™Why a nurse writes this for you
You know something is wrong.
Your labs may be "normal." Your medication may be "standard." Your symptoms may be explained away as stress, aging, anxiety, or nothing serious. But you are still the one living in the body that does not feel right.
Worth Asking, RN™ is for patients and families who want clearer, more honest guidance before the next appointment, prescription, test, or difficult conversation.
Focus areas
Four kinds of questions worth asking
Each one starts with a question a patient can bring to an appointment.
“Could my medications be part of the problem?”
Understanding genetic drug responses, avoiding dangerous interactions, and questioning prescribing cascades.
What you will find
Medication safety nobody explained clearly, and pharmacogenetics in plain English.
“Could low estrogen be the reason my UTIs keep coming back?”
Connecting recurrent UTIs, pelvic burning, and metabolic shifts to estrogen loss and changes across the body.
What you will find
Help with hormone and metabolic health, written for women who have been told it is nothing.
“Why am I still not myself months after the hospital?”
Navigating recovery after intensive care, long-term rehabilitation, and rebuilding life after a major medical event.
What you will find
Post-ICU and critical illness recovery support for patients and families.
“My labs are normal. Why do I still feel this way?”
Overcoming dismissed symptoms, communicating with clinical teams, and framing questions that get heard.
What you will find
Questions to ask when your labs are normal but you are not, and advocacy scripts for patients and families.
Meet the author
Lee Powers, BSN, RN
Lee Powers is a registered nurse with more than 30 years of experience. Twenty years in, she became the patient.
Now she helps others find their way through the system she knows from both sides, with a focus on hormone and metabolic health, medication safety and pharmacogenetics, and recovery after serious illness.
Lee Powers, BSN, RN
Health Strategist · Founder, Worth Asking, RN™
Every question here is worth asking.
The right question, asked at the right moment, is how you get heard. Clear Information. Better Questions. Safer Care.