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What Your Primary Care Clinician Wishes You Knew

Insider tips for getting more from your care: what to share, what to bring and how to make every visit and message count.

WheelHouse Health guide to direct primary-care membership decisions

Things worth sharing

  • Every medicine, vitamin and supplement you take
  • What you are most worried about
  • Symptoms you think might be unrelated
  • Whether you are taking medicines as prescribed (no judgment)
  • Alcohol, smoking, cannabis and other habits
  • Stress, mood and sleep
  • Family history changes
Patient preparing practical notes for direct primary-care membership decisions

Good questions to ask

  1. What do you think is causing this?
  2. What else could it be?
  3. What are my options, including doing nothing?
  4. What are the side effects?
  5. How will we know if it is working?
  6. What should make me call you sooner?

Follow-up matters

If a treatment is not working, has side effects, or something new comes up, tell us. Adjusting a plan is normal. That is why members can message us between visits.

Clinician-guided care planning related to direct primary-care membership decisions

How we work

Our visits are unhurried: 45 minutes for new patients and 30 for follow-ups, with the same clinician every time. See how to prepare for a telehealth visit.

Questions people ask

Should I bring a list of questions?

Yes. It helps you remember everything and keeps the visit focused.

Is it okay to get a second opinion?

Absolutely. Good clinicians welcome it.

What if I forget to mention something?

Message us after the visit.

Talk it through with Lydia

Looking for a clinician who welcomes your questions? We would love to meet you. See a board-certified nurse practitioner virtually anywhere in Virginia, in our Woodbridge office, or straight to your front door in much of Northern Virginia.

Visits start at $85, and every membership comes with a 30-day trial.

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Prefer to ask first? Text us at (571) 402-2102 or message us on WhatsApp.

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