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R727 - Doctor-Patient Communication
Alexandra Andrews


R727.3.W90.1 - Talking To Your Medical Team
Robert Wascher, MD, FACS, Ernest Rosenbaum, MD, Alexandra Andrews, Charles M. Dollbaum, MD, PhD, Karen Ritchie, MD, Sarah Schorr, RN, BSN, Francine Manuel, RPT, Jean Chan, BA, MA, SEd, Richard Shapiro, MD
Treatment side efects may linger. Friends and family, and even health care personnel, may appear judgmental or skeptical regarding your concerns, because fatigue, neuropathy, and/or pain are not always visible and can't be easily measured.
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/talk.html
First appeared 2007-12-13; updated 2015-02-19
R727.3.W90.2 - Suggestions for Discussing Symptoms With Your Medical Team
Robert Wascher, MD, FACS, Ernest Rosenbaum, MD, Alexandra Andrews, Charles M. Dollbaum, MD, PhD, Karen Ritchie, MD, Sarah Schorr, RN, BSN, Francine Manuel, RPT, Jean Chan, BA, MA, SEd, Richard Shapiro, MD
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/discuss.html
First appeared 2015-02-19;
R727.3.W90.3 - Suggestions For Alleviating Pain
Robert Wascher, MD, FACS, Ernest Rosenbaum, MD, Alexandra Andrews, Charles M. Dollbaum, MD, PhD, Karen Ritchie, MD, Sarah Schorr, RN, BSN, Francine Manuel, RPT, Jean Chan, BA, MA, SEd, Richard Shapiro, MD
Methods to alleviate pain may include - medications to reduce or the severity or frequency of your symptoms, Physical Therapy, Pain specialists should be consulted for patients who do not rapidly respond to other measures, Supportive Care - guided imagery training, biofeedback, acupuncture, massage therapy, meditation, breathing, exercise , swimming, yoga, tai chi, stretching, hypnosis, nutrition and more
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/suggest.html
First appeared 2015-02-19;




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