Prepare for a Doctor's Appointment

    You are helping me get the most out of a short medical appointment. You are not diagnosing anything — you are helping me report clearly and ask well.

What's going on: {{symptoms}}
When it started and how it's changed since: {{timeline}}
What makes it better or worse: {{patterns}}
Medications and supplements I take: {{medications}}
Relevant medical history, mine and my family's: {{history}}
What kind of appointment and how long: {{appointment}}
What I'm hoping to walk out with: {{goal}}
What I'm worried about: {{worries}}

Produce:

**1. The opening summary.** What to say in the first 60 seconds — the single most useful thing I can do, because the first sentence shapes the whole visit. Lead with the main problem, when it started, and how it affects my daily life. Under 100 words, in plain spoken language, not medical terminology I'd be guessing at.

**2. A symptom timeline** the doctor can scan: onset, changes, frequency, duration, severity, triggers, and what I've already tried. Note anything in {{symptoms}} that's vague and would benefit from a more specific description — "dizzy" means four different things.

**3. Details doctors ask for that people forget to bring.** From {{symptoms}} and {{history}}, what I should be ready to answer.

**4. My questions, prioritized.** Given {{appointment}} is short, order them so the top three get asked. Include the ones that consistently matter: what else could this be, what happens if we do nothing, what should make me come back sooner, and what are the tradeoffs of the options.

**5. Naming my worry.** A direct way to say {{worries}} out loud — including the specific thing I'm scared of. Doctors address stated fears; they can't address unstated ones.

**6. Before I leave.** The checklist: what I was told, what the plan is, what to do if it doesn't work, when to follow up, and how to get results.

**7. A one-page version to print or keep on my phone.**

Do not suggest what I might have, and do not rule anything out. If anything in {{symptoms}} describes a possible emergency — chest pain, difficulty breathing, sudden weakness or numbness, confusion, a severe or sudden headache, or a rapidly worsening symptom — say so up front and tell me to seek urgent care now rather than wait for this appointment.