Expressions used to describe effects of treatment - what you need to know to make the best decisions (part 3)

EXPRESSIONS USED TO DESCRIBE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS (PART 3)
What can we conclude now? You have cancer and that is bad news, whichever way you look at it. There are probably difficult times ahead of you, whatever you do. If you meekly accept all your practitioner's recommendations, it is likely that life will be much less pleasant for you than it could be. If you try to make your own decisions, it is likely that you will have difficulty getting the cooperation and information you need from your practitioner. Seek support from family, friends, nurses, social workers, or other practitioners. Trust your own judgement and gut feelings about what is right for you. Don't let your practitioner talk you out of your decisions with medical jargon, scientific explanations, bullying or sweet-talking. These are techniques that authority figures such as fathers and teachers use with children. Switch to a practitioner who doesn't do this, if possible. If not, just remember that you are not a child and that they can only hold a position of power and authority over you if you let them.
Here is a thought that might help you a little. Every time you refuse to let a practitioner treat you like a helpless child, you make it that tiny bit easier for the next patient to do the same. It is only through pressure from patients like you that doctors and other practitioners will be forced to change their approach, I believe this is the most important way in which you can use your disease to help future patients.
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