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Hoping you get this before the appointment...
The urge to say I'm fine or I'm ok is a strong one because people in general don't want to hear anything else. One of the things I have been saying for many years when I am not okay is "I'm alive, or I'm hanging in there" which lets my docs know I'm not okay, but opens the door to discussion instead. It also is something safe to say when the doc asks me around other people, and I feel uncomfortable answering anything else as we walk to the inner office.
There are a variety of phrases you can come up with - I'm out of bed and dressed, is another one I use. I'm still standing, is another, all of which open the door to telling the doc how I really feel.
Best of luck today, and let us know how you do!
~Buggs
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