Work out what matters in this decision, then turn it into questions.
About ten minutes. You leave with one page for your next appointment.
Private. No account. Your draft stays in this browser so you can come back to it. If you plan to share the page, leave names out.
Care moment
What kind of decision is this?
Pick the closest. It only changes which questions we suggest.
Start with the choice, concern, or conversation in front of you without needing a medical category first.
The decision
What are you deciding?
Priorities
What matters most in it?
Pick what is true right now. You can change it next time.
Context
Anything that changes what “best” means?
Work, kids, transportation, money, language, faith. We never assume any of this from who you are. Add it only if it matters here.
Questions
Questions to ask
We suggest a few general ones. They help you ask for the facts; they do not supply them. Edit freely.
What exactly are we deciding, and by when?
What are the reasonable options, including waiting or doing nothing differently for now?
What benefits, harms, burdens, and uncertainties matter most?
What information would make me feel better prepared for the next conversation?
Where you are
Where you are right now
“I don't know yet” is a real answer. Write that if it is true.
What this is not
A decision guide is not a validated patient decision aid.
That label has a higher bar: it names the options, shows benefits and harms with real numbers, says who built and reviewed it, and gets tested. This guide does not claim it.