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“We call it the doctor-patient relationship, but in many ways it’s the doctor-down-to-the-patient relationship,” he told me. “Patients need to be relentlessly assertive and ask their questions as many times as necessary, until they get answers they can understand. It is their body; it is their well-being; they deserve an answer. It is up to the doctors then to say, ‘I know it’s this,’ or ‘I don’t know, but I’ll try to learn more,’ or ‘I am stumped and think we should get additional input.’ ”
The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
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