Acceptance Versus Complacency with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Your assessments should not just stop with you and your medications. As we mentioned, people change. You should also continuously assess your healthcare provider. This way you can keep track of if he or she is serving you well. Receiving healthcare relies heavily on a trusting patient-provider relationship, and sometimes there's just no chemistry between the two. Relationships change, and this is true for the healthcare field as well. Some things to consider are how much time your provider spends with you and if he or she listens and provides appropriate advice based on what you have said. It is also important that he or she takes the time to explain things to you. If you do not feel like your provider is putting in the right amount of effort, or if you feel like he or she is becoming complacent, it may be time for a change. After all, this is your life and your health.