Poll - are you honest with your doctor?

I change my meds sometimes too.  My psychiatrist doesn't get upset about it.  Most of the time he says whatever I did was OK.  Once I doubled my sleeping pill because it wasn't working and he told me it wasn't safe to take that much.  Generally if I see him and tell him I want to change something, he says OK.  I think he understands that I've dealt with this depression for a long, long time and I usually know what I need in terms of meds.  Like you, I usually don't change anything without talking to him first but if I can't get in to see him right away, sometimes I do.

I can't believe your PCP won't give you something for migraines.  There are some really good meds for migraines that are not narcotics.  I can't imagine why he wouldn't want to prescribe one for you.

Eh...It depends. I am NOT honest with my doctor about all the vites and supplements because (they- Multiple docs) say..."You don't NEED 50,000 ius of Dry Vitamin D3! You don't NEED Tender Iron Carbonyl...Try this CHEAP flintstone vites!"...If I try and show them something from the ASMB they roll their eyes at me like "There's another paitient that thinks they know MORE than me! When did you get your medical degree missy!"

So yes. I do keep some things from my doc. I also downplay the amounts of bodybuilding I do because my Rheumatologist had a COW at the weights I was lifting! ("WWWWWWWhat do you mean your lifting 150-200 lbs are you INSANE! You have arthritis and dematomyositis..." blah, blah, blah)

Now, you have to take into account that my father was a Doctor...So, certain things (like, um NOT eating bookoo carbs or sticking to the liver shrinking diet...I get that. I couldn't even concieve of "cheating" on that because I KNEW I would eat all those foods again in the future, albeit in SMALL amounts).

But yeah, I have "fibbed" to the doctor and DOWNPLAYED my vites or exercise only because most Doctors here think FLINTSTONES and TUMS are GRAND! *sigh* Idjits!

Warmly,
Jackie

100% honest. How can our dr take care of us without our total honesty and all the information he needs to do so. To do anything else is just insane.

I am honest with my doctor. I am still pre-op but I don't keep things from my primary doc, and I don't see me keeping them from my surgeon. Why would I? The information they do or don't have could be a life or death thing for me! I am paying them (well the insurance is) to help me so it would be a complete waste of time and money to lie or hide things.

I have definitely been bawled out by my doc for not taking prescribed meds..... wow he gets feisty!! I guess I have kind of a mixed view on our relationship - I do view him as an authority figure, but someone to be afraid of. He is an authority figure who has my best interest at heart and so I trust him with the truth.

 This is a really interesting thread and got me thinking a lot. I think right now I do think of my relationship with my surgeon as a partnership. When I was new out of surgery and having lots of problems my surgeon always thought I was lying to him about what I was doing. I TOLD him I wasn't drinking enough water or eating enough. I told him I was nausious all the time even though I was taking all my prescribed medicine. He kind of went through a thing where he would try to scare me thinking I needed a reversal. I think he thought I wasn't complying with the meal plan even though I was trying and I was telling him that I was trying my best to do everything the right way. During this time I had a strained relationship with the surgeon. In fact I was pissed at him. But now that things are better I think its better over all.

As for being honest with my doctor usually I am. I say ususally because I've had two things I'm not supposed to have since seeing him and I didn't think about whether or not I will tell him. I probably won't mention it. If he asks I won't lie though. I'm not supposed to have alcohol or red meat (besides ground beef) and I had both of those and they went fine. The steak actually sits better than chicken.

I don't think I would tell him unless he asked because I would feel like I'm confessing to something I did wrong and I personally don't feel like I did anything wrong.