{"id":2550,"date":"2012-04-05T14:59:54","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T18:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=2550"},"modified":"2012-04-05T14:59:54","modified_gmt":"2012-04-05T18:59:54","slug":"making-the-most-of-your-doctor-visits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=2550","title":{"rendered":"Making the Most of Your Doctor Visits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you get nervous when visiting your doctor&#8217;s office? Knowing you may only have a few minutes with your doctor, you want to prepared so you get the most out of your appointment. Here are some ideas that can help, courtesy of <a title=\"Best Doctors Website\" href=\"http:\/\/bestdoctors.com\/us?lang=en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best Doctors<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/drappt.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-2555\" title=\"DrAppt\" alt=\"Woman in doctor's office\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/drappt.jpg?resize=270%2C180\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/drappt.jpg?w=507&amp;ssl=1 507w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/drappt.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bring a list of your questions and concerns<\/li>\n<li>Bring a list of all of your medications (including over-the-counter and supplements) and how much you take of each one<\/li>\n<li>Repeat what your doctor tells you in your own words to make sure you understand<\/li>\n<li>Take notes<\/li>\n<li>Ask how you can reach your doctor between visits<\/li>\n<li>Bring someone with you for support<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Best Doctors Website\" href=\"http:\/\/bestdoctors.com\/us?lang=en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best Doctors<\/a> is a clinically-based service that can help you easily and confidentially get second opinions from medical experts all around the nation. The next time you and your family face a difficult medical decision, consider giving Best Doctors a call at 866-904-0910.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you get nervous when visiting your doctor&#8217;s office? Knowing you may only have a few minutes with your doctor, you want to prepared so you get the most out of your appointment. Here are&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=2550\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> Making the Most of Your Doctor Visits<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-F8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2550\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}