While in the hospital, you may see a number of different doctors, and not all doctors are the same. Understanding who your doctor is may be one of the most important questions you can ask to improve your care.
When I was taking care of my dad in the hospital, I often became confused about which doctor I was talking to.
I learned that when a doctor walked into my dad’s room that asking who the doctor was is always the best place to start.
I always asked these 4 questions:
- What is your name? If you don’t understand them, ask them to spell it or write it down for you.
- Who are you? They should tell you whether they are the resident or fellow or the primary doctor. If they don’t, ask them.
- When is the attending doctor going to see me?
- Will my primary care doctor be making the decisions or a specialist? If it’s a specialist, who is it?
These questions helped me be clear about my dad’s care while in the hospital.
Have you ever been confused about the doctors in charge of your care when you were in the hospital? I’d love to hear from you!
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Hi I have a query. My father got an accident 3 and half month before. After accident he lost the touching sense of his body lower then stomach. In MRI report he had suppress his spinal cord nerve and gap in c4-7. Then he had a cervical surgery. Now after three months his legs are flicking very fastly. But he is still not able to move his legs. Is there any problem of flicking legs & how much time it will take to recover him back normal.
Hi I have a query. My father got an accident 3 and half month before. After accident he lost the touching sense of his body lower then stomach. In MRI report he had suppress his spinal cord nerve and gap in c4-7 and fractured. Then he had a cervical surgery and 32mm implant. He is 52 years old.Now after three months his legs are flicking very fastly. But he is still not able to move his legs. Is there any problem of flicking legs & how much time it will take to recover him back normal. How much time will take to recover the fractured bone.
Mool Raj,
thank you so much for your question. I am glad to hear your father is doing ok after such a terrible accident. The amount of time it will take for the bone to regenerate will be determined by a number of factors such as your fathers bone density, your fathers age and the severity of the fracture. The flicking legs seem to be more bothersome than anything. Hopefully it is not nerve damage. That would be a question best answered by your father’s physician.
Wishing you the best,
Lori-Ann Rickard at MyHealthSpin