hi jessie & welcome to NT,

i agree with agate. she brings up some good points.
i think it's always good to bring someone with you to dr appts for a 2nd set of ears. since you have many symptoms conditions having someone as experienced as your mom to advocate WITH you can be very helpful.

it may be harder to gain the respect/help of your drs because of your psychiatric conditions. just the nature of the beast imho. i would write down your Q's. i do all the time. my drs actually appreciate it & have come to expect it at the end of my appt. i write down their answers.

i really hope your appt goes well. i have a good pcp that takes me seriously & can also advocate for me. i hope you do too. if you havn't already start a medical file on yourself. like copies of dr visit notes & copies of cd's from CT scans etc. it will help if you see other drs to have these records.

i have learned a lot from reading my dr's notes. and, i've found errors that sometimes i've made them change in my files. no sense in muddying the waters with inaccurate into.

anyway, i've rambled enuf. please let us know how you are. you sound like a smart, educated, strong young woman. i'm sorry you're dealing with so much.

judy