You may want to create a list of questions to ask. Now is the time to start making decisions with your doctor or other healthcare provider about how to treat or manage your condition. Your Options Evidence-based medicine, in the form of clinical practice guidelines, can help you and your doctor or other healthcare provider decide what would be the best treatment for you. How you feel about the different treatments.
Every treatment has benefits and risks.
What matters is what matters most to you. Choosing Treatments , from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, gives good advice on how to make a treatment decision. Studies have shown that people who take an active role in developing their treatment plan have a better chance of staying on course and feel more satisfied with their care. Or, you might consider bringing along a friend or a family member with you. That way, if you have difficulty remembering everything that your doctor or other healthcare provider tells you, you can refer to your notes or ask your companion.