Tips for Talking
During your treatment, there may be days you wish you could run away from it all. You may feel angry when nurses or doctors perform unpleasant procedures, or frightened when you don’t know what to expect. Talking with your BMT members can help.
Discussion  Dos and Don'ts
Asking questions can actually help make procedures less painful. Here's how: often the fear of a procedure is stronger than the pain that comes from it. Fear and anxiety can make pain seem worse, so find out about a new procedure before you get it. Knowing what lies ahead can make you feel more relaxed and comfortable.
Doctors and nurses want you to feel as comfortable as possible with your treatment. They know that if you understand what is happening to you, you'll probably feel better. If you don't ask questions, they'll assume you understand. Be sure to tell them when you want to know more.
Here are some suggestions for how to talk about what worries you:
Don't be too frightened to ask questions about your treatment. Procedures are often less scary than you imagined they’d be. When you know what’s ahead, you’ll feel more control over the situation.
Don't be afraid to ask the same question more than once, or that your questions will sound dumb or mixed-up. Most of us don’t know much about how our body works. Your BMT team will be glad you're interested, and want to help you learn more.		 Do expect truthful answers. You may not want to hear that a procedure is going to hurt, but being surprised is usually worse.
Do expect clear explanations about your treatment. To help you get comfortable with new equipment, doctors or nurses may demonstrate—or let you try—a new procedure on a doll before it’s done to you
Don't worry that your questions take up too much of your doctor's time. It's your body, and you have a right to learn what's going on. If you’re asleep or in the bathroom when your doctor stops by, see if he or she can come back at a time when you can talk.
Do write down your questions so you'll be prepared to ask them, and jot down the answers when you get them. If you’re feeling too sick to ask your questions, have a family member ask and write down answers for you. Here are some questions you may have.

“If my nurses were giving me a medicine that would make me feel bad, they’d tell me. They were honest,” Cristina says. “And when they said it wasn’t going to hurt, I knew they were telling the truth, too.”