I find he knows me better than I do sometimes. And he expresses my thoughts much better than I can verbally express them.
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I took my gma so she could better understand what I go through.
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I once took my husband and regretted it. You might hear things about yourself and his attitude about your problems that you weren’t expecting and that hurt very deeply. Think long and hard before you choose to do that. If you think you can handle it, and want to hear his thoughts like that then it’s ok to bring him.
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I took my home health aid today. It was nice to have her there.
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I haven’t taken my wife to an appt ever in over two decades of marriage. The pdoc knows she can call her if I lose capacity and that’s good enough.
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I take my husband every time. I have a horrible memory after ECT, so he helps fill in the blanks. I love taking him with me. We have open communication and he doesnt hear anything he hasnt already.
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When I first started treatment with my current pdoc he asked if I was comfortable having an appointment including my husband.
I’ll be real.
I was offended.
I agreed, but I still don’t quite get it.
It’s like he was trying to fact check with a sane person.
Since I’ve gotten over it and he hasn’t asked to see my husband again.
But no,
I don’t advise taking him.
That ■■■■ is not his business.
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Yeah you should do it because it sounds like you want to and you should do what you want
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My husband didn’t use to come to my appointments, but now he joins whenever he is able to. My memory is getting pretty bad. Him joining means he can fill in the blanks and also remember what my pdoc says. I get way more out of my pdoc visits when Hubby is there.
Other people, in this thread, seem to have had bad experiences or are very against it. But it’s been nothing but good for me.
Everyone is different, though. My husband is very honest in my appointments but also respectful of my feelings. He can comment on touchy subjects without making me feel bad.
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My wife’s parents are an ongoing source of stress for me and my pdoc knows it. There is no way I can answer honestly about how they are affecting me without upsetting her.
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Never taken my partner.
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I don’t take my husband. I have always managed my illness by myself. If I needed to I would take him.
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The pdoc was asking how my relationship is with my partner and I thought what better way to answer that than take him with me but he asks to rules in or out personality disorders so I think I’m gonna take him.
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Glad I never took my ex wife.
That would have been disastrous
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I think he can help you. I wouldn’t mind my husband talking with my psychiatrist.
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My spouse is coming to see my psychiatrist in person tomorrow.
He is also in sessions with all my pdoc docs therapists when I need him, or when he has concerns about my symptoms.
We signed him authority to speak about my healthcare so he can even message my care team which he does.
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I never did with my partner back in the 1980’s. He was under a lot of medical care as he was HIV+. The irony of that was I wanted us both to be tested for HIV as I thought I was sick with it. Easier turned out I had a pleural effusion of the lung, not the funky lung cancer that HIV people get. I tested negative for HIV but he was positive. Going in to get tested was the only thing we ever did together.
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I took my ex girlfreind in with me once but that was a mistake. But i think it really depends on the partner. I would easily bring in my current gf if i needed to. No worries.
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My pdoc satisfied more to ask questions about me, from my wife. Pdoc didn’t believe in me bye the way…
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