Hi folks,

I hope this question isn't too controvertial.

Have any of you folks seen your own medical records? Do you think it is useful to do so?

The reason I ask this question is that I haven't seen my records, but I have been building up my own record from diaries and stuff, and I have found a fairly clear 'cycle' in my illness, with the downturns coming every few years.

Seeing the actual records would be more accurate, but I am worried that I might be upset or embarrassed by what some doctors had written at different times. I would like the facts, but I don't want to read the opinions!

What do people think about this?

Cheers, M