didn’t give their patients a chance to explain the reason for their visit. 1 Not only have our clients experienced this but so have we! Over…