To your doctor. I know you do.
And even if you don't, you won't want to miss the very interesting thread developing on this topic at Collective Imagination.
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There's the other side of it: What if your doctor doesn't believe you?
I had a doctor who thought I was making stuff up. (Quote: "I thought you must have imagined it.") After a correct diagnosis by an X-ray tech, the doc had nothing but crow to eat: everything I'd told him now fit perfectly.
Doctors lie to patients. We know this. But what's the fix?
Awesome title, Greg :)
Answer:
No. Nothing to lie about.