Helpful Hints

Besides conserving energy to help you deal with fatigue there are other things that can help you feel better and cope with that feeling of tiredness.

• Taking a bath, reading, or quietly watching television before you try to sleep can help to relax you. If you notice that sleep problems are persisting talk with your nurse.
• Eat well. See nutrition handout.
• Exercising is good. However, the type and amount of exercise is based on each individual activity level.
• Watching television, reading and listening to music allows you to focus on something other than your disease.
• Keeping a written daily or weekly journal can help one to sort out ones thoughts and feelings as well as keeping track of fatigue levels, nutritional intake and medication changes.

Hints To Help with Your Office Visits

• Bring a family member or a friend.
• Know the names, address and phone numbers of the other physicians that care for you.
• Know your current medications including the dose, times you take them and dates of when you started taking them and why you are taking them. (this information should be placed on your enclosed medication card)
• Know your allergies
• Know dates of recent surgeries, tests, hospitalizations and blood transfusions.
• If you have questions please write them down so that you don’t forget.

What You Should Know About Your Treatment
When you receive treatment at any of our offices, we want you to feel relaxed and comfortable. The following items are provided for your use, and you should feel free to bring in something of your own to read, eat or drink.

During the initial visit and teaching sessions, we highly encourage you to bring a family member or friend. Your guest is welcome to stay with you during your teaching. However, during subsequent visits we ask that your friends and family wait in the lobby. This ensures your confidentiality. If your treatment is long feel free to ask your family or friend to return after your visit.

If You Have A Question
When you call our office with a question or concern during regular office hours, you will speak to one of our nurses. The nurses will relay your message to your physician and call you back with the information that you requested as soon as possible.

Dropping by the office may be an inconvenience for you, because your doctor may not be available. Please give us a call first!, even when you are just stopping by to pick up a prescription, so that we can serve you more effectively.