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Ideally, health professionals should be able to give you an answer
to all the following questions:
‘What is happening inmy body?
... Is there some scientific backing towhat you think?’
‘How long will it take to get better?
... Short and long term goals.’
‘What are all the options formanagement?
... From science, what ismost likely to help?
... What might help?
... What won’t help?’
‘What can I do for it, because I want to do asmuch as I can?’
‘What can you do for it?’
‘Is there anything nasty which needs special attention?’
‘What domy physical findings, x-rays and scans reallymean?’
