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Trust your doctor. If you hide things from them, they may not be able to make a good diagnosis.
Trust your doctor. If you hide things from them, they may not be able to make a good diagnosis.
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A visit to the doctor can be stressful. The receptionist is as warm as an iceberg, the waiting room is packed full of sneezing, wheezing patients, and the wait can be hours.

Then, after finally making it into the consulting room, you have just a few minutes to explain what brought you there. And, let’s be honest, sometimes that isn’t the easiest thing to talk about. But without all the details, a doctor can’t get the full picture.

Here’s what you must tell your doctor so they can make an accurate diagnosis.

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