MrsJim, one way to find a question/discussion where you wrote something is to click on your screen name.... now scroll down a bit and you will see a line of various things such as Messages, Answers, Votes, etc.
Now go to the one that says "Following". You will see you have 5 postings you are following where you had written something on those postings. Click on Following.
Now scroll down the page, there are the 5 postings you are following which will include the one you wrote.
New posts always go to the top of the page, so when no one has anything more to say threads may seem to disappear but they have been buried by newer and more active threads.
I have no idea why a question would be removed. But to answer... I have heard this from other people and it boggles my mind why a doctor would not inform the patient directly of a diagnosis or what should be done in order to remain safe. I would guess if the person has been diagnosed with dementia the doctor might feel that what they say would not be understood, the information not retained. And if POA is in place then informing the "decision maker" is what they should do. (But to that I personally think they should then inform both the patient AND the POA) I think if a doctor did this on a constant basis, ignore the patient or poorly communicate needs, I would be looking for another doctor.
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Now go to the one that says "Following". You will see you have 5 postings you are following where you had written something on those postings. Click on Following.
Now scroll down the page, there are the 5 postings you are following which will include the one you wrote.
Hope this helps.
https://www.agingcare.com/questions/is-it-common-for-doctors-to-not-directly-advise-patients-when-more-care-is-needed-479781.htm
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But to answer...
I have heard this from other people and it boggles my mind why a doctor would not inform the patient directly of a diagnosis or what should be done in order to remain safe.
I would guess if the person has been diagnosed with dementia the doctor might feel that what they say would not be understood, the information not retained. And if POA is in place then informing the "decision maker" is what they should do.
(But to that I personally think they should then inform both the patient AND the POA)
I think if a doctor did this on a constant basis, ignore the patient or poorly communicate needs, I would be looking for another doctor.