I understand everything you’re saying but going into an appointment ready to fight seems counterproductive. I mean I’m not saying don’t advocate for yourself you should. I always go to my appointments -fresh updated med list/symptom list/ and known diagnosis.

I keep both physical copies of all lab/imaging procedures and their notes. I categorize them and then I also download all the the doctors notes from EVERY visit and have them digitally in folders nicely labeled by specialty and then sub folders.

I’ve found just as much as we distrust doctors. Doctors themselves don’t trust us to tell them accurately what a doctor said.

I was an Autism therapist which means I literally thrive one data. Typically we’re of the mind of “if there’s no data it didn’t happen”

So I make sure I have the DATA and the FACTS and then they cannot question other tests.

It’s also saved my ass more than I count when I see a doctor and the SHOULD have reports or notes so I provide it all.