None of these are rude, and any clinic worth seeing will answer all of them without hesitating.
We do not vouch for the clinics we route calls to, and we would not want you taking our word for one anyway. Ask these yourself, of every clinic you consider, including any we send you to.
Ask how the first visit is structured and how much of it is spent on your history before anything is tested or recommended. A specific answer is a good sign.
Ask plainly, by role, and ask again if it changes when you arrive. Both arrangements exist and both are ordinary. You are simply entitled to know which one you are getting, and who supervises whom.
Ask whether the person who reviews your results is the person who took your history, whether you meet them, and whether you can have a copy of the results yourself.
Ask what is on the order and what each item would change. If everyone who walks in receives the same panel, ask how it relates to what you described.
Ask directly. Then ask what would happen if a second draw did not agree with the first.
Ask when you are seen again, what is checked each time, who you see, how you reach someone between visits, and what would prompt a change or a stop. Ask for it in writing.
This is the most useful question on the list. A clinic that evaluates people can answer it immediately, because it happens regularly. Notice if the subject changes.
If a plan is described or priced before there is anything to base it on, that is worth pausing over. It may still be a reasonable plan. It was not built from your information.
Tell us what you want evaluated and we will route you to a clinic. Then ask them the questions on this site before you decide anything.
Ask for a ReferralA rough description is enough -- we follow up to match you with a clinic.
