Record your appointments with your doctors. NYT Article
 

Dear NeuroTalk Friends:

What a marvelous idea. Record your visit to replay later. Some doctors are actually doing the recording and posting the recordings on a secure website.

Read this article, if you can access it.

The Appointment Ends. Now the Patient Is Listening. - The New York Times

Regards, Elaine

I've recorded parts of doctor appointments a few times. It works great and it's infinitely easier then explaining it to your spouse or friend if they can't go with. I also now print out my questions and give the doctor a copy for my file. So far no doctor has had a problem with either.