EP4: What Questions to Ask Your Doctors

Welcome back to the NCS podcast! In this episode, we’ll dive into the important questions to ask your doctors to help you determine if they’re the right fit for you.Before we get into the heart of the discussion, we take a brief detour to talk about insurance—how your plan (or lack thereof) can impact not only the questions you ask but also whether you even have the flexibility to shop around for doctors. As you may already know, navigating the American medical system can be incredibly challenging.To help, I’ve created an Excel spreadsheet with key questions to ask your doctor. While these questions were created after my in-person autotransplant (AT) appt, and some are specific to that, there are others that are general enough to ask some of your other doctors along the way--for those not pursuing the AT route. You can find it on the NCS Facebook page under the “Files” folder (uploaded on 11/14/2024). I hope this resource, along with our discussion, proves useful to you!As always, I’d love for this podcast to be a space where we continue the conversation. This is just my personal experience—so drop a comment with yours, or reach out to me on social media @doc_serdner if you have any questions!