Preparing questions in advance can help patients have meaningful discussions with their physicians about their conditions. Patients may wish to ask their doctors the following questions about pheochromocytomas:

1. Can anything other than a pheochromocytoma be causing my high blood pressure?
   
   
2. I had high blood pressure before. How can you be sure it is now related to this tumor?
   
   
3. Will surgery return my blood pressure to normal and end my other symptoms?
   
   
4. Will I notice changes after surgery if you remove my adrenal gland?
   
   
5. Will chemotherapy instead of surgery lower my blood pressure?
   
   
6. If my blood pressure remains high after surgery will I need medication?
   
   
7. Could this pheochromocytoma have caused my stroke?
   
   
8. Why do my symptoms come and go?
   
   
9. If I had a relative with a pheochromocytoma are there symptoms I should watch for?
   
   
10. Will I need to make any lifestyle changes after surgery?