YES!! @MelanieS187 You deserve to be well taken care of and that includes those (sometime scary) doctors appointments. Your healthy is important and you deserve to feel good! As far as looking for a new doctor, I always tell my clients to start with the women in their life, ask local friends/family who they go to and would they recommend them. Do you have a community of women you can chat with? If not you can always look online, check their "reviews" and see if they specialize in women's health over 50.
Your check up may look differently then it did 20 years ago, so don't be afraid to ask what the check up would include (they may have you schedule a time before the appointment to chat with the new doctor on the phone). Go in prepared - have a list of questions and concerns ready to discuss in case you get nervous and forget. Be open and honest with them about how long it's been, why, and what got you back in. Don't be embarrassed they've seen and heard it all. They can't help if they don't know so tell them everything, even if you think it's small or unimportant. And if you feel like you were not given the proper treatment or brushed off, don't give up - be brave and willing to get a second or third opinion. Let me know if you have any other questions 🙂
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