Check the boxes
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NWPF
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Your Doctor
On the doctor’s office intake form, the form that offers 101 issues and ailments that you must go through and see what might apply to you, actually look for the symptoms that are bothering you rather than making it a competition of how few you can get away with checking. Men are the worst at this. We skim the list of possible symptoms and congratulate ourselves afterward because we were able rationalize away the few symptoms that we should have checked (the “Are you pregnant?” question is like a freebie). Wrong approach. Look for issues that might concern you and your day-to-day, check them and discuss them with your doctor. If the doctor can’t get the full picture from you then he or she can’t offer you the best treatment. Pay attention to the boxes and check those that are appropriate.
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