I used to suffer from this dreaded affliction almost every time I spoke with a doctor. I would become dizzy and confused. My brain would skip a synapse or two. By the way, synapse, used to be a word that brought on a serious case of confusionitis until I applied my home remedy.
I continued to suffer from insidious bouts of confusionitis for a number of years, until I developed my sure fired cure. The cure is very easy to apply. Just say WHAT?
I now always stop and ask what is meant whenever a doctor or nurse uses a word I do not understand. But I also do one more thing that has repeatedly helped me avoid being reinfected. I ask them to spell the confusing word, diagnosis, medication, etc. while I write it down. Then when I have a moment to digest what I have heard, I ask the smartest friend I know, my computer, to help me to learn and to understand what I have been told. The only demand a computer makes of me is a correct, or almost correct, spelling of the question I ask of it, thus the reason I need to write down those long and confusing words.
I have found another great benefit from my cure. If I use the complicated word when speaking with someone, and they know what I am talking about, it is great indication that what they have to say may be of actual value
To apply the home remedy you will need a pen a paper and a few sessions alone saying Excuse me, what does this, that or the other mean? Repeating this phrase 4 or 5 times will usually be sufficient training.
I give you one caution about which you should not be overly concerned, and that is, the doctor having to check for the correct spelling themselves. Just because they know how to say it, what it means, and what to do about, does not necessarily insure they will know how to spell it correctly.
For more tips on how to communicate with your health care providers check out the article on Better Health Care Visits in the ElderIssues.com online library.
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