Hi all, thanks for adding me. I’m really looking forward to learning a lot. I have 2 bad knees. Left knee has been dislocating periodically since I was 18. R knee gave up the goat this year - late August I had a stress fracture at the top of the fibula and a small meniscus tear & lots of swelling in the joint, no surgery.
I’m trying to get back to basic functional fitness, but with 2 cranky knees it’s hard. I’m only middle aged but I have 2 small kids and a house built into a hillside (meaning a full flight of stairs just to get in the door) so life is a little challenging these days. A “rest” day for me is 6000 steps and 6+ flights of stairs. But I keep trying. 
I’m not giving up. I may not be hiking up mountains again ever, but I am NOT giving up.
By this mean doctor establishes that he/she has
explained the preceding dialogue with the patient
accurately. This is the opportunity to clarify or rectify
the matters. This is a chance also to show the patient
how well doctor has actively listened to the patient.
Last thing of summarizing is to ask the patient “do you
like to add anything more?” And apparently this is the
end of gathering information from the patient.
Moreover, “mini summarizing” can be done in
between the dialogue with the patient.
D. MAKING A THERAPEUTIC PLAN
After gathering information doctor is now ready