What to say to the doctor

Short is better than complete. Three sentences will do more than a history.

What changed. Say the concrete thing. He has not slept since Tuesday. She is hearing somebody. He stopped eating three weeks ago.

When. Give a date or a month, not a feeling about how long it has been.

And what you already think. My family believes this is the eye and we have been to a practitioner. We would still like him looked at.

If it is easier, write those three on your phone before you go in. People forget everything in the room, and the forgetting is what makes appointments useless.