Get clarity about what to expect post medical procedure.

Do not expect to be prepared for recovery without asking your own specific questions.

Having clarity will reduce ambiguity and anxiety.

Ask questions about who to contact if you have questions.

I hear this again and again. My clients are having medical procedures or surgery and they are so eager to get it over with and have the appointment scheduled that they do not ask about what to expect post -procedure. (I, too, have experienced this personally.) Consider the woman who had her appendix removed and did not know how often to take her pain medication. Or, the man who wanted to return to his exercise schedule but wasn't sure when to do that. He was miserable missing his exercise routine because that was and continues to be his major source of stress relief. How about the woman whose leg swelled up after getting her varicose veins treated and was unable to reach her doctor after hours. And there was no doctor on call. The after-hours calls were going to a man in New York City who had no connection to this medical practice.

What all of these people have in common is that they did not have a clear understanding of what to expect after their medical procedures. And, of course, this ambiguity........

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