What to bring to your first doctor's appointment

Chamber visits in Khulna are often short and busy. Coming prepared means the doctor can focus on your problem instead of piecing together your history.

Bring these with you

• All previous prescriptions, in date order
• Recent test reports, X-rays and scan films or CDs
• The medicines you take now — or clear photos of the packets
• Your serial number and the chamber's phone number
• A family member if you're elderly, unwell or nervous

Write down before you go

• When the problem started and how it has changed
• What makes it better or worse
• Any allergies to medicines
• Long-term conditions: diabetes, blood pressure, asthma, kidney disease
• If you might be pregnant

During the visit

• Start with your main concern in one or two sentences
• Ask what the diagnosis is and what each test is for
• Ask how and when to take each medicine, and for how long
• Ask when you should come back — and what warning signs mean you should come sooner

After the visit

Many doctors don't charge for showing reports within a set period. If tests are ordered, book them through us for a 25% discount, then call us to book the report-showing serial.