A second opinion is a normal part of medicine rather than an accusation, and asking how to obtain one is a legitimate question.
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Preparing for an appointment: one page, three questions
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Post #13 is the version of this I will quote in future. One addition.
Prescription logistics: confirm whether it will be filled locally, requires mail order, or will be prescribed off-label and needs a compounding pharmacy. Different paths have different implications.
I would want the raw data before agreeing with my own summary of it.
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DKwiatkowski, post #6: Good question, well framed, and I would like to see it answered properly. Go to post
Where I part company with post #28, and it is a narrow parting.
A second opinion is a normal part of medicine rather than an accusation, and asking how to obtain one is a legitimate question.
The uncertainty is in the assumption, not in the calculation.
DSakamoto, post #2: Worth separating two things that the opening post runs together. Where you have a specific worry, name it. "I am worried about X" is more useful to a clinician than a series of questions circling X. Go to post
Prescription logistics: confirm whether it will be filled locally, requires mail order, or will be prescribed off-label and needs a compounding pharmacy. Different paths have different implications.
I have changed my mind on this once already, so take it as current rather than settled.
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